diff --git a/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
index e22db8cc..dff36b6f 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ import { CHOICE_ANSWER_COLORS } from '../charts/contract/choice'
 import { useChartAnswers } from '../charts/contract/choice'
 import { ChatIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline'
 
+export function getAnswerColor(answer: Answer, answersArray: string[]) {
+  const colorIndex = answersArray.indexOf(answer.text)
+  return colorIndex != undefined && colorIndex < CHOICE_ANSWER_COLORS.length
+    ? CHOICE_ANSWER_COLORS[colorIndex]
+    : '#B1B1C7'
+}
+
 export function AnswersPanel(props: {
   contract: FreeResponseContract | MultipleChoiceContract
   onAnswerCommentClick: (answer: Answer) => void
@@ -107,8 +114,8 @@ export function AnswersPanel(props: {
     ? 'checkbox'
     : undefined
 
-  const colorSortedAnswer = useChartAnswers(contract).map(
-    (value, _index) => value.text
+  const answersArray = useChartAnswers(contract).map(
+    (answer, _index) => answer.text
   )
 
   return (
@@ -139,8 +146,8 @@ export function AnswersPanel(props: {
               key={item.id}
               answer={item}
               contract={contract}
-              colorIndex={colorSortedAnswer.indexOf(item.text)}
               onAnswerCommentClick={onAnswerCommentClick}
+              color={getAnswerColor(item, answersArray)}
             />
           ))}
           {hasZeroBetAnswers && !showAllAnswers && (
@@ -185,18 +192,14 @@ export function AnswersPanel(props: {
 function OpenAnswer(props: {
   contract: FreeResponseContract | MultipleChoiceContract
   answer: Answer
-  colorIndex: number | undefined
+  color: string
   onAnswerCommentClick: (answer: Answer) => void
 }) {
-  const { answer, contract, colorIndex, onAnswerCommentClick } = props
+  const { answer, contract, onAnswerCommentClick, color } = props
   const { username, avatarUrl, text } = answer
   const prob = getDpmOutcomeProbability(contract.totalShares, answer.id)
   const probPercent = formatPercent(prob)
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
-  const color =
-    colorIndex != undefined && colorIndex < CHOICE_ANSWER_COLORS.length
-      ? CHOICE_ANSWER_COLORS[colorIndex] + '55' // semi-transparent
-      : '#B1B1C755'
   const colorWidth = 100 * Math.max(prob, 0.01)
 
   return (
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ function OpenAnswer(props: {
           tradingAllowed(contract) ? 'text-greyscale-7' : 'text-greyscale-5'
         )}
         style={{
-          background: `linear-gradient(to right, ${color} ${colorWidth}%, #FBFBFF ${colorWidth}%)`,
+          background: `linear-gradient(to right, ${color}90 ${colorWidth}%, #FBFBFF ${colorWidth}%)`,
         }}
       >
         <Row className="z-20 -mb-1 justify-between gap-2 py-2 px-3">
diff --git a/web/components/comment-input.tsx b/web/components/comment-input.tsx
index 385c7828..634fb7f0 100644
--- a/web/components/comment-input.tsx
+++ b/web/components/comment-input.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH } from 'web/lib/firebase/comments'
 import Curve from 'web/public/custom-components/curve'
+import { getAnswerColor } from './answers/answers-panel'
 import { Avatar } from './avatar'
 import { TextEditor, useTextEditor } from './editor'
 import { CommentsAnswer } from './feed/feed-answer-comment-group'
 import { ContractCommentInput } from './feed/feed-comments'
+import { Col } from './layout/col'
 import { Row } from './layout/row'
 import { LoadingIndicator } from './loading-indicator'
 
