diff --git a/web/app/components/blocked-users/blocked-users.jsx b/web/app/components/blocked-users/blocked-users.jsx
index 7d0d84a9..ead8a501 100644
--- a/web/app/components/blocked-users/blocked-users.jsx
+++ b/web/app/components/blocked-users/blocked-users.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export default class BlockedUsers extends Component {
     if (confirm('Do you want to block this user?')) {
       api.blockUser({ id: user.id }).then(() => {
         this.setState({ unblockedUsers: this.state.unblockedUsers.filter(x => x !== user.id) });
+
+        if (this.props.onUnblock) this.props.onUnblock(user.id);
       });
     }
   }
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ export default class BlockedUsers extends Component {
     if (confirm('Do you want to unblock this user?')) {
       api.unblockUser({ id: user.id }).then(() => {
         this.setState({ unblockedUsers: this.state.unblockedUsers.concat([user.id]) });
+
+        if (this.props.onUnblock) this.props.onUnblock(user.id);
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/web/app/components/root/root.jsx b/web/app/components/root/root.jsx
index ea6f1e81..e576a7ff 100644
--- a/web/app/components/root/root.jsx
+++ b/web/app/components/root/root.jsx
@@ -106,7 +106,19 @@ export default class Root extends Component {
   }
 
   onBlockedUsersHide() {
-    this.setState({ isBlockedVisible: false });
+    // if someone was unblocked let's reload comments
+    if (this.state.wasSomeoneUnblocked) {
+      api.find({ url }).then(({ comments } = {}) => store.set('comments', comments));
+    }
+
+    this.setState({
+      isBlockedVisible: false,
+      wasSomeoneUnblocked: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  onUnblockSomeone() {
+    this.setState({ wasSomeoneUnblocked: true });
   }
 
   addComment(data) {
@@ -197,7 +209,7 @@ export default class Root extends Component {
           {
             isBlockedVisible && (
               <div className="root__main">
-                <BlockedUsers users={bannedUsers}/>
+                <BlockedUsers users={bannedUsers} onUnblock={this.onUnblockSomeone}/>
               </div>
             )
           }