diff --git a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/AddPostCommentRequest.cs b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/AddPostCommentRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7546af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/AddPostCommentRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace Femto.Api.Controllers.Posts.Dto;
+
+public record AddPostCommentRequest(Guid AuthorId, string Content);
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diff --git a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e180a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace Femto.Api.Controllers.Posts.Dto;
+
+public record PostCommentDto(string Author, string Content, DateTimeOffset PostedOn);
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diff --git a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostDto.cs b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostDto.cs
index 2e6e827..c9af7c6 100644
--- a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostDto.cs
+++ b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/Dto/PostDto.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ public record PostDto(
     IEnumerable<PostMediaDto> Media,
     IEnumerable<PostReactionDto> Reactions,
     DateTimeOffset CreatedAt,
-    IEnumerable<string> PossibleReactions
+    IEnumerable<string> PossibleReactions,
+    IEnumerable<PostCommentDto> Comments
 )
 {
     public static PostDto FromModel(Modules.Blog.Application.Queries.GetPosts.Dto.PostDto post) =>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public record PostDto(
             post.Media.Select(m => new PostMediaDto(m.Url, m.Width, m.Height)),
             post.Reactions.Select(r => new PostReactionDto(r.Emoji, r.AuthorName, r.ReactedOn)),
             post.CreatedAt,
-            post.PossibleReactions
+            post.PossibleReactions,
+            post.Comments.Select(c => new PostCommentDto(c.Author, c.Content, c.PostedOn))
         );
-}
+}
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diff --git a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/PostsController.cs b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/PostsController.cs
index bb4bca7..ed882f7 100644
--- a/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/PostsController.cs
+++ b/Femto.Api/Controllers/Posts/PostsController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Femto.Api.Controllers.Posts.Dto;
 using Femto.Common;
 using Femto.Modules.Blog.Application;
+using Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.AddPostComment;
 using Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.AddPostReaction;
 using Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.ClearPostReaction;
 using Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.CreatePost;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Femto.Api.Controllers.Posts;
 
 [ApiController]
 [Route("posts")]
-public class PostsController(IBlogModule blogModule, ICurrentUserContext currentUserContext)
+public class PostsController(IBlogModule blogModule, ICurrentUserContext currentUserContext, IAuthorizationService auth)
     : ControllerBase
 {
     [HttpGet]
@@ -131,4 +132,23 @@ public class PostsController(IBlogModule blogModule, ICurrentUserContext current
 
         return this.Ok();
     }
+
+    [HttpPost("{postId}/comments")]
+    [Authorize]
+    public async Task<ActionResult> AddPostComment(
+        Guid postId,
+        [FromBody] AddPostCommentRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken
+    )
+    {
+        if (currentUserContext.CurrentUser?.Id != request.AuthorId)
+            return this.BadRequest();
+        
+        await blogModule.Command(
+            new AddPostCommentCommand(postId, request.AuthorId, request.Content),
+            cancellationToken
+        );
+
+        return this.Ok();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Femto.Database/Seed/TestDataSeeder.cs b/Femto.Database/Seed/TestDataSeeder.cs
index 433f73c..2c8efcc 100644
--- a/Femto.Database/Seed/TestDataSeeder.cs
+++ b/Femto.Database/Seed/TestDataSeeder.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public static class TestDataSeeder
             ('019691a0-4dd3-7e89-909e-94a6fd19a05e', @id, '["🍆", "🧢", "🧑🏾‍🎓", "🥕", "🕗"]', 'Some unwitched marbles are thought of simply as currencies. A boundary sees a nepal as a chordal railway.')
             ;
 
+
             INSERT INTO blog.post_media
             (id, post_id, url, ordering)
             VALUES
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ public static class TestDataSeeder
             ('019691a0-4c3e-726f-b8f6-bcbaabe789ae', @id, '🕗')
             ;
 