@@ -81,20 +83,30 @@ export function AnswerCommentInput(props: {
   contract: Contract<AnyContractType>
   answerResponse: Answer
   onCancelAnswerResponse?: () => void
+  answersArray: string[]
 }) {
-  const { contract, answerResponse, onCancelAnswerResponse } = props
+  const { contract, answerResponse, onCancelAnswerResponse, answersArray } =
+    props
   const replyTo = {
     id: answerResponse.id,
     username: answerResponse.username,
   }
-
+  const color = getAnswerColor(answerResponse, answersArray)
   return (
     <>
-      <CommentsAnswer answer={answerResponse} contract={contract} />
-      <Row>
-        <div className="ml-1">
-          <Curve size={28} strokeWidth={1} color="#D8D8EB" />
-        </div>
+      <Col>
+        <Row className="relative">
+          <div className="absolute -bottom-1 left-1.5">
+            <Curve size={32} strokeWidth={1} color="#D8D8EB" />
+          </div>
+          <div className="ml-[38px]">
+            <CommentsAnswer
+              answer={answerResponse}
+              contract={contract}
+              color={color}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </Row>
         <div className="relative w-full pt-1">
           <ContractCommentInput
             contract={contract}
@@ -107,7 +119,7 @@ export function AnswerCommentInput(props: {
             <XCircleIcon className="text-greyscale-5 hover:text-greyscale-6 absolute -top-1 -right-2 h-5 w-5" />
           </button>
         </div>
-      </Row>
+      </Col>
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/web/components/contract/contract-tabs.tsx b/web/components/contract/contract-tabs.tsx
index b8b57510..68fbb257 100644
--- a/web/components/contract/contract-tabs.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contract/contract-tabs.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { memo, useState } from 'react'
 import { Pagination } from 'web/components/pagination'
 import { FeedBet } from '../feed/feed-bets'
 import { FeedLiquidity } from '../feed/feed-liquidity'
-import { CommentsAnswer } from '../feed/feed-answer-comment-group'
+import { FreeResponseComments } from '../feed/feed-answer-comment-group'
 import { FeedCommentThread, ContractCommentInput } from '../feed/feed-comments'
 import { groupBy, sortBy, sum } from 'lodash'
 import { Bet } from 'common/bet'
-import { Contract } from 'common/contract'
+import { AnyContractType, Contract } from 'common/contract'
 import { PAST_BETS } from 'common/user'
 import { ContractBetsTable } from '../bets-list'
 import { Spacer } from '../layout/spacer'
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from 'web/hooks/use-persistent-state'
 import { safeLocalStorage } from 'web/lib/util/local'
 import TriangleDownFillIcon from 'web/lib/icons/triangle-down-fill-icon'
-import Curve from 'web/public/custom-components/curve'
 import { Answer } from 'common/answer'
-import { AnswerCommentInput } from '../comment-input'
 
 export function ContractTabs(props: {
   contract: Contract
@@ -139,95 +137,27 @@ const CommentsTabContent = memo(function CommentsTabContent(props: {
   )
   const topLevelComments = commentsByParent['_'] ?? []
 
-  const sortRow = comments.length > 0 && (
-    <Row className="mb-4 items-center justify-end gap-4">
-      <BountiedContractSmallBadge contract={contract} showAmount />
-      <Row className="items-center gap-1">
-        <div className="text-greyscale-4 text-sm">Sort by:</div>
-        <button
-          className="text-greyscale-6 w-20 text-sm"
-          onClick={() => setSort(sort === 'Newest' ? 'Best' : 'Newest')}
-        >
-          <Tooltip
-            text={sort === 'Best' ? 'Highest tips + bounties first.' : ''}
-          >
-            <Row className="items-center gap-1">
-              {sort}
-              <TriangleDownFillIcon className=" h-2 w-2" />
-            </Row>
-          </Tooltip>
-        </button>
-      </Row>
-    </Row>
-  )
-  if (contract.outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE') {
-    return (
-      <>
-        <ContractCommentInput className="mb-5" contract={contract} />
-        {sortRow}
-        {answerResponse && (
-          <AnswerCommentInput
-            contract={contract}
-            answerResponse={answerResponse}
-            onCancelAnswerResponse={onCancelAnswerResponse}
-          />
-        )}
-        {topLevelComments.map((parent) => {
-          if (parent.answerOutcome === undefined) {
-            return (
-              <FeedCommentThread
-                key={parent.id}
-                contract={contract}
-                parentComment={parent}
-                threadComments={sortBy(
-                  commentsByParent[parent.id] ?? [],
-                  (c) => c.createdTime
-                )}
-                tips={tips}
-              />
-            )
-          }
-          const answer = contract.answers.find(
-            (answer) => answer.id === parent.answerOutcome
-          )
-          if (answer === undefined) {
-            console.error('Could not find answer that matches ID')
-            return <></>
-          }
-          return (
-            <>
-              <Row className="gap-2">
-                <CommentsAnswer answer={answer} contract={contract} />
-              </Row>
-              <Row>
-                <div className="ml-1">
-                  <Curve size={28} strokeWidth={1} color="#D8D8EB" />
-                </div>
-                <div className="w-full pt-1">
-                  <FeedCommentThread
-                    key={parent.id}
-                    contract={contract}
-                    parentComment={parent}
-                    threadComments={sortBy(
-                      commentsByParent[parent.id] ?? [],
-                      (c) => c.createdTime
-                    )}
-                    tips={tips}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </Row>
-            </>
-          )
-        })}
-      </>
-    )
-  } else {
-    return (
-      <>
-        <ContractCommentInput className="mb-5" contract={contract} />
-        {sortRow}
-
-        {topLevelComments.map((parent) => (
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ContractCommentInput className="mb-5" contract={contract} />
+      <SortRow
+        comments={comments}
+        contract={contract}
+        sort={sort}
+        onSortClick={() => setSort(sort === 'Newest' ? 'Best' : 'Newest')}
+      />
+      {contract.outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE' && (
+        <FreeResponseComments
+          contract={contract}
+          answerResponse={answerResponse}
+          onCancelAnswerResponse={onCancelAnswerResponse}
+          topLevelComments={topLevelComments}
+          commentsByParent={commentsByParent}
+          tips={tips}
+        />
+      )}
+      {contract.outcomeType !== 'FREE_RESPONSE' &&
+        topLevelComments.map((parent) => (
           <FeedCommentThread
             key={parent.id}
             contract={contract}
@@ -239,9 +169,8 @@ const CommentsTabContent = memo(function CommentsTabContent(props: {
             tips={tips}
           />
         ))}
-      </>
-    )
-  }
+    </>
+  )
 })
 
