diff --git a/apps/comments/activity/extension.php b/apps/comments/activity/extension.php
index b65f1911d17ffbc862d01ce7d701fffbb31e5659..6bf7cae588277c037f278fcd1d1aee8b8932ba3d 100644
--- a/apps/comments/activity/extension.php
+++ b/apps/comments/activity/extension.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Extension implements IExtension {
 	public function getTypeIcon($type) {
 		switch ($type) {
 			case self::APP_NAME:
-				return false;
+				return 'icon-comment';
 		}
 
 		return false;
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ class Extension implements IExtension {
 
 		switch ($text) {
 			case self::ADD_COMMENT_SUBJECT:
+				if ($this->authorIsCurrentUser($params[0])) {
+					return (string) $l->t('You commented');
+				}
 				return (string) $l->t('%1$s commented', $params);
 			case self::ADD_COMMENT_MESSAGE:
 				return $this->convertParameterToComment($params[0], 120);
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ class Extension implements IExtension {
 
 		switch ($text) {
 			case self::ADD_COMMENT_SUBJECT:
+				if ($this->authorIsCurrentUser($params[0])) {
+					return (string) $l->t('You commented on %2$s', $params);
+				}
 				return (string) $l->t('%1$s commented on %2$s', $params);
 			case self::ADD_COMMENT_MESSAGE:
 				return $this->convertParameterToComment($params[0]);
@@ -176,6 +182,21 @@ class Extension implements IExtension {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if the author is the current user
+	 *
+	 * @param string $user Parameter e.g. `<user display-name="admin">admin</user>`
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function authorIsCurrentUser($user) {
+		try {
+			return strip_tags($user) === $this->activityManager->getCurrentUserId();
+		} catch (\UnexpectedValueException $e) {
+			// FIXME this is awkward, but we have no access to the current user in emails
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The extension can define the type of parameters for translation
 	 *