diff --git a/src/views/preview/comment/comment.scss b/src/views/preview/comment/comment.scss
index b3b9fab3d..060d1e9a8 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/comment/comment.scss
+++ b/src/views/preview/comment/comment.scss
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@
     }
 }
 
+.compose-disabled {
+    opacity: .5;
+}
+
 .comments-root-reply {
     margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
 }
diff --git a/src/views/preview/comment/compose-comment.jsx b/src/views/preview/comment/compose-comment.jsx
index f05a5eb24..3fecfe53e 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/comment/compose-comment.jsx
+++ b/src/views/preview/comment/compose-comment.jsx
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class ComposeComment extends React.Component {
             'handleCancel',
             'handleInput',
             'handleMuteClose',
-            'handleMuteOpen'
-
+            'handleMuteOpen',
+            'isMuted'
         ]);
         this.state = {
             message: '',
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ class ComposeComment extends React.Component {
         return Math.ceil(((timeStampInSec * 1000) - Date.now()) / (60 * 1000));
     }
 
+    isMuted () {
+        return this.state.muteExpiresAt * 1000 > Date.now();
+    }
+
     handleMuteClose () {
         this.setState({
             muteOpen: false
@@ -163,10 +167,10 @@ class ComposeComment extends React.Component {
     render () {
         return (
             <React.Fragment>
-                {this.state.status === ComposeStatus.REJECTED_MUTE ? (
+                {this.isMuted() ? (
                     <FlexRow className="comment">
                         <CommentingStatus>
-                            <p>Scratch thinks your comment was disrespectful.</p>
+                            <p>Scratch thinks your most recent comment was disrespectful.</p>
                             <p>
                                 For the next {this.convertToMinutesFromNow(this.state.muteExpiresAt)} minutes you
                                 won&apos;t be able to post comments.
@@ -182,7 +186,10 @@ class ComposeComment extends React.Component {
                     </FlexRow>
                 ) : null }
                 <div
-                    className="flex-row comment"
+                    className={classNames('flex-row',
+                        'comment',
+                        this.state.status === ComposeStatus.REJECTED_MUTE ?
+                            'compose-disabled' : '')}
                 >
                     <a href={`/users/${this.props.user.username}`}>
                         <Avatar src={this.props.user.thumbnailUrl} />
@@ -205,6 +212,7 @@ class ComposeComment extends React.Component {
                                 className={classNames('compose-input',
                                     MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH - this.state.message.length >= 0 ?
                                         'compose-valid' : 'compose-invalid')}
+                                disabled={this.state.status === ComposeStatus.REJECTED_MUTE}
                                 handleUpdate={onUpdate}
                                 name="compose-comment"
                                 type="textarea"
diff --git a/test/unit/components/compose-comment.test.jsx b/test/unit/components/compose-comment.test.jsx
index 0d35d191d..804c44ba3 100644
--- a/test/unit/components/compose-comment.test.jsx
+++ b/test/unit/components/compose-comment.test.jsx
@@ -66,23 +66,73 @@ describe('Compose Comment test', () => {
         expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-error-row').exists()).toEqual(false);
     });
 
-    test('Comment Status shows when state is REJECTED_MUTE ', () => {
+    test('Comment Status shows when mute expiration in the future ', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
         const component = getComposeCommentWrapper({});
         const commentInstance = component.instance();
-        commentInstance.setState({status: 'REJECTED_MUTE'});
+        commentInstance.setState({muteExpiresAt: 100});
         component.update();
         expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-comment').exists()).toEqual(true);
         expect(component.find('MuteModal').exists()).toEqual(false);
         expect(component.find('CommentingStatus').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
+    test('Comment Status shows when user just submitted a comment that got them muted', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
+        const component = getComposeCommentWrapper({});
+        const commentInstance = component.instance();
+        commentInstance.setState({
+            status: 'REJECTED_MUTE',
+            muteExpiresAt: 100
+        });
+        component.update();
+        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-comment').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(component.find('MuteModal').exists()).toEqual(false);
+        expect(component.find('CommentingStatus').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        // Compose box is disabled
+        expect(component.find('InplaceInput.compose-input').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(component.find('InplaceInput.compose-input').props().disabled).toBe(true);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
+    test('Comment Error does not show for mutes', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
+        const component = getComposeCommentWrapper({});
+        const commentInstance = component.instance();
+        commentInstance.setState({
+            status: 'REJECTED_MUTE',
+            error: 'a mute error'
+        });
+        component.update();
+        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-error-row').exists()).toEqual(false);
+        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-comment').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
+    test('Comment Error does show for non-mute errors', () => {
+        const component = getComposeCommentWrapper({});
+        const commentInstance = component.instance();
+        commentInstance.setState({
+            error: 'some error',
+            status: 'FLOOD'
+        });
+        component.update();
+        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-error-row').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-comment').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(component.find('InplaceInput.compose-input').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(component.find('InplaceInput.compose-input').props().disabled).toBe(false);
     });
 
     test('Mute Modal shows when muteOpen is true ', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
         const component = getComposeCommentWrapper({});
         const commentInstance = component.instance();
         commentInstance.setState({muteOpen: true});
         component.update();
-        expect(component.find('FlexRow.compose-comment').exists()).toEqual(true);
         expect(component.find('MuteModal').exists()).toEqual(true);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
     });
 
     test('shouldShowMuteModal is false when list is undefined ', () => {
@@ -130,4 +180,32 @@ describe('Compose Comment test', () => {
         global.Date.now = realDateNow;
     });
 
+    test('isMuted: expiration is in the future ', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0; // Set "now" to 0 for easier testing.
+
+        const commentInstance = getComposeCommentWrapper({}).instance();
+        commentInstance.setState({muteExpiresAt: 100});
+        expect(commentInstance.isMuted()).toBe(true);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
+
+    test('isMuted: expiration is in the past ', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
+
+        const commentInstance = getComposeCommentWrapper({}).instance();
+        commentInstance.setState({muteExpiresAt: -100});
+        expect(commentInstance.isMuted()).toBe(false);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
+
+    test('isMuted: expiration is not set ', () => {
+        const realDateNow = Date.now.bind(global.Date);
+        global.Date.now = () => 0;
+
+        const commentInstance = getComposeCommentWrapper({}).instance();
+        expect(commentInstance.isMuted()).toBe(false);
+        global.Date.now = realDateNow;
+    });
 });