diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 9d63bd3af9..87dc6ce37d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ function get_comment_link( $comment = null, $args = array() ) {
  * @return string The link to the comments.
  */
 function get_comments_link( $post_id = 0 ) {
-	$comments_link = get_permalink( $post_id ) . '#comments';
+	$hash = get_comments_number( $post_id ) ? '#comments' : '#respond';
+	$comments_link = get_permalink( $post_id ) . $hash;
 	/**
 	 * Filter the returned post comments permalink.
 	 *