diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/debates.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/debates.scss
index 641e7ccff..5017837bc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/debates.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/debates.scss
@@ -574,6 +574,8 @@
           padding: rem-calc(6) rem-calc(12);
         }
 
+
+
         &.is-admin {
           background: $comment-admin;
           padding: rem-calc(6) rem-calc(12);
@@ -585,6 +587,12 @@
       }
     }
 
+    .is-deleted {
+      background: $deleted;
+      margin-left: rem-calc(42);
+      padding: rem-calc(6) rem-calc(12);
+    }
+
     .comment-children {
       border-left: 1px dashed $border;
       margin-left: rem-calc(42);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
index b195899d3..45a8e0bbe 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
@@ -822,6 +822,10 @@ img.initialjs-avatar {
   background: $association;
 }
 
+.is-deleted {
+  background: $deleted;
+}
+
 .level-1 {
   background: $level-1;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
index 6240702d2..1954de5bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ $level-5:           #F08A24;
 
 $author:            #008CCF;
 $association:       #C0392B;
+$deleted:           #E7E7E7;
 
 $comment-author:    rgba(45,144,248,.15);
 $comment-level-5:   rgba(255,241,204,1);
diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index fa5f72164..c23c5c993 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
     cached_votes_down
   end
 
-  def not_visible?
-    hidden? || user.hidden?
-  end
-
   def ignored_flag?
     ignored_flag_at.present?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index 5ffff4a85..e21b148bc 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <div class="row">
 	<div id="<%= dom_id(comment) %>" class="comment small-12 column">
 
-    <% if comment.not_visible? %>
-      <%= t("debates.comment.deleted") %>
+    <% if comment.hidden? || comment.user.hidden? %>
+      <% if comment.children_count > 0 %>
+        <div class="is-deleted">
+          <p><%= t("debates.comment.deleted") %></p>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
     <% else %>
-
       <% if comment.as_administrator? %>
         <%= image_tag("admin_avatar.png", size: 32, class: "admin-avatar left") %>
       <% elsif comment.as_moderator? %>
         <%= image_tag("moderator_avatar.png", size: 32, class: "moderator-avatar left") %>
       <% else %>
-
         <% if comment.user.organization? %>
           <%= image_tag("collective_avatar.png", size: 32, class: "avatar left") %>
         <% else %>
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@
         <% if comment.user.hidden? %>
           <i class="icon-deleted user-deleted"></i>
         <% end %>
-
       <% end %>
 
       <div class="comment-body">
@@ -91,11 +92,10 @@
           <% end %>
         </div>
       </div>
-
     <% end %>
 
-      <div class="comment-children">
-        <%= render comment.children.for_render.reorder('id DESC, lft') %>
-      </div>
+    <div class="comment-children">
+      <%= render comment.children.for_render.reorder('id DESC, lft') %>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/features/moderation/comments_spec.rb b/spec/features/moderation/comments_spec.rb
index 6c2689f0e..4fdef5c10 100644
--- a/spec/features/moderation/comments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/moderation/comments_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ feature 'Moderate Comments' do
 
   feature 'Hiding Comments' do
 
-    scenario 'Hide', :js do
+    scenario 'Hide without children hides the comment completely', :js do
       citizen = create(:user)
       moderator = create(:moderator)
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ feature 'Moderate Comments' do
       visit debate_path(debate)
 
       expect(page).to have_css('.comment', count: 1)
-      expect(page).to have_content('This comment has been deleted')
+      expect(page).to_not have_content('This comment has been deleted')
       expect(page).to_not have_content('SPAM')
     end