 const BetsTabContent = memo(function BetsTabContent(props: {
@@ -310,3 +239,33 @@ const BetsTabContent = memo(function BetsTabContent(props: {
     </>
   )
 })
+
+export function SortRow(props: {
+  comments: ContractComment[]
+  contract: Contract<AnyContractType>
+  sort: 'Best' | 'Newest'
+  onSortClick: () => void
+}) {
+  const { comments, contract, sort, onSortClick } = props
+  if (comments.length <= 0) {
+    return <></>
+  }
+  return (
+    <Row className="mb-4 items-center justify-end gap-4">
+      <BountiedContractSmallBadge contract={contract} showAmount />
+      <Row className="items-center gap-1">
+        <div className="text-greyscale-4 text-sm">Sort by:</div>
+        <button className="text-greyscale-6 w-20 text-sm" onClick={onSortClick}>
+          <Tooltip
+            text={sort === 'Best' ? 'Highest tips + bounties first.' : ''}
+          >
+            <Row className="items-center gap-1">
+              {sort}
+              <TriangleDownFillIcon className=" h-2 w-2" />
+            </Row>
+          </Tooltip>
+        </button>
+      </Row>
+    </Row>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/components/feed/feed-answer-comment-group.tsx b/web/components/feed/feed-answer-comment-group.tsx
index e1b470a7..5f36aced 100644
--- a/web/components/feed/feed-answer-comment-group.tsx
+++ b/web/components/feed/feed-answer-comment-group.tsx
@@ -1,42 +1,154 @@
 import { Answer } from 'common/answer'
-import { Contract } from 'common/contract'
-import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import {
+  Contract,
+  FreeResponseContract,
+  MultipleChoiceContract,
+} from 'common/contract'
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { Col } from 'web/components/layout/col'
 import { Row } from 'web/components/layout/row'
-import { Avatar } from 'web/components/avatar'
 import { CopyLinkDateTimeComponent } from 'web/components/feed/copy-link-date-time'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { UserLink } from 'web/components/user-link'
+import { FeedCommentThread } from './feed-comments'
+import { AnswerCommentInput } from '../comment-input'
+import { ContractComment } from 'common/comment'
+import { Dictionary, sortBy } from 'lodash'
+import { getAnswerColor } from '../answers/answers-panel'
+import Curve from 'web/public/custom-components/curve'
+import { CommentTipMap } from 'web/hooks/use-tip-txns'
+import { useChartAnswers } from '../charts/contract/choice'
 
