diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dirent-detail/detail-comments-list.js b/frontend/src/components/dirent-detail/detail-comments-list.js
index d0b1f9fc3c..0b8e2a9b61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dirent-detail/detail-comments-list.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dirent-detail/detail-comments-list.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class DetailCommentList extends React.Component {
renderSuggestion={this.renderUserSuggestion}
style={defaultMentionStyle}
onAdd={(id, display) => {this.addParticipant(id);}}
+ appendSpaceOnAdd={true}
/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/file-view/comment-panel.js b/frontend/src/components/file-view/comment-panel.js
index 8b9cc5e4ef..76a523a7bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/file-view/comment-panel.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/file-view/comment-panel.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class CommentPanel extends React.Component {
renderSuggestion={this.renderUserSuggestion}
style={defaultMentionStyle}
onAdd={(id, display) => {this.addParticipant(id);}}
+ appendSpaceOnAdd={true}
/>