diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml b/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
index a13a30d90..73a649060 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comments.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 %ul.comments{:id => post_id, :class => ("hidden" if comment_hashes.size == 0)}
   -if comment_hashes.size > 3
-    .older_comments.hidden.inactive
+    .older_comments{:class => ("hidden inactive" if defined?(condensed) && condensed)}
       = render :partial => 'comments/comment', :collection => comment_hashes[0..-4], :as => :hash
     = render :partial => 'comments/comment', :collection => comment_hashes[-3, 3], :as => :hash
   -else
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index 889655486..0b902b48e 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
       %span.time= link_to(how_long_ago(post), status_message_path(post))
       = comment_toggle(comments.length)
 
-    = render "comments/comments", :post_id => post.id, :comment_hashes => comments
+    = render "comments/comments", :post_id => post.id, :comment_hashes => comments, :condensed => true