-export function CommentsAnswer(props: { answer: Answer; contract: Contract }) {
-  const { answer, contract } = props
-  const { username, avatarUrl, name, text } = answer
+export function CommentsAnswer(props: {
+  answer: Answer
+  contract: Contract
+  color: string
+}) {
+  const { answer, contract, color } = props
+  const { username, name, text } = answer
   const answerElementId = `answer-${answer.id}`
-  const router = useRouter()
-  const highlighted = router.asPath.endsWith(`#${answerElementId}`)
+
+  const { isReady, asPath } = useRouter()
+  const [highlighted, setHighlighted] = useState(false)
   const answerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (highlighted && answerRef.current != null) {
+    if (isReady && asPath.endsWith(`#${answerElementId}`)) {
+      setHighlighted(true)
+    }
+  }, [isReady, asPath, answerElementId])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (highlighted && answerRef.current) {
       answerRef.current.scrollIntoView(true)
     }
   }, [highlighted])
 
   return (
-    <Col className="bg-greyscale-2 w-fit gap-1 rounded-t-xl rounded-bl-xl py-2 px-4">
-      <Row className="gap-2">
-        <Avatar username={username} avatarUrl={avatarUrl} size="xxs" />
-        <div className="text-greyscale-6 text-xs">
-          <UserLink username={username} name={name} /> answered
-          <CopyLinkDateTimeComponent
-            prefix={contract.creatorUsername}
-            slug={contract.slug}
-            createdTime={answer.createdTime}
-            elementId={answerElementId}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </Row>
-      <div className="text-sm">{text}</div>
-    </Col>
+    <Row>
+      <div
+        className="w-2"
+        style={{
+          background: color ? color : '#B1B1C7',
+        }}
+      />
+      <Col className="w-fit bg-gray-100 py-1 pl-2 pr-2">
+        <Row className="gap-2">
+          <div className="text-greyscale-4 text-xs">
+            <UserLink username={username} name={name} /> answered
+            <CopyLinkDateTimeComponent
+              prefix={contract.creatorUsername}
+              slug={contract.slug}
+              createdTime={answer.createdTime}
+              elementId={answerElementId}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </Row>
+        <div className="text-sm">{text}</div>
+      </Col>
+    </Row>
+  )
+}
+
+export function FreeResponseComments(props: {
+  contract: FreeResponseContract | MultipleChoiceContract
+  answerResponse: Answer | undefined
+  onCancelAnswerResponse?: () => void
+  topLevelComments: ContractComment[]
+  commentsByParent: Dictionary<[ContractComment, ...ContractComment[]]>
+  tips: CommentTipMap
+}) {
+  const {
+    contract,
+    answerResponse,
+    onCancelAnswerResponse,
+    topLevelComments,
+    commentsByParent,
+    tips,
+  } = props
+  const answersArray = useChartAnswers(contract).map((answer) => answer.text)
+  return (
+    <>
+      {answerResponse && (
+        <AnswerCommentInput
+          contract={contract}
+          answerResponse={answerResponse}
+          onCancelAnswerResponse={onCancelAnswerResponse}
+          answersArray={answersArray}
+        />
+      )}
+      {topLevelComments.map((parent) => {
+        if (parent.answerOutcome === undefined) {
+          return (
+            <FeedCommentThread
+              key={parent.id}
+              contract={contract}
+              parentComment={parent}
+              threadComments={sortBy(
+                commentsByParent[parent.id] ?? [],
+                (c) => c.createdTime
+              )}
+              tips={tips}
+            />
+          )
+        }
+        const answer = contract.answers.find(
+          (answer) => answer.id === parent.answerOutcome
+        )
+        if (answer === undefined) {
+          console.error('Could not find answer that matches ID')
+          return <></>
+        }
+        const color = getAnswerColor(answer, answersArray)
+        return (
+          <>
+            <Row className="relative">
+              <div className="absolute -bottom-1 left-1.5">
+                <Curve size={32} strokeWidth={1} color="#D8D8EB" />
+              </div>
+              <div className="ml-[38px]">
+                <CommentsAnswer
+                  answer={answer}
+                  contract={contract}
+                  color={color}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </Row>
+            <div className="w-full pt-1">
+              <FeedCommentThread
+                key={parent.id}
+                contract={contract}
+                parentComment={parent}
+                threadComments={sortBy(
+                  commentsByParent[parent.id] ?? [],
+                  (c) => c.createdTime
+                )}
+                tips={tips}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )
+      })}
+    </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/web/public/custom-components/curve.tsx b/web/public/custom-components/curve.tsx
index 5a7b3437..3a8b0067 100644
--- a/web/public/custom-components/curve.tsx
+++ b/web/public/custom-components/curve.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default function Curve({
       fill="none"
       stroke={color}
       strokeWidth={strokeWidth}
+      transform="rotate(90)"
     >
       <path d="M5.02,0V5.24c0,4.3,3.49,7.79,7.79,7.79h5.2" />
     </svg>