diff --git a/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a189d7c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div style="clear: both;"></div>
+<%= render :partial => 'action_menu' %>
+
+<div style="clear: both;"></div>
+<% if @issue.editable? %>
+  <div id="update" style="display:none;">
+    <h3><%= l(:button_edit) %></h3>
+    <%= render :partial => 'edit' %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.html.erb b/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
index f1f279170..97a2448d6 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.html.erb
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ end %>
 </div>
 <% end %>
 
+<%= render partial: 'action_menu_edit' if User.current.wants_comments_in_reverse_order? %>
+
 <% if @journals.present? %>
 <div id="history">
 <h3><%=l(:label_history)%></h3>
@@ -132,17 +134,7 @@ end %>
 </div>
 <% end %>
 
-
-<div style="clear: both;"></div>
-<%= render :partial => 'action_menu' %>
-
-<div style="clear: both;"></div>
-<% if @issue.editable? %>
-  <div id="update" style="display:none;">
-  <h3><%= l(:button_edit) %></h3>
-  <%= render :partial => 'edit' %>
-  </div>
-<% end %>
+<%= render partial: 'action_menu_edit' unless User.current.wants_comments_in_reverse_order? %>
 
 <% other_formats_links do |f| %>
   <%= f.link_to 'Atom', :url => {:key => User.current.rss_key} %>