diff --git a/src/components/HighlightItem.tsx b/src/components/HighlightItem.tsx
index 0528c16c..3c07fef7 100644
--- a/src/components/HighlightItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HighlightItem.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
-import { faQuoteLeft, faExternalLinkAlt, faPlane, faSpinner, faHighlighter, faTrash, faEllipsisH, faMobileAlt } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import { faQuoteLeft, faExternalLinkAlt, faPlane, faSpinner, faHighlighter, faTrash, faEllipsisH, faMobileAlt, faComment } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { Highlight } from '../types/highlights'
 import { useEventModel } from 'applesauce-react/hooks'
 import { Models, IEventStore } from 'applesauce-core'
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ export const HighlightItem: React.FC<HighlightItemProps> = ({
         
         {highlight.comment && (
           <div className="highlight-comment">
+            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faComment} className="highlight-comment-icon" />
             {highlight.comment}
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/src/styles/layout/highlights.css b/src/styles/layout/highlights.css
index 7a50aa37..8c1b952f 100644
--- a/src/styles/layout/highlights.css
+++ b/src/styles/layout/highlights.css
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
 .highlight-content { flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; padding: 2.25rem 0.75rem 2.5rem; }
 .highlight-text { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 1.25rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--color-text); line-height: 1.6; border-left: none; font-size: 0.95rem; }
 .highlight-citation { margin-left: 1.25rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--color-text-secondary); font-style: normal; padding-top: 0.25rem; }
-.highlight-comment { margin-top: 0.5rem; margin-left: 1.25rem; padding: 0.75rem; border-left: 3px solid; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-text); line-height: 1.5; }
+.highlight-comment { margin-top: 0.5rem; margin-left: 1.25rem; padding: 0.75rem; border-left: 3px solid; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-text); line-height: 1.5; display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: flex-start; }
+.highlight-comment-icon { flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 0.125rem; opacity: 0.7; }
 
 /* Level-colored comments */
 .highlight-item.level-mine .highlight-comment { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--highlight-color-mine, #ffff00) 10%, transparent); border-left-color: var(--highlight-color-mine, #ffff00); }