+            INSERT INTO blog.post_comment
+            (id, post_id, author_id, content)
+            VALUES
+            ('9116da05-49eb-4053-9199-57f54f92e73a', '019691a0-48ed-7eba-b8d3-608e25e07d4b', @id, 'this is a comment!')
+            ;
+
             INSERT INTO authn.user_identity
             (id, username, password_hash, password_salt)
             VALUES
diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommand.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..445c59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+using Femto.Common.Domain;
+
+namespace Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.AddPostComment;
+
+public record AddPostCommentCommand(Guid PostId, Guid AuthorId, string Content) : ICommand;
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diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommandHandler.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommandHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e52877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/AddPostComment/AddPostCommentCommandHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Femto.Common.Domain;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Commands.AddPostComment;
+
+internal class AddPostCommentCommandHandler(BlogContext context) : ICommandHandler<AddPostCommentCommand>
+{
+    public async Task Handle(AddPostCommentCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var post = await context.Posts.SingleOrDefaultAsync(
+            p => p.Id == request.PostId,
+            cancellationToken
+        );
+
+        if (post is null)
+            return;
+
+        post.AddComment(request.AuthorId, request.Content);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/CreatePost/CreatePostCommandHandler.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/CreatePost/CreatePostCommandHandler.cs
index 2d9c713..25bab45 100644
--- a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/CreatePost/CreatePostCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Commands/CreatePost/CreatePostCommandHandler.cs
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ internal class CreatePostCommandHandler(BlogContext context)
                     media.Width,
                     media.Height
                 ))
-                .ToList()
-        )
-        {
-            IsPublic = request.IsPublic is true
-        };
+                .ToList(),
+            request.IsPublic is true
+        );
 
         await context.AddAsync(post, cancellationToken);
 
@@ -39,7 +37,8 @@ internal class CreatePostCommandHandler(BlogContext context)
             post.PostedOn,
             new PostAuthorDto(post.AuthorId, request.CurrentUser.Username),
             [],
-            post.PossibleReactions
+            post.PossibleReactions,
+            []
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Configurations/PostConfiguration.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Configurations/PostConfiguration.cs
index b1defec..630cbe2 100644
--- a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Configurations/PostConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Configurations/PostConfiguration.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ internal class PostConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Post>
             }
         );
 
+        table.OwnsMany(p => p.Comments).WithOwner();
+
         table.Property<string>("PossibleReactionsJson").HasColumnName("possible_reactions");
 
         table.Ignore(e => e.PossibleReactions);
diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ea5e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostCommentDto.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace Femto.Modules.Blog.Application.Queries.GetPosts.Dto;
+
+public record PostCommentDto(string Author, string Content, DateTimeOffset PostedOn);
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diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostDto.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostDto.cs
index b8b6a3d..63efede 100644
--- a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostDto.cs
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/Dto/PostDto.cs
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ public record PostDto(
     DateTimeOffset CreatedAt,
     PostAuthorDto Author,
     IList<PostReactionDto> Reactions,
-    IEnumerable<string> PossibleReactions
-);
+    IEnumerable<string> PossibleReactions,
+    IList<PostCommentDto> Comments
+);
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diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/GetPostsQueryHandler.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/GetPostsQueryHandler.cs
index 0af48ee..c57627f 100644
--- a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/GetPostsQueryHandler.cs
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Application/Queries/GetPosts/GetPostsQueryHandler.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class GetPostsQueryHandler(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
             """,
             new { postIds }
         );
-        
+
         var media = loadMediaResult.ToList();
 
         var loadReactionsResult = await conn.QueryAsync<LoadReactionRow>(
@@ -87,16 +87,36 @@ public class GetPostsQueryHandler(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
 
         var reactions = loadReactionsResult.ToList();
 
