diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/src/actions.js b/apps/comments-ui/src/actions.js
index 5b79547417..8cb8e0bf44 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/src/actions.js
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/src/actions.js
@@ -102,28 +102,26 @@ async function hideComment({state, adminApi, data: comment}) {
     };
 }
 
-async function showComment({state, adminApi, data: comment}) {
+async function showComment({state, api, adminApi, data: comment}) {
     await adminApi.showComment(comment.id);
 
+    // We need to refetch the comment, to make sure we have an up to date HTML content
+    // + all relations are loaded as the current member (not the admin)
+    const data = await api.comments.read(comment.id);
+    const updatedComment = data.comments[0];
+
     return {
         comments: state.comments.map((c) => {
             const replies = c.replies.map((r) => {
                 if (r.id === comment.id) {
-                    return {
-                        ...r,
-                        status: 'published'
-                    };
+                    return updatedComment;
                 }
 
                 return r;
             });
 
             if (c.id === comment.id) {
-                return {
-                    ...c,
-                    status: 'published',
-                    replies
-                };
+                return updatedComment;
             }
 
             return {
diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/src/utils/api.js b/apps/comments-ui/src/utils/api.js
index 17b3188be8..8763c3b286 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/src/utils/api.js
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/src/utils/api.js
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ function setupGhostApi({siteUrl = window.location.origin, apiUrl, apiKey}) {
                 }
             });
         },
+        read(commentId) {
+            const url = endpointFor({type: 'members', resource: `comments/${commentId}`});
+            return makeRequest({
+                url,
+                method: 'GET',
+                credentials: 'same-origin'
+            }).then(function (res) {
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    return res.json();
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error('Failed to read comment');
+                }
+            });
+        },
         like({comment}) {
             const url = endpointFor({type: 'members', resource: `comments/${comment.id}/like`});
             return makeRequest({