diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsTreeViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsTreeViewer.ts
index 46c013e740c89..e0f5f5f053228 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsTreeViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentsTreeViewer.ts
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ export class CommentNodeRenderer implements IListRenderer<ITreeNode<CommentNode>
 	}
 
 	private getCountString(commentCount: number): string {
-		if (commentCount > 1) {
-			return nls.localize('commentsCount', "{0} comments", commentCount);
+		if (commentCount > 2) {
+			return nls.localize('commentsCountReplies', "{0} replies", commentCount - 1);
+		} else if (commentCount === 2) {
+			return nls.localize('commentsCountReply', "1 reply");
 		} else {
 			return nls.localize('commentCount', "1 comment");
 		}