diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
index 8b7417808..fdbfed6eb 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ define([
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             $('tr.coauth', this.el)[mode.isEdit && mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             $('tr.coauth.changes', this.el)[mode.isEdit && !mode.isOffline && mode.canCoAuthoring ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && mode.canComments ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && (mode.isEdit || mode.canComments) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             /** coauthoring end **/
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
index 40c4ecc48..2b76e7666 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/FileMenuPanels.js
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ define([
                 this.lblAutosave.text(this.textAutoRecover);
             }
             $('tr.forcesave', this.el)[mode.canForcesave ? 'show' : 'hide']();
-            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && mode.canComments ? 'show' : 'hide']();
+            $('tr.comments', this.el)[mode.canCoAuthoring && (mode.isEdit || mode.canComments) ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             $('tr.coauth.changes', this.el)[mode.isEdit && !mode.isOffline && mode.canCoAuthoring? 'show' : 'hide']();
         },