diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index f09885cf8..c50b425d3 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export default gql`
     uploadId: Int
     pollCost: Int
     deletedAt: Date
+    originalItemId: Int
   }
 
   type Comments {
diff --git a/components/item-history.js b/components/item-history.js
index 5382e06f4..4f755c77a 100644
--- a/components/item-history.js
+++ b/components/item-history.js
@@ -19,10 +19,21 @@ export function OldItem ({ version }) {
   )
 }
 
-export default function HistoryDropdownItem ({ item }) {
+export default function HistoryDropdown ({ item }) {
   const router = useRouter()
   const showModal = useShowModal()
 
+  const lastEdited = new Date(item.oldVersions[0].cloneDiedAt)
+
+  // TODO: overengineering? not handling it just closes the modal
+  /* const handleLastEdit = () => {
+    if (!item.parentId) {
+      router.replace(`/items/${item.id}`)
+    } else {
+      router.replace(`/items/${item.parentId}/?commentId=${item.id}`)
+    }
+  } */
+
   return (
     <Dropdown className='pointer' as='span'>
       <Dropdown.Toggle as='span' onPointerDown={e => e.preventDefault()}>
@@ -33,11 +44,18 @@ export default function HistoryDropdownItem ({ item }) {
           edited {item.oldVersions.length} times
         </Dropdown.Header>
         <hr className='dropdown-divider' />
-        <Dropdown.Item title={item.oldVersions[0].cloneDiedAt} onClick={() => router.push(`/items/${item.id}`)}>
-          edited {timeSince(new Date(item.oldVersions[0].cloneDiedAt))} ago (most recent)
+        <Dropdown.Item
+          title={lastEdited}
+          // onClick={handleLastEdit}
+        >
+          edited {timeSince(lastEdited)} ago (most recent)
         </Dropdown.Item>
-        {item.oldVersions.map((version) => ( // TODO: prettier
-          <Dropdown.Item key={version.id} title={version.cloneBornAt} onClick={() => showModal((onClose) => <OldItem version={version} onClose={onClose} />)}>
+        {item.oldVersions.map((version) => (
+          <Dropdown.Item
+            key={version.id}
+            title={version.cloneBornAt}
+            onClick={() => showModal((onClose) => <OldItem version={version} onClose={onClose} />)}
+          >
             {!version.cloneBornAt ? 'created' : 'edited'} {timeSince(new Date(version.cloneBornAt || version.createdAt))} ago
           </Dropdown.Item>
         ))}
diff --git a/components/item-info.js b/components/item-info.js
index 60aaca9bc..40d142570 100644
--- a/components/item-info.js
+++ b/components/item-info.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { useShowModal } from './modal'
 import classNames from 'classnames'
 import SubPopover from './sub-popover'
 import useCanShadowEdit from './use-can-edit'
-import HistoryDropdownItem from './item-history'
+import HistoryDropdown from './item-history'
 
 function itemTitle (item) {
   let title = ''
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default function ItemInfo ({
         {item.oldVersions?.length > 0 && !item.deletedAt &&
           <>
             <span> </span>
-            <HistoryDropdownItem item={item} />
+            <HistoryDropdown item={item} />
           </>}
       </span>
       {item.subName &&
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index 6855aada6..da23706ab 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export const COMMENT_FIELDS = gql`
       uploadId
       pollCost
       deletedAt
+      originalItemId
     }
     rel
     apiKey
diff --git a/fragments/items.js b/fragments/items.js
index fdc652872..f1f8fe5ea 100644
--- a/fragments/items.js
+++ b/fragments/items.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export const ITEM_FIELDS = gql`
       uploadId
       pollCost
       deletedAt
+      originalItemId
     }
     rel
     apiKey