diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/review-panel.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/review-panel.pug
index 25ac9afd79..8b33be8ef6 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/review-panel.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/review-panel.pug
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='addCommentEntryTemplate')
 						ng-keypress="handleCommentKeyPress($event);"
 						placeholder="Add your comment here"
 						focus-on="comment:new:open"
+						ng-blur="submitNewComment()"
 					)
 				.rp-entry-actions
 					button.rp-entry-button(
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/track-changes/TrackChangesManager.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/track-changes/TrackChangesManager.coffee
index ed15da2958..b75cb07dba 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/track-changes/TrackChangesManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/track-changes/TrackChangesManager.coffee
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ define [
 				@rangesTracker = doc.ranges
 				@connectToRangesTracker()
 			
-			@$scope.$on "comment:add", (e, thread_id) =>
-				@addCommentToSelection(thread_id)
+			@$scope.$on "comment:add", (e, thread_id, offset, length) =>
+				@addCommentToSelection(thread_id, offset, length)
 
 			@$scope.$on "comment:select_line", (e) =>
 				@selectLineIfNoSelection()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define [
 				@recalculateReviewEntriesScreenPositions()
 
 			changingSelection = false
-			onChangeSelection = (args...) =>
+			onChangeSelection = () =>
 				# Deletes can send about 5 changeSelection events, so
 				# just act on the last one.
 				if !changingSelection
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ define [
 					@$scope.$evalAsync () =>
 						changingSelection = false
 						@updateFocus()
-						@recalculateReviewEntriesScreenPositions()
 			
 			onResize = () =>
 				@recalculateReviewEntriesScreenPositions()
@@ -64,11 +63,13 @@ define [
 
 			bindToAce = () =>
 				@editor.on "changeSelection", onChangeSelection
+				@editor.on "change", onChangeSelection # Selection also moves with updates elsewhere in the document
 				@editor.on "changeSession", onChangeSession
 				@editor.renderer.on "resize", onResize
 
 			unbindFromAce = () =>
 				@editor.off "changeSelection", onChangeSelection
+				@editor.off "change", onChangeSelection
 				@editor.off "changeSession", onChangeSession
 				@editor.renderer.off "resize", onResize
 
@@ -174,10 +175,11 @@ define [
 			# @rangesTracker.applyOp op # Will apply via sharejs
 			@$scope.sharejsDoc.submitOp op
 		
-		addCommentToSelection: (thread_id) ->
-			range = @editor.getSelectionRange()
-			content = @editor.getSelectedText()
-			offset = @_aceRangeToShareJs(range.start)
+		addCommentToSelection: (thread_id, offset, length) ->
+			start = @_shareJsOffsetToAcePosition(offset)
+			end = @_shareJsOffsetToAcePosition(offset + length)
+			range = new Range(start.row, start.column, end.row, end.column)
+			content = @editor.session.getTextRange(range)
 			@addComment(offset, content, thread_id)
 		
 		selectLineIfNoSelection: () ->
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
index 5cdf7c672c..88a3233934 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/controllers/ReviewPanelController.coffee
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ define [
 					entries["add-comment"] = {
 						type: "add-comment"
 						offset: selection_offset_start
+						length: selection_offset_end - selection_offset_start
 					}
 			
 			for id, entry of entries
@@ -310,10 +311,15 @@ define [
 				$scope.$broadcast "review-panel:layout"
 		
 		$scope.submitNewComment = (content) ->
+			return if !content? or content == ""
+			doc_id = $scope.editor.open_doc_id
+			entries = getDocEntries(doc_id)
+			return if !entries["add-comment"]?
+			{offset, length} = entries["add-comment"]
 			thread_id = RangesTracker.generateId()
 			thread = getThread(thread_id)
 			thread.submitting = true
-			$scope.$broadcast "comment:add", thread_id
+			$scope.$broadcast "comment:add", thread_id, offset, length
 			$http.post("/project/#{$scope.project_id}/thread/#{thread_id}/messages", {content, _csrf: window.csrfToken})
 				.error (error) ->
 					ide.showGenericMessageModal("Error submitting comment", "Sorry, there was a problem submitting your comment")
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/directives/addCommentEntry.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/directives/addCommentEntry.coffee
index 124794e7b8..c23c37b674 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/directives/addCommentEntry.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/review-panel/directives/addCommentEntry.coffee
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ define [
 				if ev.keyCode == 13 and !ev.shiftKey and !ev.ctrlKey and !ev.metaKey
 					ev.preventDefault()
 					if scope.state.content.length > 0 
-						ev.target.blur()
 						scope.submitNewComment()
 
 			scope.submitNewComment = () ->
 				scope.onSubmit { content: scope.state.content }
 				scope.state.isAdding = false
-				scope.state.content = ""
\ No newline at end of file
+				scope.state.content = ""