diff --git a/src/redux/preview.js b/src/redux/preview.js
index 5492b51d3..662affd56 100644
--- a/src/redux/preview.js
+++ b/src/redux/preview.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ module.exports.getInitialState = () => ({
     parent: {},
     projectStudios: [],
     curatedStudios: [],
-    currentStudioIds: []
+    currentStudioIds: [],
+    moreCommentsToLoad: false
 });
 
 module.exports.previewReducer = (state, action) => {
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ module.exports.previewReducer = (state, action) => {
         state = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(state));
         state.status.studioRequests[action.studioId] = action.status;
         return state;
+    case 'SET_MORE_COMMENTS_TO_LOAD':
+        return Object.assign({}, state, {
+            moreCommentsToLoad: action.moreCommentsToLoad
+        });
     case 'ERROR':
         log.error(action.error);
         return state;
@@ -291,6 +296,11 @@ module.exports.addNewComment = (comment, topLevelCommentId) => ({
     topLevelCommentId: topLevelCommentId
 });
 
+module.exports.setMoreCommentsToLoad = moreCommentsToLoad => ({
+    type: 'SET_MORE_COMMENTS_TO_LOAD',
+    moreCommentsToLoad: moreCommentsToLoad
+});
+
 module.exports.getProjectInfo = (id, token) => (dispatch => {
     const opts = {
         uri: `/projects/${id}`
@@ -377,11 +387,12 @@ module.exports.getFavedStatus = (id, username, token) => (dispatch => {
 });
 
 module.exports.getTopLevelComments = (id, offset, isAdmin, token) => (dispatch => {
+    const COMMENT_LIMIT = 20;
     dispatch(module.exports.setFetchStatus('comments', module.exports.Status.FETCHING));
     api({
         uri: `${isAdmin ? '/admin' : ''}/projects/${id}/comments`,
         authentication: isAdmin ? token : null,
-        params: {offset: offset || 0}
+        params: {offset: offset || 0, limit: COMMENT_LIMIT}
     }, (err, body) => {
         if (err) {
             dispatch(module.exports.setFetchStatus('comments', module.exports.Status.ERROR));
@@ -396,6 +407,13 @@ module.exports.getTopLevelComments = (id, offset, isAdmin, token) => (dispatch =
         dispatch(module.exports.setFetchStatus('comments', module.exports.Status.FETCHED));
         dispatch(module.exports.setComments(body));
         dispatch(module.exports.getReplies(id, body.map(comment => comment.id), isAdmin, token));
+
+        // If we loaded a full page of comments, assume there are more to load.
+        // This will be wrong (1 / COMMENT_LIMIT) of the time, but does not require
+        // any more server query complexity, so seems worth it. In the case of a project with
+        // number of comments divisible by the COMMENT_LIMIT, the load more button will be
+        // clickable, but upon clicking it will go away.
+        dispatch(module.exports.setMoreCommentsToLoad(body.length === COMMENT_LIMIT));
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx b/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
index de421d13e..ad13768fe 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
+++ b/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const PreviewPresentation = ({
     isShared,
     loved,
     loveCount,
+    moreCommentsToLoad,
     originalInfo,
     parentInfo,
     projectHost,
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ const PreviewPresentation = ({
     onUpdate
 }) => {
     const shareDate = ((projectInfo.history && projectInfo.history.shared)) ? projectInfo.history.shared : '';
-    const loadedCommentCount = comments.length + Object.keys(replies).reduce((acc, id) => acc + replies[id].length, 0);
     return (
         <div className="preview">
             {!isShared && (
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ const PreviewPresentation = ({
                                                 onRestore={onRestoreComment}
                                             />
                                         ))}
-                                        {loadedCommentCount < projectInfo.stats.comments &&
+                                        {moreCommentsToLoad &&
                                         <Button
                                             className="button load-more-button"
                                             onClick={onLoadMore}
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ PreviewPresentation.propTypes = {
     isShared: PropTypes.bool,
     loveCount: PropTypes.number,
     loved: PropTypes.bool,
+    moreCommentsToLoad: PropTypes.bool,
     onAddComment: PropTypes.func,
     onAddToStudioClicked: PropTypes.func,
     onAddToStudioClosed: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/src/views/preview/preview.jsx b/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
index e8d5dc6e2..9c7f3fa3b 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
+++ b/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ class Preview extends React.Component {
                         isShared={this.props.isShared}
                         loveCount={this.state.loveCount}
                         loved={this.props.loved}
+                        moreCommentsToLoad={this.props.moreCommentsToLoad}
                         originalInfo={this.props.original}
                         parentInfo={this.props.parent}
                         projectHost={this.props.projectHost}
@@ -501,6 +502,7 @@ Preview.propTypes = {
     isLoggedIn: PropTypes.bool,
     isShared: PropTypes.bool,
     loved: PropTypes.bool,
+    moreCommentsToLoad: PropTypes.bool,
     original: projectShape,
     parent: projectShape,
     playerMode: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -579,6 +581,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => {
         // if we don't have projectInfo, assume it's shared until we know otherwise
         isShared: !projectInfoPresent || state.preview.projectInfo.is_published,
         loved: state.preview.loved,
+        moreCommentsToLoad: state.preview.moreCommentsToLoad,
         original: state.preview.original,
         parent: state.preview.parent,
         playerMode: state.scratchGui.mode.isPlayerOnly,