diff --git a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItem.js b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItem.js
index 01d99b350a1b987caa8ca4aaf346d59cb6c6f48f..3607a3cac6c49221e633c3cdba17916c4ce01d27 100644
--- a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItem.js
+++ b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItem.js
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ const Content = styled.div`
 `;
 
 const CommentItem = props => {
-  const { className, content, displayName, timestamp } = props;
-
+  const { className, content, displayName, timestamp, active } = props;
   return (
-    <Wrapper className={className}>
-      <Head>
+    <Wrapper active={active} className={className}>
+      <Head active={active}>
         <Name>{displayName}</Name>
         <Timestamp>
           <DateParser timestamp={timestamp}>
@@ -51,12 +50,13 @@ const CommentItem = props => {
           </DateParser>
         </Timestamp>
       </Head>
-      <Content>{content}</Content>
+      <Content active={active}>{content}</Content>
     </Wrapper>
   );
 };
 
 CommentItem.propTypes = {
+  active: PropTypes.bool,
   /** Actual comment text */
   content: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   /** Display name of user that made the comment */
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ CommentItem.propTypes = {
   timestamp: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
 };
 
-CommentItem.defaultProps = {};
+CommentItem.defaultProps = {
+  active: false,
+};
 
 export default CommentItem;
diff --git a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItemList.js b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItemList.js
index 5fa5bca2f8572b47abcce1ff66aeb695862b1f46..2f1aff65926896758a2701085a2594f578506d4d 100644
--- a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItemList.js
+++ b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/CommentsService/components/ui/comments/CommentItemList.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const CommentItemList = props => {
     <Wrapper active={active} className={className}>
       {items.map(item => (
         <CommentItem
+          active={active}
           content={item.content}
           displayName={item.displayName}
           key={uniqueId('comment-item-')}