diff --git a/src/components/Comments/ToggleCommentButton.tsx b/src/components/Comments/ToggleCommentButton.tsx
index 92be495ac..650607b96 100644
--- a/src/components/Comments/ToggleCommentButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Comments/ToggleCommentButton.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client';
-import { Comment } from '@mui/icons-material';
-import { Badge, Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
+import { Badge, SvgIcon, SvgIconProps, Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { Except } from 'type-fest';
 import { Feature } from '../Feature';
 import { IconButton, IconButtonProps } from '../IconButton';
@@ -22,15 +22,38 @@ export const ToggleCommentsButton = ({
   });
   const total = data?.commentable.commentThreads.total ?? 0;
 
+  const Icon = total === 0 ? NewCommentIcon : CommentIcon;
+
   return (
     <Feature flag="comments" match={true}>
       <Tooltip title={`${isCommentsBarOpen ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} Comments`}>
         <IconButton onClick={() => toggleCommentsBar()} {...rest}>
           <Badge badgeContent={total} color="primary">
-            <Comment />
+            <Icon />
           </Badge>
         </IconButton>
       </Tooltip>
     </Feature>
   );
 };
+
+const NewCommentIcon = forwardRef<SVGSVGElement, SvgIconProps>(
+  function NewCommentIcon(props, ref) {
+    return (
+      <SvgIcon {...props} ref={ref} viewBox="0 0 20 20">
+        <path d="M10.43 1.95a7.52 7.52 0 1 1-3.6 14.11L4.3 17.27c-1.06.5-2.17-.6-1.66-1.66l1.2-2.55a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 6.6-11.11Zm0 0v.75-.75Zm2.7 2.13a6 6 0 0 0-7.8 8.55c.13.22.14.49.03.72L4.3 15.62l2.26-1.08c.23-.11.5-.1.72.04a6.02 6.02 0 1 0 5.85-10.5Z" />
+        <path d="M11.25 6.5a.75.75 0 0 0-1.5 0v2.25H7.5a.75.75 0 0 0 0 1.5h2.25v2.25a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0v-2.25h2.25a.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5h-2.25V6.5Z" />
+      </SvgIcon>
+    );
+  }
+);
+
+const CommentIcon = forwardRef<SVGSVGElement, SvgIconProps>(
+  function CommentIcon(props, ref) {
+    return (
+      <SvgIcon {...props} ref={ref} viewBox="0 0 20 20">
+        <path d="M10.43 1.95a7.52 7.52 0 1 1-3.6 14.11L4.3 17.27c-1.06.5-2.17-.6-1.66-1.66l1.2-2.55a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 6.6-11.11Zm0 0v.75-.75Zm2.7 2.13a6 6 0 0 0-7.8 8.55c.13.22.14.49.03.72L4.3 15.62l2.26-1.08c.23-.11.5-.1.72.04a6.02 6.02 0 1 0 5.85-10.5Z" />
+      </SvgIcon>
+    );
+  }
+);