diff --git a/webclient/src/Comments.js b/webclient/src/Comments.js
index f3060ad..1e1f385 100644
--- a/webclient/src/Comments.js
+++ b/webclient/src/Comments.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function Comments({ cache }) {
 					</p>
 				</div>
 
-				<div className={isCollapsed ? 'text hidden' : 'text'}  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: c.text }} />
+				<div className={isCollapsed ? 'text hidden' : 'text'}  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: c.text || '<p>[Empty / deleted comment]</p>'}} />
 
 				{hidden && hasChildren ?
 					<div className='comment lined info pointer' onClick={() => expandComment(cid)}>[show {countComments(c)-1} more]</div>