diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/blob_excerpt.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/blob_excerpt.tmpl
index 72a1e786a3..01f1e4b866 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/blob_excerpt.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/blob_excerpt.tmpl
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@
 				{{template "repo/diff/conversation" dict "." $ "comments" $line.Comments}}
 			</td>
 		</tr>
+		<button class="pull-request-diff-comments hidden"></button>
+		<script class="pull-request-diff-comments">
+    		var $buttons = document.querySelector('button.pull-request-diff-comments');
+    		if ($buttons) {
+    		    $buttons.click();
+    		}
+		</script>
 	{{end}}
 	{{end}}
 {{end}}
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
index f39de96f5b..403b5f8689 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-diff.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import {POST, GET} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
 import {fomanticQuery} from '../modules/fomantic/base.ts';
 import {createTippy} from '../modules/tippy.ts';
+import {initGlobalDropdown} from './common-page.ts';
 
 const {pageData, i18n} = window.config;
 
@@ -94,6 +95,13 @@ function initRepoDiffConversationForm() {
     }
   });
 
+  $(document).on('click', '.pull-request-diff-comments', async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    initGlobalDropdown();
+    // post initiation cleaning up the buttons and scripts
+    $('.pull-request-diff-comments').remove();
+  });
+
   $(document).on('click', '.resolve-conversation', async function (e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     const comment_id = $(this).data('comment-id');