diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 7ce6ab56..1f21da31 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ export default {
       if (item.comments) {
         return item.comments
       }
-      return comments(me, models, item.id, 'hot', item)
+      return comments(me, models, item.id, item.pinId ? 'recent' : 'hot', item)
     },
     upvotes: async (item, args, { models }) => {
       const [{ count }] = await models.$queryRaw(`
diff --git a/components/comments.js b/components/comments.js
index 22c16926..68d129be 100644
--- a/components/comments.js
+++ b/components/comments.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { COMMENTS_QUERY } from '../fragments/items'
 import { COMMENTS } from '../fragments/comments'
 import { abbrNum } from '../lib/format'
 
-export function CommentsHeader ({ handleSort, commentSats }) {
-  const [sort, setSort] = useState('hot')
+export function CommentsHeader ({ handleSort, pinned, commentSats }) {
+  const [sort, setSort] = useState(pinned ? 'recent' : 'hot')
 
   const getHandleClick = sort => {
     return () => {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function CommentsHeader ({ handleSort, commentSats }) {
   )
 }
 
-export default function Comments ({ parentId, commentSats, comments, ...props }) {
+export default function Comments ({ parentId, pinned, commentSats, comments, ...props }) {
   const client = useApolloClient()
   useEffect(() => {
     const hash = window.location.hash
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default function Comments ({ parentId, commentSats, comments, ...props })
     <>
       {comments.length
         ? <CommentsHeader
-            commentSats={commentSats} handleSort={sort => {
+            commentSats={commentSats} pinned={pinned} handleSort={sort => {
               setLoading(true)
               getComments({ variables: { id: parentId, sort } })
             }}
diff --git a/components/item-full.js b/components/item-full.js
index c5e7704c..b1282ba6 100644
--- a/components/item-full.js
+++ b/components/item-full.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export default function ItemFull ({ item, bio, ...props }) {
           </div>)}
       {item.comments &&
         <div className={styles.comments}>
-          <Comments parentId={item.id} commentSats={item.commentSats} comments={item.comments} />
+          <Comments parentId={item.id} pinned={item.position} commentSats={item.commentSats} comments={item.comments} />
         </div>}
     </>
   )