diff --git a/backend/globaleaks/handlers/whistleblower/wbtip.py b/backend/globaleaks/handlers/whistleblower/wbtip.py
index b7091cdd9d..c30d62f8c8 100644
--- a/backend/globaleaks/handlers/whistleblower/wbtip.py
+++ b/backend/globaleaks/handlers/whistleblower/wbtip.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def create_comment(session, tid, user_id, content):
     itip = db_get(session,
                   models.InternalTip,
                   (models.InternalTip.id == user_id,
-                   models.InternalTip.status != 'closed',
                    models.InternalTip.tid == tid))
 
     itip.update_date = itip.last_access = datetime_now()
diff --git a/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-comments/tip-comments.component.html b/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-comments/tip-comments.component.html
index 08be29c4e4..b6e8faa05f 100644
--- a/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-comments/tip-comments.component.html
+++ b/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-comments/tip-comments.component.html
@@ -12,20 +12,18 @@
   </div>
   @if (!collapsed) {
     <div class="card-body">
-      @if (tipService.tip.status !== 'closed') {
-        <div class="row">
-          <div class="col-md-12 clearfix">
-            <textarea id="TipCommunicationCommentsInput" [(ngModel)]="newCommentContent" name="newCommentContent" maxlength="4096" class="form-control" autocomplete="off"></textarea>
-            <span class="float-end">{{newCommentContent.length ? newCommentContent.length : '0'}}/4096</span>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-12 clearfix">
-            <button id="comment-action-send" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="newComment()" [disabled]="!newCommentContent">
-              <i class="fa-solid fa-comment"></i>
-              <span>{{'Send'|translate}}</span>
-            </button>
-          </div>
+      <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-12 clearfix">
+          <textarea id="TipCommunicationCommentsInput" [(ngModel)]="newCommentContent" name="newCommentContent" maxlength="4096" class="form-control" autocomplete="off"></textarea>
+          <span class="float-end">{{newCommentContent.length ? newCommentContent.length : '0'}}/4096</span>
         </div>
-      }
+        <div class="col-md-12 clearfix">
+          <button id="comment-action-send" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="newComment()" [disabled]="!newCommentContent">
+            <i class="fa-solid fa-comment"></i>
+            <span>{{'Send'|translate}}</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
       @if (tipService.tip.comments && tipService.tip.comments.length) {
         <div>
           @for (comment of getSortedComments(comments | orderBy:'creation_date': true | filter : 'visibility' : key) | slice: (currentCommentsPage-1) * itemsPerPage : (currentCommentsPage-1) * itemsPerPage + itemsPerPage; track comment; let index = $index) {
diff --git a/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-upload-wbfile/tip-upload-wb-file.component.html b/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-upload-wbfile/tip-upload-wb-file.component.html
index 122e538776..43b6afcf47 100644
--- a/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-upload-wbfile/tip-upload-wb-file.component.html
+++ b/client/app/src/shared/partials/tip-upload-wbfile/tip-upload-wb-file.component.html
@@ -19,37 +19,35 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       }
-      @if (tip.status !== 'closed') {
-        <div>
-          <div>{{'Upload a file:'|translate}}</div>
-          <div class="form">
-            <div class="input-group">
-              <span class="input-group-prepend">
-                <span class="input-group-text rounded-end-0">{{'Description'|translate}}</span>
-              </span>
-              <input type="text" class="form-control" id="upload_description" [(ngModel)]="file_upload_description" />
-              <span class="input-group-append" [ngClass]="{'disabled': !file_upload_description}">
-                <input #uploader [attr.id]="fileInput" id="customFile" type="file" flowButton [style.display]="'none'" class="custom-file-input" (change)="onFileSelected(uploader.files)" />
-                <label [attr.for]="fileInput" for="customFile" class="btn btn-primary rounded-start-0 m-0">
-                  <i class="fa-solid fa-upload "></i>
-                  <span>{{'Upload'|translate}}</span>
-                </label>
-              </span>
-            </div>
-            @if (showError) {
-              <div>
-                <br>
-                  <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
-                    <div>
-                      <span>{{'File size not accepted.'|translate}}</span> {{errorFile?.name}} {{'Maximum file size is:' | translate}} {{appDataService.public.node.maximum_filesize}} MB
-                    </div>
-                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close" (click)="dismissError();errorFile?.cancel(); showError=false"></button>
+      <div>
+        <div>{{'Upload a file:'|translate}}</div>
+        <div class="form">
+          <div class="input-group">
+            <span class="input-group-prepend">
+              <span class="input-group-text rounded-end-0">{{'Description'|translate}}</span>
+            </span>
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="upload_description" [(ngModel)]="file_upload_description" />
+            <span class="input-group-append" [ngClass]="{'disabled': !file_upload_description}">
+              <input #uploader [attr.id]="fileInput" id="customFile" type="file" flowButton [style.display]="'none'" class="custom-file-input" (change)="onFileSelected(uploader.files)" />
+              <label [attr.for]="fileInput" for="customFile" class="btn btn-primary rounded-start-0 m-0">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-upload "></i>
+                <span>{{'Upload'|translate}}</span>
+              </label>
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          @if (showError) {
+            <div>
+              <br>
+                <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
+                  <div>
+                    <span>{{'File size not accepted.'|translate}}</span> {{errorFile?.name}} {{'Maximum file size is:' | translate}} {{appDataService.public.node.maximum_filesize}} MB
                   </div>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close" (click)="dismissError();errorFile?.cancel(); showError=false"></button>
                 </div>
-              }
-            </div>
+              </div>
+            }
           </div>
-        }
-      </div>
-    }
+        </div>
+    </div>
+  }
   </div>