diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/new_comment.html b/comments/templates/comments/new_comment.html
index 55d670be89d662dbad2d39a6f85bf65315bd7c63..8a59f3240486bf5d157ad6217ec57a4e1ad81471 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/new_comment.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/new_comment.html
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 {% url 'comments:new_comment' object_id=object_id type_of_object=type_of_object as url %}
 {% include 'comments/_add_comment_form.html' with form=form url=url %}
 
+{% elif not user.is_authenticated %}
+
+<h3  class="text-center"><a href="{% url 'scipost:login' %}?next={{request.path}}" class="btns btxn-info mt-3 px-4">Login to comment</a></h3>
+
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/comments/views.py b/comments/views.py
index 1948eba503d787f78a5037c6f50ac9f85e187695..021b7f7303530480c8b8eab4bc0dd405e3753491 100644
--- a/comments/views.py
+++ b/comments/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from submissions.models import Submission, Report
 from commentaries.models import Commentary
 
 
+@login_required
 @permission_required('scipost.can_submit_comments', raise_exception=True)
 def new_comment(request, **kwargs):
     form = CommentForm(request.POST or None, request.FILES or None)
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
index 16ff9ea98a3374d2588c52f610163b8a7dc58ab0..ede9cef6dc900c9a613aaa04eb6f6df09e21a875 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
         {% endif %}
     </div>
 </div>
+{% elif not user.is_authenticated %}
+    <div class="text-center"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-sm px-3" href="{% url 'scipost:login' %}?next={{request.path}}">Login to report</a></div>
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if invited_reports %}