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diff --git a/views/default/page/elements/comments_block.php b/views/default/page/elements/comments_block.php
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+++ b/views/default/page/elements/comments_block.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Display the latest related comments
+ *
+ * Generally used in a sidebar. Does not work with groups currently.
+ *
+ * @uses $vars['subtypes']   Object subtype string or array of subtypes
+ * @uses $vars['owner_guid'] The owner of the content being commented on
+ * @uses $vars['limit']      The number of comments to display
+ */
+
+$owner_guid = elgg_extract('owner_guid', $vars, ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE);
+if (!$owner_guid) {
+	$owner_guid = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE;
+}
+
+$owner_entity = get_entity($owner_guid);
+if ($owner_entity && elgg_instanceof($owner_entity, 'group')) {
+	// not supporting groups so return
+	return true;
+}
+
+$options = array(
+	'annotation_name' => 'generic_comment',
+	'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
+	'reverse_order_by' => true,
+	'limit' => elgg_extract('limit', $vars, 4),
+	'type' => 'object',
+	'subtypes' => elgg_extract('subtypes', $vars, ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE),
+);
+
+$title = elgg_echo('generic_comments:latest');
+$comments = elgg_get_annotations($options);
+if ($comments) {
+	$body = elgg_view('page/components/list', array(
+		'items' => $comments,
+		'pagination' => false,
+		'list_class' => 'elgg-latest-comments',
+		'full_view' => false,
+	));
+} else {
+	$body = '<p>' . elgg_echo('generic_comment:none') . '</p>';
+}
+
+echo elgg_view_module('aside', $title, $body);