diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController.php b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionCommentHistoryController.php
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
       ->setUser($user)
       ->setObjectPHID($obj_phid)
       ->setTransactions($xactions)
-      ->setShowEditActions(false);
+      ->setShowEditActions(false)
+      ->setHideCommentOptions(true);
 
     $dialog = id(new AphrontDialogView())
       ->setUser($user)
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/view/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionView.php b/src/applications/transactions/view/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionView.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/view/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionView.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/view/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionView.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   private $pager;
   private $renderAsFeed;
   private $renderData = array();
+  private $hideCommentOptions = false;
 
   public function setRenderAsFeed($feed) {
     $this->renderAsFeed = $feed;
@@ -107,6 +108,15 @@
     return $this->renderData;
   }
 
+  public function setHideCommentOptions($hide_comment_options) {
+    $this->hideCommentOptions = $hide_comment_options;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getHideCommentOptions() {
+    return $this->hideCommentOptions;
+  }
+
   public function buildEvents($with_hiding = false) {
     $user = $this->getUser();
 
@@ -388,7 +398,8 @@
       ->setTransactionPHID($xaction->getPHID())
       ->setUserHandle($xaction->getHandle($xaction->getAuthorPHID()))
       ->setIcon($xaction->getIcon())
-      ->setColor($xaction->getColor());
+      ->setColor($xaction->getColor())
+      ->setHideCommentOptions($this->getHideCommentOptions());
 
     list($token, $token_removed) = $xaction->getToken();
     if ($token) {
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   private $isNormalComment;
   private $quoteRef;
   private $reallyMajorEvent;
+  private $hideCommentOptions = false;
 
   public function setQuoteRef($quote_ref) {
     $this->quoteRef = $quote_ref;
@@ -164,6 +165,15 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function setHideCommentOptions($hide_comment_options) {
+    $this->hideCommentOptions = $hide_comment_options;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getHideCommentOptions() {
+    return $this->hideCommentOptions;
+  }
+
   public function setToken($token, $removed = false) {
     $this->token = $token;
     $this->tokenRemoved = $removed;
@@ -259,7 +269,7 @@
     $menu = null;
     $items = array();
     $has_menu = false;
-    if (!$this->getIsPreview()) {
+    if (!$this->getIsPreview() && !$this->getHideCommentOptions()) {
       foreach ($this->getEventGroup() as $event) {
         $items[] = $event->getMenuItems($this->anchor);
         if ($event->hasChildren()) {