diff --git a/application/views/request/view.xhtml b/application/views/request/view.xhtml
index 9e22c6cc616e93107071cad3406061b1cd24cd45..05327aa8cdd24b2a96366f11dd187c2836f099cf 100644
--- a/application/views/request/view.xhtml
+++ b/application/views/request/view.xhtml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     <div id="comments">
         <div class="tabBar">
-            <a href="#" id="commentsTab">Comments</a>
+            <a href="#" id="commentsTab" class="selected">Comments</a>
             <a href="#" id="editorCommentsTab">Editor Comments</a>
             <a href="#" id="privateCommentsTab">Private Comments</a>
         </div>
diff --git a/document_root/css/request/view.oss b/document_root/css/request/view.oss
index 0e197dda1e3d232ab4b8b83f61f80cad8964e8d6..06f55f1b07689bc35a9bfbbdb4dab660e9809018 100644
--- a/document_root/css/request/view.oss
+++ b/document_root/css/request/view.oss
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ div#comments {
         }
 
         a:hover {
-            color: #f00;
+            color: #c00;
+        }
+
+        a.selected {
+            color: #c00;
+            background-color: #222;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/document_root/javascript/request/view.js b/document_root/javascript/request/view.js
index b0d01824750ec0b3622268c745c1fb30fb79f584..f458b12db20e6fd753ac160c405f074e49e44e83 100644
--- a/document_root/javascript/request/view.js
+++ b/document_root/javascript/request/view.js
@@ -17,10 +17,20 @@ function viewRequestSelectTab()
     var editorCommentsContent = document.getElementById('editorCommentsContent');
     var privateCommentsContent = document.getElementById('privateCommentsContent');
 
+    var commentsTab = document.getElementById('commentsTab');
+    var editorCommentsTab = document.getElementById('editorCommentsTab');
+    var privateCommentsTab = document.getElementById('privateCommentsTab');
+
     commentsContent.style.display = 'none';
     editorCommentsContent.style.display = 'none';
     privateCommentsContent.style.display = 'none';
 
+    commentsTab.className = '';
+    editorCommentsTab.className = '';
+    privateCommentsTab.className = '';
+
+    this.className = 'selected';
+
     if (this.id == 'commentsTab') {
         commentsContent.style.display = 'block';
     } else if (this.id == 'editorCommentsTab') {