diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-aside.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-aside.php
index ba87bee4f0..c0645018d0 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-aside.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-aside.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
 			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></a>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<div class="comments-link">
+				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Leave a reply', 'twentytwelve' ) . '</span>', __( '1 Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), __( '% Replies', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
+			</div><!-- .comments-link -->
+			<?php endif; // comments_open() ?>
 			<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 		</footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</article><!-- #post -->
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-image.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-image.php
index e660ef6b80..956d76041b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-image.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-image.php
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark">
 				<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 				<h2><time class="entry-date" datetime="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ); ?>" pubdate><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></time></h2>
-				<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 			</a>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<div class="comments-link">
+				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Leave a reply', 'twentytwelve' ) . '</span>', __( '1 Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), __( '% Replies', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
+			</div><!-- .comments-link -->
+			<?php endif; // comments_open() ?>
+			<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 		</footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</article><!-- #post -->
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-link.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-link.php
index bd3b095714..31e4ec958a 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-link.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-link.php
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
 			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></a>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<div class="comments-link">
+				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Leave a reply', 'twentytwelve' ) . '</span>', __( '1 Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), __( '% Replies', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
+			</div><!-- .comments-link -->
+			<?php endif; // comments_open() ?>
 			<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 		</footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</article><!-- #post -->
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-quote.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-quote.php
index c9d4bfc053..0a98a96de3 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-quote.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-quote.php
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
 			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></a>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<div class="comments-link">
+				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Leave a reply', 'twentytwelve' ) . '</span>', __( '1 Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), __( '% Replies', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
+			</div><!-- .comments-link -->
+			<?php endif; // comments_open() ?>
 			<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 		</footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</article><!-- #post -->
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-status.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-status.php
index 110c6c17a2..55ffcaee24 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-status.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/content-status.php
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 		</div><!-- .entry-content -->
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
+			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<div class="comments-link">
+				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Leave a reply', 'twentytwelve' ) . '</span>', __( '1 Reply', 'twentytwelve' ), __( '% Replies', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
+			</div><!-- .comments-link -->
+			<?php endif; // comments_open() ?>
 			<?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentytwelve' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
 		</footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
 	</article><!-- #post -->