diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/comment.html b/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
index 7b2da2cc3..7b2b3cdf9 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/comment.html
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 ### specific fill-in functions for comment
 ##################
 
+<%def name="thing_data_attributes(what)" buffered="True">
+${parent.thing_data_attributes(what)} data-ups="${what.upvotes}" data-downs="${what.downvotes}"
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
 ${parent.midcol(not thing.collapsed, cls = cls)}
 </%def>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index dddf10fda..afd185bda 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@
 ${parent.thing_css_class(what)} ${"over18" if thing.over_18 else ""}
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="thing_data_attributes(what)" buffered="True">
+${parent.thing_data_attributes(what)} data-ups="${what.upvotes}" data-downs="${what.downvotes}"
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="subreddit()" buffered="True">
   ${plain_link(thing.subreddit.name, thing.subreddit_path, sr_path = False,
                cname = False, _class = "subreddit hover",
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
index 3d9b766e0..3ca66244a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ ${self.RenderPrintable()}
 
 <%def name="thing_css_class(what)">thing id-${what._fullname}</%def>
 
+<%def name="thing_data_attributes(what)">data-fullname="${what._fullname}"</%def>
+
 <%def name="RenderPrintable()">
 <% cls = thing.lookups[0].__class__.__name__.lower() %>
 <%
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ ${self.RenderPrintable()}
      rowclass += " hidden"
  %>
 <div class="${self.thing_css_class(thing)} ${rowclass} ${unsafe(cls)} ${selflink}"
-    ${thing.display} data-fullname="${thing._fullname}" onclick="click_thing(this)">
+    ${thing.display} onclick="click_thing(this)"
+    ${unsafe(self.thing_data_attributes(thing))}>
   <p class="parent">
     ${self.ParentDiv()}
   </p>