diff --git a/frappe/async.py b/frappe/async.py
index 48ebdcea76..38c367ce3c 100644
--- a/frappe/async.py
+++ b/frappe/async.py
@@ -173,3 +173,9 @@ def can_subscribe_doc(doctype, docname, sid):
 	if not frappe.has_permission(user=session.user, doctype=doctype, doc=docname, ptype='read'):
 		raise PermissionError()
 	return True
+
+def new_comment(doc, event):
+	emit_via_redis('new_comment', doc.as_dict(), room=get_doc_room(doc.comment_doctype, doc.comment_docname))
+
+def get_doc_room(doctype, docname):
+	return ''.join(['doc:', doctype, '/', docname])
diff --git a/frappe/hooks.py b/frappe/hooks.py
index bfbefba78f..110ee781e8 100644
--- a/frappe/hooks.py
+++ b/frappe/hooks.py
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ doc_events = {
 			"frappe.email.doctype.email_alert.email_alert.trigger_email_alerts"
 		],
 		"on_trash": "frappe.desk.notifications.clear_doctype_notifications"
+	},
+	"Comment": {
+		"after_insert": "frappe.async.new_comment"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/socket.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/socket.js
index 7dffe9ce04..37adc11130 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/socket.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/socket.js
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ frappe.socket = {
     frappe.socket.socket.on('task_progress', function(data) {
       frappe.socket.process_response(data, "progress");
     });
+    frappe.socket.socket.on('new_comment', function(comment) {
+		if (cur_frm.doctype === comment.comment_doctype && cur_frm.docname === comment.comment_docname) {
+			cur_frm.get_docinfo().comments = cur_frm.comments.get_comments().concat([comment]);
+			cur_frm.comments.refresh();
+		}
+    });
 
   },
   setup_reconnect: function() {