diff --git a/ext/bbcode/main.php b/ext/bbcode/main.php
index e6176358..f4157bab 100644
--- a/ext/bbcode/main.php
+++ b/ext/bbcode/main.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BBCode extends FormatterExtension {
 		$text = preg_replace("/\[i\](.*?)\[\/i\]/s", "<i>\\1</i>", $text);
 		$text = preg_replace("/\[u\](.*?)\[\/u\]/s", "<u>\\1</u>", $text);
 		$text = preg_replace("/\[s\](.*?)\[\/s\]/s", "<s>\\1</s>", $text);
-		$text = preg_replace("/&gt;&gt;(\d+)(#c?(\d+))?/s", "<a class='comment_link' href=\"".make_link("post/view/\\1#c\\3")."\" onclick=\"$('#c\\3').effect('highlight', {}, 5000);\">&gt;&gt;\\1\\2</a>", $text);
+		$text = preg_replace("/&gt;&gt;(\d+)(#c?(\d+))?/s", "<a class='comment_link' href=\"".make_link("post/view/\\1#c\\3")."\" onclick=\"$('#c\\3').parent().effect('highlight', {}, 5000);\">&gt;&gt;\\1\\2</a>", $text);
 		$text = preg_replace("/(^|\s)#(\d+)/s", "\\1<a href=\"#\\2\">#\\2</a>", $text);
 		$text = preg_replace("/&gt;&gt;([^\d].+)/", "<blockquote><small>\\1</small></blockquote>", $text);
 		$text = preg_replace("/\[url=((?:https?|ftp|irc|mailto):\/\/.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/s", "<a href=\"\\1\">\\2</a>", $text);
diff --git a/lib/shimmie.js b/lib/shimmie.js
index bb2aa2b3..35c55fb4 100644
--- a/lib/shimmie.js
+++ b/lib/shimmie.js
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	}
 
 	$(".comment_link").each(function(idx, elm) {
-		var target_id = $(elm).text().match(/#c\d+/);
-		if(target_id && $(target_id)) {
-			var target_name = $(target_id+" .username").html();
+		var target_id = $(elm).text().match(/#c?(\d+)/);
+		if(target_id && $("#c"+target_id[1])) {
+			var target_name = $("#c"+target_id[1]+" .username").html();
 			$(elm).html("@"+target_name);
 		}
 	});
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ function replyTo(imageId, commentId) {
 
 	box.focus();
 	box.val(box.val() + text);
-	$("#c"+commentId).effect("highlight", {}, 5000);
+	$("#c"+commentId).parent().effect("highlight", {}, 5000);
 }