diff --git a/app/controllers/embed_controller.rb b/app/controllers/embed_controller.rb
index 843a95092..6a6ded4cb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/embed_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/embed_controller.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class EmbedController < ApplicationController
         @posts_left = @topic_view.topic.posts_count - SiteSetting.embed_post_limit - 1
       end
 
+      @reply_count = @topic_view.topic.posts_count - 1
+      @reply_count = 0 if @reply_count < 0
+
     elsif embed_url.present?
       Jobs.enqueue(:retrieve_topic, user_id: current_user.try(:id), embed_url: embed_url)
       render 'loading'
diff --git a/app/views/embed/comments.html.erb b/app/views/embed/comments.html.erb
index 511d401fe..873229a99 100644
--- a/app/views/embed/comments.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/embed/comments.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <% elsif @topic_view.topic.posts_count > 10 %>
     <%= link_to(I18n.t('embed.continue'), @second_post_url, class: 'button', target: '_blank') %>
   <% end %>
-  <span class='replies'><%= I18n.t('embed.replies', count: @topic_view.topic.posts_count - 1) %></span>
+  <span class='replies'><%= I18n.t('embed.replies', count: @reply_count) %></span>
 </header>
 
 <%- if @topic_view.posts.present? %>