diff --git a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
index 1fe5fc5bb..da5af7864 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 type Props = {
   uri: string,
   claim: StreamClaim,
-  createComment: (string, string, string, ?string) => void,
+  createComment: (string, string, string, ?string) => Promise<any>,
   channels: ?Array<ChannelClaim>,
   topLevelId?: string,
   onDoneReplying?: () => void,
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
 
   function handleSubmit() {
     if (channel !== CHANNEL_NEW && commentValue.length) {
-      createComment(commentValue, claimId, channel, topLevelId);
-    }
-
-    setCommentValue('');
-
-    if (onDoneReplying) {
-      onDoneReplying();
+      createComment(commentValue, claimId, channel, topLevelId).then(res => {
+        if (res && res.signature) {
+          setCommentValue('');
+          if (onDoneReplying) {
+            onDoneReplying();
+          }
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/comments.js b/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
index d3c163e1d..62d344acb 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export function doCommentCreate(
             claimId: claim_id,
           },
         });
+        return result;
       })
       .catch(error => {
         dispatch({