diff --git a/docs/comment/form.md b/docs/comment/form.md
index 38d0618eb..6c0a837f3 100755
--- a/docs/comment/form.md
+++ b/docs/comment/form.md
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ The comment submission form is created very similar to a standard web form, only
 
       <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
       <input type="submit" name="preview" value="Preview" />
+      
+      {!-- required to prevent EE from outputting form if commenting is disabled or expired --}
+	  {if comments_disabled}Comments on this entry are currently disabled.{/if}
+      {if comments_expired}Commenting on this entry has expired.{/if}
 
     {/exp:comment:form}