diff --git a/doc/config.html b/doc/config.html
index 51118562..81e71cb9 100755
--- a/doc/config.html
+++ b/doc/config.html
@@ -519,6 +519,12 @@ This optional comment is displayed on top of the text entry field when submittin
 a new message. It can contain a sentence like "<I>Please enter your message here</I>:".
 <p>
 
+<li><b><code>Reply comment = &lt;comment&gt;</code></b>
+</br>
+This optional comment is displayed on top of the text entry field when replying to an 
+exiting entry. It can contain a sentence like "<I>Please enter your reply here</I>:".
+<p>
+
 <li><b><code>Attachment comment = &lt;comment&gt;</code></b>
 </br>
 This optional comment is displayed on top of the attachment sumbission section when entering
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index 2d333253..610d5dfa 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
    Contents:     Web server program for Electronic Logbook ELOG
 
    $Log$
+   Revision 1.726  2005/07/26 18:15:19  ritt
+   Added 'reply comment'
+
    Revision 1.725  2005/07/26 18:11:06  ritt
    Changed 'summary page title' to 'list page title'
 
@@ -10165,6 +10168,12 @@ void show_edit_form(LOGBOOK * lbs, int message_id, BOOL breply, BOOL bedit, BOOL
       rsputs("<br>\n");
    }
 
+   if (getcfg(lbs->name, "Reply comment", comment, sizeof(comment))
+       && breply) {
+      rsputs(comment);
+      rsputs("<br>\n");
+   }
+
    preset_text = getcfg(lbs->name, "Preset text", str, sizeof(str));
    if (preset_text) {