diff --git a/assets/js/comments.js b/assets/js/comments.js
index 848d36fb5..73be4bfa8 100644
--- a/assets/js/comments.js
+++ b/assets/js/comments.js
@@ -72,7 +72,28 @@ function get_youtube_comments() {
         url += '&ucid=' + video_data.ucid
     }
 
-    var onNon200 = function (xhr) { comments.innerHTML = fallback; };
+    var onNon200 = function (xhr) {
+        if (!video_data.comments_enabled) {
+            comments.innerHTML = `
+            <div id="comments-turned-off-on-video-message" class="h-box v-box">
+                <p><b>${video_data.youtube_comments_disabled_text}</b></p>
+
+                <p>
+                    <b> 
+                        <a href="javascript:void(0)" data-comments="reddit" id="try-reddit-comments-link"> 
+                            ${video_data.youtube_comments_disabled_try_reddit}
+                        </a> 
+                    </b>
+                </p> 
+            </div>`;
+
+            document.getElementById("try-reddit-comments-link").onclick = swap_comments 
+        } else {
+            comments.innerHTML = fallback; 
+        }
+
+    };
+
     if (video_data.params.comments[1] === 'youtube')
         onNon200 = function (xhr) {};
 
diff --git a/assets/js/watch.js b/assets/js/watch.js
index 31c09785a..8eaf06548 100644
--- a/assets/js/watch.js
+++ b/assets/js/watch.js
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ addEventListener('load', function (e) {
     if (video_data.plid)
         get_playlist(video_data.plid);
 
+    if (!video_data.comments_enabled && video_data.params.comments.includes("youtube")) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (video_data.params.comments[0] === 'youtube') {
         get_youtube_comments();
     } else if (video_data.params.comments[0] === 'reddit') {
@@ -188,3 +192,5 @@ addEventListener('load', function (e) {
         get_reddit_comments();
     } 
 });
+
+document.getElementById("try-reddit-comments-link").onclick = swap_comments
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 3f3147885..82b1b13cb 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
     "Hide replies": "Hide replies",
     "Show replies": "Show replies",
     "youtube_comments_disabled_text": "Comments are turned off on this video",
+    "youtube_comments_disabled_try_reddit": "Try reddit comments?",
     "invidious_comments_disabled_text": "Comments are hidden as per configuration",
     "Incorrect password": "Incorrect password",
     "Wrong answer": "Wrong answer",
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index f4eb42035..9d4c70fee 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
     content: "<%= translate(locale, "Show less") %>"
 }
 </style>
+
+<% 
+    # Disable the try reddit link if javascript is disabled 
+%>
+<noscript><style> #try-reddit-comments-link { display: none } </style></noscript>
+
 <% end %>
 
 <script id="video_data" type="application/json">
@@ -56,6 +62,8 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
     "youtube_comments_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "View YouTube comments")),
     "reddit_comments_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "View Reddit comments")),
     "reddit_permalink_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "View more comments on Reddit")),
+    "youtube_comments_disabled_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "youtube_comments_disabled_text")),
+    "youtube_comments_disabled_try_reddit" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "youtube_comments_disabled_try_reddit")),
     "comments_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "View `x` comments", "{commentCount}")),
     "hide_replies_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "Hide replies")),
     "show_replies_text" => HTML.escape(translate(locale, "Show replies")),
@@ -307,7 +315,15 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                         <% end %>
                     <% else %>
                         <div id="comments-turned-off-on-video-message" class="h-box v-box">
-                            <p><b><%=translate(locale, "youtube_comments_disabled_text")%></b></p>
+                            <p><b><%=translate(locale, "youtube_comments_disabled_text")%></b></p>                            
+
+                            <p>
+                                <b> 
+                                    <a href="javascript:void(0)" data-comments="reddit" id="try-reddit-comments-link"> 
+                                        <%=HTML.escape(translate(locale, "youtube_comments_disabled_try_reddit"))%>
+                                    </a> 
+                                </b>
+                            </p> 
                         </div>
                     <% end %>
                 <% end %>