diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsController.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsController.ts
index 53fa7b55c3576..7e6fe3265cd26 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsController.ts
@@ -540,6 +540,14 @@ export class CommentController implements IEditorContribution {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public expandUnresolved(): void {
+		for (const widget of this._commentWidgets) {
+			if (widget.commentThread.state === languages.CommentThreadState.Unresolved) {
+				widget.expand();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	public nextCommentThread(): void {
 		this._findNearestCommentThread();
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsEditorContribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsEditorContribution.ts
index bd64293679431..116782e436446 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsEditorContribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsEditorContribution.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,23 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
 	when: WorkspaceHasCommenting
 });
 
+const EXPAND_UNRESOLVED_COMMENT_COMMAND = 'workbench.action.expandUnresolvedComments';
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+	id: EXPAND_UNRESOLVED_COMMENT_COMMAND,
+	handler: (accessor) => {
+		return getActiveController(accessor)?.expandUnresolved();
+	}
+});
+
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
+		id: EXPAND_UNRESOLVED_COMMENT_COMMAND,
+		title: nls.localize('comments.expandUnresolved', "Expand Unresolved Comments"),
+		category: 'Comments'
+	},
+	when: WorkspaceHasCommenting
+});
+
 KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	id: 'workbench.action.submitComment',
 	weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib,