diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/CommentPagingAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/CommentPagingAdapter.kt
index 2c163291dd..f1e888aa95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/CommentPagingAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/adapters/CommentPagingAdapter.kt
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ class CommentPagingAdapter(
     private val fragment: Fragment?,
     private val videoId: String,
     private val channelAvatar: String?,
-    private val parentComment: Comment? = null,
+    private val isRepliesAdapter: Boolean = false,
     private val handleLink: ((url: String) -> Unit)?,
     private val dismiss: () -> Unit
 ) : PagingDataAdapter<Comment, CommentsViewHolder>(CommentCallback) {
-    private val isRepliesAdapter = parentComment != null
     private var clickEventConsumedByLinkHandler = false
 
-    override fun getItemCount() = (if (isRepliesAdapter) 1 else 0) + super.getItemCount()
-
     private fun navigateToReplies(comment: Comment) {
         if (clickEventConsumedByLinkHandler) {
             clickEventConsumedByLinkHandler = false
@@ -58,11 +55,8 @@ class CommentPagingAdapter(
     }
 
     override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: CommentsViewHolder, position: Int) {
-        val comment = if (parentComment != null) {
-            if (position == 0) parentComment else getItem(position - 1)!!
-        } else {
-            getItem(position)!!
-        }
+        val comment = getItem(position)!!
+
         holder.binding.apply {
             commentAuthor.text = comment.author
             commentAuthor.setBackgroundResource(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/CommentsRepliesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/CommentsRepliesFragment.kt
index 03663c670d..886ab2c709 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/CommentsRepliesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/CommentsRepliesFragment.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
 import androidx.paging.LoadState
+import androidx.paging.Pager
+import androidx.paging.PagingConfig
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.api.obj.Comment
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.extensions.formatShort
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.parcelable
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.CommentPagingAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.ui.models.CommentsViewModel
+import com.github.libretube.ui.models.sources.CommentRepliesPagingSource
 import com.github.libretube.ui.sheets.CommentsSheet
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
@@ -58,8 +61,8 @@ class CommentsRepliesFragment : Fragment() {
             null,
             videoId,
             viewModel.channelAvatar,
-            comment,
-            viewModel.handleLink
+            isRepliesAdapter = true,
+            handleLink = viewModel.handleLink
         ) {
             viewModel.commentsSheetDismiss?.invoke()
         }
@@ -100,7 +103,9 @@ class CommentsRepliesFragment : Fragment() {
 
         binding.commentsRV.viewTreeObserver.addOnScrollChangedListener(scrollListener)
 
-        viewModel.selectedCommentLiveData.postValue(comment.repliesPage)
+        val commentRepliesFlow = Pager(PagingConfig(20, enablePlaceholders = false)) {
+            CommentRepliesPagingSource(videoId, comment)
+        }.flow
 
         viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
             repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ class CommentsRepliesFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
 
                 launch {
-                    viewModel.commentRepliesFlow.collect {
+                    commentRepliesFlow.collect {
                         repliesAdapter.submitData(it)
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/CommentsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/CommentsViewModel.kt
index 76308a2ea5..edbdc575f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/CommentsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/CommentsViewModel.kt
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ import androidx.paging.Pager
 import androidx.paging.PagingConfig
 import androidx.paging.cachedIn
 import com.github.libretube.ui.models.sources.CommentPagingSource
-import com.github.libretube.ui.models.sources.CommentRepliesPagingSource
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapLatest
 
 class CommentsViewModel : ViewModel() {
     val videoIdLiveData = MutableLiveData<String>()
-    val selectedCommentLiveData = MutableLiveData<String>()
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     val commentsFlow = videoIdLiveData.asFlow()
@@ -27,16 +24,6 @@ class CommentsViewModel : ViewModel() {
         }
         .cachedIn(viewModelScope)
 
-    @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
-    val commentRepliesFlow = videoIdLiveData.asFlow()
-        .combine(selectedCommentLiveData.asFlow()) { videoId, comment -> videoId to comment }
-        .flatMapLatest { (videoId, commentPage) ->
-            Pager(PagingConfig(20, enablePlaceholders = false)) {
-                CommentRepliesPagingSource(videoId, commentPage)
-            }.flow
-        }
-        .cachedIn(viewModelScope)
-
     val commentSheetExpand = MutableLiveData<Boolean?>()
 
     var channelAvatar: String? = null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/sources/CommentRepliesPagingSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/sources/CommentRepliesPagingSource.kt
index 32774ae1f9..7b0b98d39a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/sources/CommentRepliesPagingSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/sources/CommentRepliesPagingSource.kt
@@ -7,15 +7,21 @@ import com.github.libretube.api.obj.Comment
 
 class CommentRepliesPagingSource(
     private val videoId: String,
-    private val commentNextPage: String?
+    private val originalComment: Comment
 ) : PagingSource<String, Comment>() {
     override fun getRefreshKey(state: PagingState<String, Comment>) = null
 
     override suspend fun load(params: LoadParams<String>): LoadResult<String, Comment> {
         return try {
-            val key = params.key.orEmpty().ifEmpty { commentNextPage.orEmpty() }
+            val key = params.key.orEmpty().ifEmpty { originalComment.repliesPage.orEmpty() }
             val result = RetrofitInstance.api.getCommentsNextPage(videoId, key)
-            LoadResult.Page(result.comments, null, result.nextpage)
+
+            val replies = result.comments.toMutableList()
+            if (params.key.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                replies.add(0, originalComment)
+            }
+
+            LoadResult.Page(replies, null, result.nextpage)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             LoadResult.Error(e)
         }