diff --git a/src/operations/estimated_document_count.ts b/src/operations/estimated_document_count.ts
index d96ca44759..22b29deb94 100644
--- a/src/operations/estimated_document_count.ts
+++ b/src/operations/estimated_document_count.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export class EstimatedDocumentCountOperation extends CommandOperation<number> {
       cmd.maxTimeMS = this.options.maxTimeMS;
     }
 
+    // we check for undefined specifically here to allow falsy values
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+    if (this.options.comment !== undefined) {
+      cmd.comment = this.options.comment;
+    }
+
     super.executeCommand(server, session, cmd, (err, response) => {
       if (err) {
         callback(err);
diff --git a/test/integration/node-specific/comment_with_falsy_values.test.ts b/test/integration/node-specific/comment_with_falsy_values.test.ts
index 13ae192b25..92c86e1145 100644
--- a/test/integration/node-specific/comment_with_falsy_values.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/node-specific/comment_with_falsy_values.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ function* generateTestCombinations() {
     ['aggregate', { pipeline: [] }] as const,
     ['insertMany', { documents: [{ name: 'john' }] }] as const,
     ['deleteOne', { filter: { toBeDeleted: true } }] as const,
-    ['findOneAndReplace', { filter: { _id: 1 }, replacement: { x: 12 } }] as const
+    ['findOneAndReplace', { filter: { _id: 1 }, replacement: { x: 12 } }] as const,
+    ['estimatedDocumentCount', {}] as const
   ]) {
     for (const falsyValue of falsyValues) {
       yield { name, args: { ...args, comment: falsyValue } };
diff --git a/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.json b/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c0adacc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.json
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+{
+  "description": "estimatedDocumentCount-comment",
+  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
+  "createEntities": [
+    {
+      "client": {
+        "id": "client0",
+        "observeEvents": [
+          "commandStartedEvent"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "database": {
+        "id": "database0",
+        "client": "client0",
+        "databaseName": "edc-comment-tests"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "collection": {
+        "id": "collection0",
+        "database": "database0",
+        "collectionName": "coll0"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "initialData": [
+    {
+      "collectionName": "coll0",
+      "databaseName": "edc-comment-tests",
+      "documents": [
+        {
+          "_id": 1,
+          "x": 11
+        },
+        {
+          "_id": 2,
+          "x": 22
+        },
+        {
+          "_id": 3,
+          "x": 33
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "tests": [
+    {
+      "description": "estimatedDocumentCount with document comment",
+      "runOnRequirements": [
+        {
+          "minServerVersion": "4.4.14"
+        }
+      ],
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "estimatedDocumentCount",
+          "object": "collection0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "comment": {
+              "key": "value"
+            }
+          },
+          "expectResult": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "expectEvents": [
+        {
+          "client": "client0",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "commandStartedEvent": {
+                "command": {
+                  "count": "coll0",
+                  "comment": {
+                    "key": "value"
+                  }
+                },
+                "commandName": "count",
+                "databaseName": "edc-comment-tests"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "estimatedDocumentCount with string comment",
+      "runOnRequirements": [
+        {
+          "minServerVersion": "4.4.0"
+        }
+      ],
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "estimatedDocumentCount",
+          "object": "collection0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "comment": "comment"
+          },
+          "expectResult": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "expectEvents": [
+        {
+          "client": "client0",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "commandStartedEvent": {
+                "command": {
+                  "count": "coll0",
+                  "comment": "comment"
+                },
+                "commandName": "count",
+                "databaseName": "edc-comment-tests"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "estimatedDocumentCount with document comment - pre 4.4.14, server error",
+      "runOnRequirements": [
+        {
+          "minServerVersion": "3.6.0",
+          "maxServerVersion": "4.4.13",
+          "topologies": [
+            "single",
+            "replicaset"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "operations": [
+        {
+          "name": "estimatedDocumentCount",
+          "object": "collection0",
+          "arguments": {
+            "comment": {
+              "key": "value"
+            }
+          },
+          "expectError": {
+            "isClientError": false
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "expectEvents": [
+        {
+          "client": "client0",
+          "events": [
+            {
+              "commandStartedEvent": {
+                "command": {
+                  "count": "coll0",
+                  "comment": {
+                    "key": "value"
+                  }
+                },
+                "commandName": "count",
+                "databaseName": "edc-comment-tests"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.yml b/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b785315104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/crud/unified/estimatedDocumentCount-comment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+description: "estimatedDocumentCount-comment"
+
+schemaVersion: "1.0"
+
+createEntities:
+  - client:
+      id: &client0 client0
+      observeEvents: [ commandStartedEvent ]
+  - database:
+      id: &database0 database0
+      client: *client0
+      databaseName: &database0Name edc-comment-tests
+  - collection:
+      id: &collection0 collection0
+      database: *database0
+      collectionName: &collection0Name coll0
+
+initialData:
+  - collectionName: *collection0Name
+    databaseName: *database0Name
+    documents:
+      - { _id: 1, x: 11 }
+      - { _id: 2, x: 22 }
+      - { _id: 3, x: 33 }
+
+tests:
+  - description: "estimatedDocumentCount with document comment"
+    runOnRequirements:
+      # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63315
+      # Server supports count with comment of any type for comment starting from 4.4.14.
+      - minServerVersion: "4.4.14"
+    operations:
+      - name: estimatedDocumentCount
+        object: *collection0
+        arguments:
+          comment: &documentComment { key: "value"}
+        expectResult: 3
+    expectEvents:
+      - client: *client0
+        events:
+          - commandStartedEvent:
+              command:
+                count: *collection0Name
+                comment: *documentComment
+              commandName: count
+              databaseName: *database0Name
+
+  - description: "estimatedDocumentCount with string comment"
+    runOnRequirements:
+      - minServerVersion: "4.4.0"
+    operations:
+      - name: estimatedDocumentCount
+        object: *collection0
+        arguments:
+          comment: &stringComment "comment"
+        expectResult: 3
+    expectEvents:
+      - client: *client0
+        events:
+          - commandStartedEvent:
+              command:
+                count: *collection0Name
+                comment: *stringComment
+              commandName: count
+              databaseName: *database0Name
+
+  - description: "estimatedDocumentCount with document comment - pre 4.4.14, server error"
+    runOnRequirements:
+      - minServerVersion: "3.6.0"
+        maxServerVersion: "4.4.13"
+        # Server does not raise an error if topology is sharded.
+        # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-65954
+        topologies: [ single, replicaset ]
+    operations:
+      - name: estimatedDocumentCount
+        object: *collection0
+        arguments:
+          # Even though according to the docs count command does not support any
+          # comment for server version less than 4.4, no error is raised by such
+          # servers. Therefore, we have only one test with a document comment
+          # to test server errors.
+          # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-63315
+          # Server supports count with comment of any type for comment starting from 4.4.14.
+          comment: *documentComment
+        expectError:
+          isClientError: false
+    expectEvents:
+      - client: *client0
+        events:
+          - commandStartedEvent:
+              command:
+                count: *collection0Name
+                comment: *documentComment
+              commandName: count
+              databaseName: *database0Name