diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
index d41f2df9b5..df63e89a22 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ foreach($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		$pending_phrase = sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $left ) );
 		if ( $left )
 			echo '<strong>';
-		comments_number("<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase'>" . __('0') . '</a>', "<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase'>" . __('1') . '</a>', "<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase'>" . __('%') . '</a>');
+		comments_number("<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'>" . __('0') . '</a>', "<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'>" . __('1') . '</a>', "<a href='edit.php?p=$id&amp;c=1' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'>" . __('%') . '</a>');
 		if ( $left )
 			echo '</strong>';
 		?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index c02c31d719..b18f1619a9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@ jQuery(function($) {
 
 var dimAfter = function( r, settings ) {
 	$('.comment-count').each( function() {
-		var a = $('#' + this.id );
+		var a = $(this);
 		var n = parseInt(a.html(),10) + ( $('#' + settings.element).is('.' + settings.dimClass) ? 1 : -1 );
 		a.html( n.toString() );
 	});
+	// we need to do the opposite for this guy, TODO: update title
+	$('.post-com-count').each( function() {
+		var a = $(this);
+		var n = parseInt(a.html(),10) + ( $('#' + settings.element).is('.' + settings.dimClass) ? -1 : 1 );
+		a.html( n.toString() );
+	});
 }
 
 var delAfter = function( r, settings ) {
 	$('.comment-count').each( function() {
-		var a = $('#' + this.id );
+		var a = $(this);
 		if ( a.parent('.current').size() || $('#' + settings.element).is('.unapproved') && parseInt(a.html(),10) > 0 ) {
 			var n = parseInt(a.html(),10) - 1;
 			a.html( n.toString() );