diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/things.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/things.py
index d89f159db..2f9a67b12 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/things.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/things.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class CommentButtons(PrintableButtons):
                                   ignore_reports = thing.ignore_reports,
                                   new_window = c.user.pref_newwindow,
                                   full_comment_path = thing.full_comment_path,
+                                  full_comment_count = thing.full_comment_count,
                                   deleted = thing.deleted,
                                   parent_permalink = thing.parent_permalink, 
                                   can_reply = thing.can_reply,
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index fbe75064a..24c9c2ad4 100755
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ class Comment(Thing, Printable):
                         item.subreddit_path += item.subreddit.path
 
             item.full_comment_path = item.link.make_permalink(item.subreddit)
+            item.full_comment_count = item.link.num_comments
 
             # don't collapse for admins, on profile pages, or if deleted
             item.collapsed = False
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
index 9fa0ad84b..84426ecf8 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printablebuttons.html
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@
       ${self.bylink_button(_("context"), thing.permalink + "?context=3")}
     </li>
     <li class="first">
-    ${self.comment_button("comment", _("full comments"), 
+    ${self.comment_button("comment",
+                          _("full comments") + " (%d)" % thing.full_comment_count, 
                           thing.full_comment_path,
                           _sr_path = True, 
                           a_class = None,