diff --git a/pillar/web/nodes/custom/comments.py b/pillar/web/nodes/custom/comments.py
index e04fdca2..c2c2861b 100644
--- a/pillar/web/nodes/custom/comments.py
+++ b/pillar/web/nodes/custom/comments.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def comments_for_node(node_id):
         some_comment['_user'] = subquery.get_user_info(some_comment['user'])
         some_comment['_is_own'] = some_comment['user'] == current_user.objectid
         some_comment['_current_user_rating'] = None  # tri-state boolean
+        some_comment['_rating'] = some_comment.properties.rating_positive - some_comment.properties.rating_negative
 
         if current_user.is_authenticated:
             for rating in some_comment.properties.ratings or ():
diff --git a/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/_macros.jade b/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/_macros.jade
index 90cb26e5..8648c0c0 100644
--- a/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/_macros.jade
+++ b/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/_macros.jade
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	.comment-meta
 		.comment-rating(
 			class="{% if comment._current_user_rating is not none %}rated{% if comment._current_user_rating %} positive{% endif %}{% endif %}")
-			.comment-rating-value(title="Number of likes") {{ rating }}
+			.comment-rating-value(title="Number of likes") {{ comment._rating }}
 			| {% if not comment._is_own %}
 			.comment-action-rating.up(title="Like comment")
 			| {% endif %}