diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
index 29d7874c..7e184257 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@
         <form action="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.user_pages.media_post_comment', 
                                          user= media.get_uploader.username,
                                          media_id=media.id) }}" method="POST" id="form_comment">
-          <p>
-            {% trans %}You can use <a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics">Markdown</a> for formatting.{% endtrans %}
-          </p>
           {{ wtforms_util.render_divs(comment_form) }}
           <div class="form_submit_buttons">
             <input type="submit" value="{% trans %}Add this comment{% endtrans %}" class="button_action" />
diff --git a/mediagoblin/user_pages/forms.py b/mediagoblin/user_pages/forms.py
index 9e8ccf01..c7398d84 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/user_pages/forms.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/user_pages/forms.py
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ from mediagoblin.tools.translate import fake_ugettext_passthrough as _
 
 class MediaCommentForm(wtforms.Form):
     comment_content = wtforms.TextAreaField(
-        '',
-        [wtforms.validators.Required()])
+        _('Comment'),
+        [wtforms.validators.Required()],
+        description=_(u'You can use '
+                      u'<a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics">'
+                      u'Markdown</a> for formatting.'))
 
 class ConfirmDeleteForm(wtforms.Form):
     confirm = wtforms.BooleanField(