diff --git a/kallithea/public/css/style.css b/kallithea/public/css/style.css
--- a/kallithea/public/css/style.css
+++ b/kallithea/public/css/style.css
@@ -2806,7 +2806,6 @@ form.comment-form {
 }
 
 .comment-inline-form .submitting-overlay {
-    display: none;
     height: 0;
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 16px;
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/changeset/changeset_file_comment.html b/kallithea/templates/changeset/changeset_file_comment.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/changeset/changeset_file_comment.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/changeset/changeset_file_comment.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
       </div>
       <div class="comment-button">
-        <div class="submitting-overlay">${_('Submitting ...')}</div>
+        <div class="submitting-overlay" style="display:none">${_('Submitting ...')}</div>
         ${h.submit('save', _('Comment'), class_='btn btn-default btn-sm save-inline-form')}
         ${h.reset('hide-inline-form', _('Cancel'), class_='btn btn-default btn-sm hide-inline-form')}
       </div>