diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
index 1689bc7f..50ba2728 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/CommentsView.jsx
@@ -69,13 +69,18 @@ function DiscussionCommentsView({
   } = usePostComments(postId, endorsed);
   const sortedComments = useMemo(() => [...filterPosts(comments, 'endorsed'),
     ...filterPosts(comments, 'unendorsed')], [comments]);
+
   return (
     <>
+      {((hasMorePages && isLoading) || !isLoading)
+      && (
       <div className="mx-4 text-primary-700" role="heading" aria-level="2" style={{ lineHeight: '28px' }}>
         {endorsed === EndorsementStatus.ENDORSED
           ? intl.formatMessage(messages.endorsedResponseCount, { num: sortedComments.length })
           : intl.formatMessage(messages.responseCount, { num: sortedComments.length })}
       </div>
+      )}
+
       <div className="mx-4" role="list">
         {sortedComments.map(comment => (
           <Comment comment={comment} key={comment.id} postType={postType} isClosedPost={isClosed} />