diff --git a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
index 1a140c7dc16e28e263a31696e3c9a04a885ee803..45bf1a4bc90443258026753bf51968a52d9e2c24 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ export class CommentListComponent implements OnInit {
     this.translateService.get('comment-list.search').subscribe(msg => {
       this.searchPlaceholder = msg;
     });
+    if (this.userRole === UserRole.PARTICIPANT) {
+      this.openCreateDialog();
+    }
   }
 
   checkScroll(): void {