diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index c655412006..0b087fde04 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ class Walker_Comment extends Walker {
 
 		<?php echo apply_filters('comment_text', get_comment_text()) ?>
 
-		<div class='reply'>
+		<div class="reply" style="display:none">
 		<?php echo comment_reply_link(array('add_below' => $add_below, 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['depth'])) ?>
 		<?php if ( 'ul' == $args['style'] ) : ?>
 		</div>
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js b/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js
index e234d9e356..6f302274fd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js
@@ -32,4 +32,9 @@ function cancelCommentReply(respondId, respondRoot) {
 	document.location.href = "#respond";
 	document.getElementById("comment").focus();				
 	document.getElementById("comment-parent").value = "0";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+jQuery(document).ready(function($){
+	$(".thread-odd").find("div.reply").css("display", "block");
+	$(".thread-even").find("div.reply").css("display", "block");
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 4028192d96..5058e2314e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-ui-resizable', '/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui.resizable.js', array('jquery-ui-core'), '1.5.2' );
 	$scripts->add( 'jquery-ui-dialog', '/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui.dialog.js', array('jquery-ui-resizable', 'jquery-ui-draggable'), '1.5.2' );
 
-	$scripts->add( 'comment-reply', '/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js', false, '20080828');
+	$scripts->add( 'comment-reply', '/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js', array('jquery'), '20080929');
 
 	if ( is_admin() ) {
 		$scripts->add( 'ajaxcat', '/wp-admin/js/cat.js', array( 'wp-lists' ), '20071101' );