+        var loadCommentsResult = await conn.QueryAsync<LoadCommentRow>(
+            """
+            select 
+                pc.id as CommentId,
+                pc.post_id as PostId,
+                pc.content as Content,
+                pc.created_at as PostedOn,
+                a.username as AuthorName
+            from blog.post_comment pc
+            join blog.author a on pc.author_id = a.id
+            where pc.post_id = ANY (@postIds)
+            """,
+            new { postIds }
+        );
+
+        var comments = loadCommentsResult.ToList();
+
         return new GetPostsQueryResult(
             posts
                 .Select(p => new PostDto(
                     p.PostId,
                     p.Content,
-                    media.Where(m => m.PostId == p.PostId).Select(m => new PostMediaDto(
-                        new Uri(m.MediaUrl),
-                        m.MediaWidth,
-                        m.MediaHeight
-                    )).ToList(),
+                    media
+                        .Where(m => m.PostId == p.PostId)
+                        .Select(m => new PostMediaDto(
+                            new Uri(m.MediaUrl),
+                            m.MediaWidth,
+                            m.MediaHeight
+                        ))
+                        .ToList(),
                     p.PostedOn,
                     new PostAuthorDto(p.AuthorId, p.Username),
                     reactions
@@ -105,7 +125,11 @@ public class GetPostsQueryHandler(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
                         .ToList(),
                     !string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.PossibleReactions)
                         ? JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IEnumerable<string>>(p.PossibleReactions)!
-                        : []
+                        : [],
+                    comments
+                        .Where(c => c.PostId == p.PostId)
+                        .Select(c => new PostCommentDto(c.AuthorName, c.Content, c.PostedOn))
+                        .ToList()
                 ))
                 .ToList()
         );
@@ -137,4 +161,13 @@ public class GetPostsQueryHandler(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
         public string Emoji { get; init; }
         public DateTimeOffset CreatedAt { get; init; }
     }
+
+    internal record LoadCommentRow
+    {
+        public Guid CommentId { get; init; }
+        public Guid PostId { get; init; }
+        public string Content { get; init; }
+        public DateTimeOffset PostedOn { get; init; }
+        public string AuthorName { get; init; }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/Post.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/Post.cs
index dc4d937..b5a9b2d 100644
--- a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/Post.cs
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/Post.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ internal class Post : Entity
     public IList<PostMedia> Media { get; private set; }
 
     public IList<PostReaction> Reactions { get; private set; } = [];
-    public bool IsPublic { get; set; }
+    
+    public IList<PostComment> Comments { get; private set; } = [];
+    public bool IsPublic { get; private set; }
 
     public DateTimeOffset PostedOn { get; private set; }
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ internal class Post : Entity
 
     private Post() { }
 
-    public Post(Guid authorId, string content, IList<PostMedia> media)
+    public Post(Guid authorId, string content, IList<PostMedia> media, bool isPublic)
     {
         this.Id = Guid.CreateVersion7();
         this.AuthorId = authorId;
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ internal class Post : Entity
         this.Media = media;
         this.PossibleReactions = AllEmoji.GetRandomEmoji(5);
         this.PostedOn = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        this.IsPublic = isPublic;
 
         this.AddDomainEvent(new PostCreated(this));
     }
@@ -56,4 +59,14 @@ internal class Post : Entity
             .Reactions.Where(r => r.AuthorId != reactorId || r.Emoji != emoji)
             .ToList();
     }
+    
+    public void AddComment(Guid authorId, string content)
+    {
+        // XXX just ignore empty comments for now. we may want to upgrade this to an error
+        //     but it is probably suitable to just consider it a no-op
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(content))
+            return;
+        
+        this.Comments.Add(new PostComment(authorId, content));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/PostComment.cs b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/PostComment.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f658a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Femto.Modules.Blog/Domain/Posts/PostComment.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace Femto.Modules.Blog.Domain.Posts;
+
+internal class PostComment
+{
+    public Guid Id { get; private set; }
+    public Guid AuthorId { get; private set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset CreatedAt { get; private set; }
+    public string Content { get; private set; }
+    
+    private PostComment() {}
+
+    public PostComment(Guid authorId, string content)
+    {
+        this.Id = Guid.CreateVersion7();
+        this.AuthorId = authorId;
+        this.Content = content;
+        this.CreatedAt = TimeProvider.System.GetUtcNow();
+    }
+}
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