diff --git a/app/models/blogpost.rb b/app/models/blogpost.rb
index a08a59a..9ff64fe 100644
--- a/app/models/blogpost.rb
+++ b/app/models/blogpost.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class Blogpost < ActiveRecord::Base
     title
   end
 
+  def can_comment? user
+    !user.nil? && user.confirmed?
+  end
+
   def send_new_mention_mail(old_content = "")
     new_mentions = mentions(content) - mentions(old_content)
     mails = []
diff --git a/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb b/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
index 79a8c21..2bd4cf8 100644
--- a/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blogposts/show.html.erb
@@ -22,5 +22,15 @@
     <%= render "comments/comment", c: c %>
   <% end %>
   <%= paginate @comments %>
-  <%= render "comments/new" %>
+
+
+  <% if current_user %>
+    <% if @post.can_comment? current_user %>
+      <%= render "comments/new" %>
+    <% else %>
+      <p>You don't have the required permission to reply here.</p>
+    <% end %>
+  <% else %>
+    <p>Please <%= link_to "Log in", login_path(return_path: request.env['PATH_INFO']), action: "new" %> to post a reply.</p>
+  <% end %>
 </div>
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diff --git a/app/views/comments/_new.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_new.html.erb
index d6dd47b..8188c41 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_new.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-<% if current_user %>
-  <h3>New comment</h3>
-  <%= form_for [@post, @comment] do |f| %>
-    <%= render partial: "md_editor", locals: {name: "comment[content]", content: @comment.content, mini: true} %>
-    <p><%= f.submit class: "btn blue" %></p>
-  <% end %>
+<h3>New comment</h3>
+<%= form_for [@post, @comment] do |f| %>
+  <%= render partial: "md_editor", locals: {name: "comment[content]", content: @comment.content, mini: true} %>
+  <p><%= f.submit class: "btn blue" %></p>
 <% end %>
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