diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/IndividualAddComment.java b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/IndividualAddComment.java
index 1bf474aef1..cbccbd6f47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/IndividualAddComment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/IndividualAddComment.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
         response.setContentType("text/html");
         PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
         boolean locked = false;
+        String newComment = "";
 
         myShepherd.beginDBTransaction();
         if ((request.getParameter("individual") != null) &&
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                 "individual"));
             if (ServletUtilities.isUserAuthorizedForIndividual(commentMe, request)) {
                 try {
-                    commentMe.addComments("<p><em>" + request.getParameter("user") + " on " +
+                    newComment = ("<p><em>" + request.getParameter("user") + " on " +
                         (new java.util.Date()).toString() + "</em><br>" +
                         request.getParameter("comments") + "</p>");
+                    commentMe.addComments(newComment);
                 } catch (Exception le) {
                     locked = true;
                     le.printStackTrace();
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                     response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
                     out.println(
                         "<strong>Success:</strong> I have successfully added your comments.");
+                    out.println(newComment);
                     // out.println("<p><a href=\""+request.getScheme()+"://" + CommonConfiguration.getURLLocation(request) +
                     // "/individuals.jsp?number=" + request.getParameter("individual") + "\">Return to " + request.getParameter("individual") +
                     // "</a></p>\n");
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/individuals.jsp b/src/main/webapp/individuals.jsp
index 543be4e317..3f3475cc96 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/individuals.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/individuals.jsp
@@ -2493,21 +2493,20 @@ if (sharky.getNames() != null) {
         if(isOwner){
           %>
           <p><img align="absmiddle" src="images/Crystal_Clear_app_kaddressbook.gif"> <strong><%=researcherComments %></strong>: </p>
-
-          <div style="text-align:left;border:1px solid lightgray;width:100%;height:250px;overflow-y:scroll;overflow-x:scroll;border-radius:5px;">
+          <div id='commentBoard' style="text-align:left;border:1px solid lightgray;width:100%;height:250px;overflow-y:scroll;overflow-x:scroll;border-radius:5px;">
             <p><%=sharky.getComments().replaceAll("\n", "<br>")%></p>
           </div>
           <%
           if (CommonConfiguration.isCatalogEditable(context) && isOwner) {
             %>
             <p>
-              <form action="IndividualAddComment" method="post" name="addComments">
+              <form name="addComments">
                 <input name="user" type="hidden" value="<%=request.getRemoteUser()%>" id="user">
                 <input name="individual" type="hidden" value="<%=sharky.getId()%>" id="individual">
                 <input name="action" type="hidden" value="comments" id="action">
 
                   <p><textarea name="comments" cols="60" id="comments" class="form-control" rows="3" style="width: 100%"></textarea> <br />
-                  <input name="Submit" type="submit" value="<%=addComments %>">
+                  <input name="Submit" type="submit" value="<%=addComments %>" id="addCommentsBtn">
                 </form>
               </p>
               <%
@@ -2520,6 +2519,41 @@ if (sharky.getNames() != null) {
           </tr>
         </table>
       </div>
+      <script type = "text/javascript">
+          $(window).on('load', function() {
+              $("#addCommentsBtn").click(function(event) {
+                  event.preventDefault();
+
+                  $("#addCommentsBtn").hide();
+
+                  var addCommentUser = $("#user").val();
+                  var addCommentIndividual = $("#individual").val();
+                  var addCommentAction = $("#action").val();
+                  var addCommentComment = $("#comments").val();
+
+                  $.post("IndividualAddComment", {"user": addCommentUser, "individual": addCommentIndividual, "action": addCommentAction, "comments": addCommentComment},
+                  function(response) {
+
+                      $("#comments").val("");
+                      let match = response.match(/(<p>.*<\/p>)/);
+                      if (match) {
+                          let newComment = match[1];
+                          $("#commentBoard").append(newComment);
+                      } else {
+                          console.log('Incorrectly Formatted Comment')
+                      }
+
+                  }).fail(function(response) {
+
+                      console.log(response);
+
+                  })
+
+                  $("#addCommentsBtn").show();
+
+              })
+          })
+      </script>
       <%-- End Comments --%>
 
     </div>