diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b370b41c1..bcab45c77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "imagesloaded": "^4.1.4",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "lbry-format": "https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-format.git",
-    "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#aa2cfa789670e899824d3d3ac1ae677172a7ad4e",
+    "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#d2079111b3372eb926d2753991bed860e57a970a",
     "lbryinc": "lbryio/lbryinc#6a52f8026cdc7cd56d200fb5c46f852e0139bbeb",
     "lint-staged": "^7.0.2",
     "localforage": "^1.7.1",
diff --git a/ui/component/commentsList/index.js b/ui/component/commentsList/index.js
index 17107f8e0..6d5f3929b 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsList/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/commentsList/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { makeSelectCommentsForUri, doCommentList, makeSelectClaimIsMine, selectMyChannelClaims } from 'lbry-redux';
+import {
+  makeSelectCommentsForUri,
+  doCommentList,
+  makeSelectClaimIsMine,
+  selectMyChannelClaims,
+  selectIsFetchingComments,
+} from 'lbry-redux';
 import CommentsList from './view';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   myChannels: selectMyChannelClaims(state),
   comments: makeSelectCommentsForUri(props.uri)(state),
   claimIsMine: makeSelectClaimIsMine(props.uri)(state),
+  isFetchingComments: selectIsFetchingComments(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/ui/component/commentsList/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentsList/view.jsx
index cd257c7a0..bcffa8d82 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsList/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentsList/view.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import Comment from 'component/comment';
+import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 
 type Props = {
   comments: Array<any>,
@@ -8,10 +9,11 @@ type Props = {
   uri: string,
   claimIsMine: boolean,
   myChannels: ?Array<ChannelClaim>,
+  isFetchingComments: boolean,
 };
 
 function CommentList(props: Props) {
-  const { fetchComments, uri, comments, claimIsMine, myChannels } = props;
+  const { fetchComments, uri, comments, claimIsMine, myChannels, isFetchingComments } = props;
 
   // todo: implement comment_list --mine in SDK so redux can grab with selectCommentIsMine
   const isMyComment = (channelId: string) => {
@@ -49,7 +51,13 @@ function CommentList(props: Props) {
 
   return (
     <ul className="comments">
-      {comments &&
+      {isFetchingComments && (
+        <div className="main--empty">
+          <Spinner />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {!isFetchingComments &&
+        comments &&
         sortByParent(comments).map(comment => {
           return (
             <Comment
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 94b6128a8..669a75091 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6178,9 +6178,9 @@ lazy-val@^1.0.4:
     yargs "^13.2.2"
     zstd-codec "^0.1.1"
 
-lbry-redux@lbryio/lbry-redux#aa2cfa789670e899824d3d3ac1ae677172a7ad4e:
+lbry-redux@lbryio/lbry-redux#d2079111b3372eb926d2753991bed860e57a970a:
   version "0.0.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbry-redux/tar.gz/aa2cfa789670e899824d3d3ac1ae677172a7ad4e"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbry-redux/tar.gz/d2079111b3372eb926d2753991bed860e57a970a"
   dependencies:
     proxy-polyfill "0.1.6"
     reselect "^3.0.0"