diff --git a/lua/octo/commands.lua b/lua/octo/commands.lua
index 6fa92808e..8cdd7aad2 100644
--- a/lua/octo/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/octo/commands.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ local config = require "octo.config"
 local colors = require "octo.ui.colors"
 local vim = vim
 
+-- a global variable where command handlers can access the details of the last
+-- command ran.
+--
+-- this came into existence since some commands like "comment add" need to
+-- understand the line range the comment should be created on.
+-- this is problematic without the command options as you exit visual mode when
+-- enterting the command line.
+OctoLastCmdOpts = nil
+
 local M = {}
 
 local get_current_buffer = function()
@@ -32,7 +41,9 @@ end
 
 function M.setup()
   vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Octo", function(opts)
+    OctoLastCmdOpts = opts
     require("octo.commands").octo(unpack(opts.fargs))
+    OctoLastCmdOpts = nil
   end, { complete = require("octo.completion").octo_command_complete, nargs = "*", range = true })
   local conf = config.values
 
@@ -536,6 +547,7 @@ function M.octo(object, action, ...)
       utils.error(action and "Incorrect action: " .. action or "No action specified")
       return
     end
+
     res = pcall(a, ...)
     if not res then
       utils.error(action and "Failed action: " .. action)
diff --git a/lua/octo/reviews/file-entry.lua b/lua/octo/reviews/file-entry.lua
index 105860283..b7b31b210 100644
--- a/lua/octo/reviews/file-entry.lua
+++ b/lua/octo/reviews/file-entry.lua
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ M._null_buffer = {}
 ---@field right_binary boolean|nil
 ---@field left_bufid integer
 ---@field right_bufid integer
---- If this table is empty, the buffer is not ready to be displayed
---- If the file is actually empty for the revision, table will be filled with a single empty line
 ---@field left_lines string[]
---- If this table is empty, the buffer is not ready to be displayed
---- If the file is actually empty for the revision, table will be filled with a single empty line
 ---@field right_lines string[]
+--- If either left_fetched or right_fetched is false,
+--- the buffer is not ready to be displayed.
+---@field left_fetched boolean
+---@field right_fetched boolean
 ---@field left_winid number
 ---@field right_winid number
 ---@field left_comment_ranges table
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ function FileEntry:new(opt)
     right_binary = opt.right_binary,
     left_lines = {},
     right_lines = {},
+    left_fetched = false,
+    right_fetched = false,
     diffhunks = diffhunks,
     associated_bufs = {},
     viewed_state = pr.files[opt.path],
@@ -205,10 +207,12 @@ function FileEntry:fetch()
   if self.pull_request.local_right then
     utils.get_file_at_commit(right_path, right_sha, function(lines)
       self.right_lines = lines
+      self.right_fetched = true
     end)
   else
     utils.get_file_contents(self.pull_request.repo, right_abbrev, right_path, function(lines)
       self.right_lines = lines
+      self.right_fetched = true
     end)
   end
 
@@ -216,10 +220,12 @@ function FileEntry:fetch()
   if self.pull_request.local_left then
     utils.get_file_at_commit(left_path, left_sha, function(lines)
       self.left_lines = lines
+      self.left_fetched = true
     end)
   else
     utils.get_file_contents(self.pull_request.repo, left_abbrev, left_path, function(lines)
       self.left_lines = lines
+      self.left_fetched = true
     end)
   end
 
@@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ end
 ---Determines whether the file content has been loaded and the file is ready to render
 ---@return boolean
 function FileEntry:is_ready_to_render()
-  return #self.left_lines > 0 and #self.right_lines > 0
+  return self.left_fetched and self.right_fetched
 end
 
 ---Load the buffers.
diff --git a/lua/octo/reviews/init.lua b/lua/octo/reviews/init.lua
index 0583b6bf2..5a203e535 100644
--- a/lua/octo/reviews/init.lua
+++ b/lua/octo/reviews/init.lua
@@ -329,8 +329,15 @@ function Review:add_comment(isSuggestion)
     return
   end
 
-  -- get visual selected line range
+  -- get visual selected line range, used if coming from a keymap where current
+  -- mode can be evaluated.
   local line1, line2 = utils.get_lines_from_context "visual"
+  -- if we came from the command line the command options will provide line
+  -- range
+  if OctoLastCmdOpts ~= nil then
+    line1 = OctoLastCmdOpts.line1
+    line2 = OctoLastCmdOpts.line2
+  end
 
   local comment_ranges, current_bufnr
   if split == "RIGHT" then
diff --git a/lua/octo/utils.lua b/lua/octo/utils.lua
index 494cc3fbc..a578dfd2e 100644
--- a/lua/octo/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/octo/utils.lua
@@ -1642,8 +1642,8 @@ function M.get_lines_from_context(calling_context)
     line_number_start = vim.fn.line "."
     line_number_end = line_number_start
   elseif calling_context == "visual" then
-    line_number_start = vim.fn.line "'<"
-    line_number_end = vim.fn.line "'>"
+    line_number_start = vim.fn.line "v"
+    line_number_end = vim.fn.line "."
   elseif calling_context == "motion" then
     line_number_start = vim.fn.getpos("'[")[2]
     line_number_end = vim.fn.getpos("']")[2]