diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
index c7245e2e8fc698fe5ba51e6fe30ebcb4f75660a7..e9a83be63abfa228a0c7362ba6d9b057c7f2ffa3 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/edit-comment.js
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@
     const updateLastEdited = (el, date) => {
         const parsedDate = new Date(date).toISOString().split('T')[0];
         const time = new Date(date).toLocaleTimeString([], {hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
-
-        $(el).closest(feedContent).find(lastEdited).html(`${parsedDate} ${time}`);
+        if ($(el).closest(feedContent).find(lastEdited).length) {
+            $(el).closest(feedContent).find(lastEdited).html(`${parsedDate} ${time}`);
+        }
+        else {
+            $(`<p class="feed__meta-item feed__meta-item--last-edited">(Last edited: <span class="js-last-edited">${parsedDate} ${time}</span>)</p>`).insertAfter($(el).closest(feedContent).find(editButton).parent());
+        }
     };
 
     const updateComment = (el, id, comment, editUrl, commentMarkdown) => {