diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 289d959224..c380583207 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ function _wp_ajax_delete_comment_response( $comment_id, $delta = -1 ) {
 		$time = time();
 		$comment = get_comment( $comment_id );
 
+		$counts = wp_count_comments();
+
 		$x = new WP_Ajax_Response( array(
 			'what' => 'comment',
 			// Here for completeness - not used.
@@ -358,7 +360,16 @@ function _wp_ajax_delete_comment_response( $comment_id, $delta = -1 ) {
 			'supplemental' => array(
 				'status' => $comment ? $comment->comment_approved : '',
 				'postId' => $comment ? $comment->comment_post_ID : '',
-				'time' => $time
+				'time' => $time,
+				'in_moderation' => $counts->moderated,
+				'i18n_comments_text' => sprintf(
+					_n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $counts->approved ),
+					number_format_i18n( $counts->approved )
+				),
+				'i18n_moderation_text' => sprintf(
+					_nx( '%s in moderation', '%s in moderation', $counts->moderated, 'comments' ),
+					number_format_i18n( $counts->moderated )
+				)
 			)
 		) );
 		$x->send();
@@ -1049,8 +1060,23 @@ function wp_ajax_replyto_comment( $action ) {
 		'position' => $position
 	);
 
-	if ( $comment_auto_approved )
-		$response['supplemental'] = array( 'parent_approved' => $parent->comment_ID, 'parent_post_id' => $parent->comment_post_ID );
+	$counts = wp_count_comments();
+	$response['supplemental'] = array(
+		'in_moderation' => $counts->moderated,
+		'i18n_comments_text' => sprintf(
+			_n( '%s Comment', '%s Comments', $counts->approved ),
+			number_format_i18n( $counts->approved )
+		),
+		'i18n_moderation_text' => sprintf(
+			_nx( '%s in moderation', '%s in moderation', $counts->moderated, 'comments' ),
+			number_format_i18n( $counts->moderated )
+		)
+	);
+
+	if ( $comment_auto_approved ) {
+		$response['supplemental']['parent_approved'] = $parent->comment_ID;
+		$response['supplemental']['parent_post_id'] = $parent->comment_post_ID;
+	}
 
 	$x = new WP_Ajax_Response();
 	$x->add( $response );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 806f6d938b..f09c7796b5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -259,13 +259,15 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
 		?>
 		<li class="comment-count"><a href="edit-comments.php"><?php echo $text; ?></a></li>
 		<?php
-		if ( $num_comm->moderated ) {
-			/* translators: Number of comments in moderation */
-			$text = sprintf( _nx( '%s in moderation', '%s in moderation', $num_comm->moderated, 'comments' ), number_format_i18n( $num_comm->moderated ) );
-			?>
-			<li class="comment-mod-count"><a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated"><?php echo $text; ?></a></li>
-			<?php
-		}
+		/* translators: Number of comments in moderation */
+		$text = sprintf( _nx( '%s in moderation', '%s in moderation', $num_comm->moderated, 'comments' ), number_format_i18n( $num_comm->moderated ) );
+		?>
+		<li class="comment-mod-count<?php
+			if ( ! $num_comm->moderated ) {
+				echo ' hidden';
+			}
+		?>"><a href="edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated"><?php echo $text; ?></a></li>
+		<?php
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_drafts( $drafts = false ) {
  * @param bool       $show_date
  */
 function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
-	$GLOBALS['comment'] =& $comment;
+	$GLOBALS['comment'] = clone $comment;
 
 	if ( $comment->comment_post_ID > 0 && current_user_can( 'edit_post', $comment->comment_post_ID ) ) {
 		$comment_post_title = _draft_or_post_title( $comment->comment_post_ID );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/src/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index e06f93a9d6..fe2a38b8e1 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var setCommentsList, theList, theExtraList, commentReply;
 
 (function($) {
 var getCount, updateCount, updateCountText, updatePending, updateApproved,
-	updateHtmlTitle, adminTitle = document.title;
+	updateHtmlTitle, updateDashboardText, adminTitle = document.title;
 
 setCommentsList = function() {
 	var totalInput, perPageInput, pageInput, dimAfter, delBefore, updateTotalCount, delAfter, refillTheExtraList, diff,
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ setCommentsList = function() {
 		var editRow, replyID, replyButton, response,
 			c = $( '#' + settings.element );
 
+		if ( true !== settings.parsed ) {
+			response = settings.parsed.responses[0];
+		}
+
 		editRow = $('#replyrow');
 		replyID = $('#comment_ID', editRow).val();
 		replyButton = $('#replybtn', editRow);
@@ -36,10 +40,10 @@ setCommentsList = function() {
 		}
 
 		diff = $('#' + settings.element).is('.' + settings.dimClass) ? 1 : -1;
-		if ( true !== settings.parsed && settings.parsed.responses.length ) {
-			response = settings.parsed.responses[0].supplemental;
-			updatePending( diff, response.postId );
-			updateApproved( -1 * diff, response.postId );
+		if ( response ) {
+			updateDashboardText( response.supplemental );
+			updatePending( diff, response.supplemental.postId );
+			updateApproved( -1 * diff, response.supplemental.postId );
 		} else {
 			updatePending( diff );
 			updateApproved( -1 * diff  );
@@ -277,12 +281,26 @@ setCommentsList = function() {
 		});
 	};
 
+	updateDashboardText = function ( response ) {
+		if ( ! isDashboard || ! response || ! response.i18n_comments_text ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		var rightNow = $( '#dashboard_right_now' );
+
+		$( '.comment-count a', rightNow ).text( response.i18n_comments_text );
+		$( '.comment-mod-count a', rightNow ).text( response.i18n_moderation_text )
+			.parent()
+			[ response.in_moderation > 0 ? 'removeClass' : 'addClass' ]( 'hidden' );
+	};
+
 	// In admin-ajax.php, we send back the unix time stamp instead of 1 on success
 	delAfter = function( r, settings ) {
 		var total_items_i18n, total, animated, animatedCallback,
 			response = true === settings.parsed ? {} : settings.parsed.responses[0],
 			commentStatus = true === settings.parsed ? '' : response.supplemental.status,
 			commentPostId = true === settings.parsed ? '' : response.supplemental.postId,
+			newTotal = true === settings.parsed ? '' : response.supplemental,
 
 			targetParent = $( settings.target ).parent(),
 			commentRow = $('#' + settings.element),
@@ -294,6 +312,8 @@ setCommentsList = function() {
 			spammed = commentRow.hasClass( 'spam' ),
 			trashed = commentRow.hasClass( 'trash' );
 
+		updateDashboardText( newTotal );
+
 		// the order of these checks is important
 		// .unspam can also have .approve or .unapprove
 		// .untrash can also have .approve or .unapprove
@@ -771,6 +791,10 @@ commentReply = {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ( r.supplemental.i18n_comments_text ) {
+			updateDashboardText( r.supplemental );
+		}
+
 		c = $.trim(r.data); // Trim leading whitespaces
 		$(c).hide();
 		$('#replyrow').after(c);