diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index ca5b6769..e5048cdb 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "dev.typetype.android"
         minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = 37
-        versionCode = 10805
-        versionName = "1.8.0-beta.5"
+        versionCode = 10806
+        versionName = "1.8.0-beta.6"
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         resValue("string", "app_name", "TypeType")
     }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentBodyTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentBodyTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf4872be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentBodyTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package dev.typetype.android.feature.player.components
+
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createAndroidComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performClick
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import dev.typetype.android.domain.comments.Comment
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class CommentBodyTest {
+    @get:Rule
+    val composeRule = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
+
+    @Test
+    fun longCommentCollapsesAndExpandsWithReadMore() {
+        val suffix = " more comment detail".repeat(60)
+        val comment = Comment(
+            id = "comment",
+            text = "Long comment starts here$suffix",
+            authorName = "Reporter",
+            authorAvatarUrl = "",
+            likeCount = 2,
+            textualLikeCount = "2",
+            publishedTime = "1 day ago",
+            isHeartedByUploader = false,
+            isPinned = false,
+            uploaderVerified = false,
+            replyCount = 0,
+        )
+
+        composeRule.setContent {
+            CommentBody(
+                comment = comment,
+                avatarSize = 36.dp,
+                onUrlClick = {},
+                onTimestampClick = {},
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(16.dp),
+            )
+        }
+
+        composeRule.onNodeWithText("Read more").assertExists().performClick()
+        composeRule.onNodeWithText("Long comment starts here$suffix").assertExists()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentListItems.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentListItems.kt
index d9f4ef58..ef11922d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentListItems.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/CommentListItems.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
@@ -43,9 +48,10 @@ internal fun CommentBody(
     avatarSize: Dp,
     onUrlClick: (String) -> Unit,
     onTimestampClick: (Long) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     val serverBaseUrl = LocalServerBaseUrl.current
-    Row(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+    Row(modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
         AsyncImage(
             model = buildImageUrl(serverBaseUrl, comment.authorAvatarUrl),
             contentDescription = null,
@@ -82,10 +88,8 @@ internal fun CommentBody(
                 )
             }
             Spacer(Modifier.height(4.dp))
-            LinkedText(
-                text = comment.text,
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface),
-                linkColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+            ExpandableCommentText(
+                comment = comment,
                 onUrlClick = onUrlClick,
                 onTimestampClick = onTimestampClick,
             )
@@ -115,6 +119,38 @@ internal fun CommentBody(
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun ExpandableCommentText(
+    comment: Comment,
+    onUrlClick: (String) -> Unit,
+    onTimestampClick: (Long) -> Unit,
+) {
+    var expanded by remember(comment.text) { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val needsTruncation = comment.text.length > COMMENT_COLLAPSE_CHARACTER_LIMIT ||
+        comment.text.count { it == '\n' } >= COMMENT_COLLAPSE_LINE_LIMIT
+
+    Column {
+        LinkedText(
+            text = comment.text,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface),
+            linkColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+            onUrlClick = onUrlClick,
+            onTimestampClick = onTimestampClick,
+            maxLines = if (expanded) Int.MAX_VALUE else COMMENT_COLLAPSE_LINE_LIMIT,
+            overflow = if (expanded) TextOverflow.Clip else TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        )
+        if (needsTruncation && !expanded) {
+            TextButton(
+                onClick = { expanded = true },
+                contentPadding = PaddingValues(horizontal = 4.dp),
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
+            ) {
+                Text(stringResource(R.string.comments_read_more))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 internal fun FooterState(items: LazyPagingItems<Comment>) {
     val state = items.loadState
@@ -156,3 +192,6 @@ private fun CommentSkeletons(count: Int) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+private const val COMMENT_COLLAPSE_CHARACTER_LIMIT = 320
+private const val COMMENT_COLLAPSE_LINE_LIMIT = 6
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/InteractiveText.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/InteractiveText.kt
index ff205729..21f934a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/InteractiveText.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/typetype/android/feature/player/components/InteractiveText.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextLinkStyles
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextDecoration
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.withLink
 import java.net.URI
 import java.net.URLDecoder
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ internal fun LinkedText(
     onUrlClick: (String) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     onTimestampClick: (Long) -> Unit = {},
+    maxLines: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE,
+    overflow: TextOverflow = TextOverflow.Clip,
 ) {
     val latestOnUrlClick = rememberUpdatedState(onUrlClick)
     val latestOnTimestampClick = rememberUpdatedState(onTimestampClick)
@@ -141,5 +144,11 @@ internal fun LinkedText(
         }
         append(text.substring(cursor))
     }
-    Text(text = annotated, style = style, modifier = modifier)
+    Text(
+        text = annotated,
+        style = style,
+        modifier = modifier,
+        maxLines = maxLines,
+        overflow = overflow,
+    )
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9ea579f3..4827988b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@
     <string name="accounts_forget_failed">Couldn\'t forget account</string>
     <string name="comments_title">Comments</string>
     <string name="comments_empty">No comments</string>
+    <string name="comments_read_more">Read more</string>
     <string name="comments_like_count">Likes: %1$s</string>
     <string name="comments_replies_failed">Couldn\'t load replies</string>
     <string name="comments_load_failed">Couldn\'t load comments</string>