# GitLab: Inline comments on MRs cannot be hidden or expanded

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-02-02 12:03 UTC · Resolved: 2026-02-02 23:23 UTC · Duration: 11 h
- Updates: 5 · Affected components: Website
- [Vendor status page: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/698092888ef65105f3e0465e](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/698092888ef65105f3e0465e)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-02-02 12:03 UTC: Collapsing and expanding inline comment threads is broken for merge requests. We are investigating. Workaround is available, see issue for details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21184
- **identified** 2026-02-02 12:39 UTC: We have identified the recent refactor of a Vue component as the cause. We are preparing a fix for the problematic MR. Workaround is available, see issue for details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21184
- **identified** 2026-02-02 15:52 UTC: The fix has been merged and is currently being deployed to production. A workaround is available, see issue for details: gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21184
- **identified** 2026-02-02 19:02 UTC: Deployment of the fix is progressing. We will provide another update once the fix has landed within the next ~4 hours.
- **resolved** 2026-02-02 23:23 UTC: We've confirmed that the fix has been deployed and inline comment threads on merge requests can now be expanded and collapsed normally.


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/698092888ef65105f3e0465e · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/698092888ef65105f3e0465e.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/gitlab/incidents/698092888ef65105f3e0465e · Generated 2026-10-18T11:26:03.195Z