diff --git a/instaloader/instaloader.py b/instaloader/instaloader.py
index bffa3cf..ddf8f8a 100644
--- a/instaloader/instaloader.py
+++ b/instaloader/instaloader.py
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ class Instaloader:
             return {'id': comment.id,
                     'created_at': int(comment.created_at_utc.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp()),
                     'text': comment.text,
-                    'owner': comment.owner._asdict()}
+                    'owner': comment.owner._asdict(),
+                    'likes_count': comment.likes_count}
 
         def _postcomment_asdict(comment):
             return {**_postcommentanswer_asdict(comment),
@@ -272,11 +273,13 @@ class Instaloader:
             for x, y in zip(comments_list[:-1], comments_list[1:]):
                 if x['id'] != y['id']:
                     unique_comments_list.append(y)
-                elif combine_answers:
-                    combined_answers = unique_comments_list[-1].get('answers') or list()
-                    if 'answers' in y:
-                        combined_answers.extend(y['answers'])
-                    unique_comments_list[-1]['answers'] = get_unique_comments(combined_answers)
+                else:
+                    unique_comments_list[-1]['likes_count'] = y.get('likes_count')
+                    if combine_answers:
+                        combined_answers = unique_comments_list[-1].get('answers') or list()
+                        if 'answers' in y:
+                            combined_answers.extend(y['answers'])
+                        unique_comments_list[-1]['answers'] = get_unique_comments(combined_answers)
             return unique_comments_list
         filename += '_comments.json'
         try:
diff --git a/instaloader/structures.py b/instaloader/structures.py
index b638d9d..824cabf 100644
--- a/instaloader/structures.py
+++ b/instaloader/structures.py
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ PostSidecarNode.is_video.__doc__ = "Whether this node is a video."
 PostSidecarNode.display_url.__doc__ = "URL of image or video thumbnail."
 PostSidecarNode.video_url.__doc__ = "URL of video or None."
 
-PostCommentAnswer = namedtuple('PostCommentAnswer', ['id', 'created_at_utc', 'text', 'owner'])
+PostCommentAnswer = namedtuple('PostCommentAnswer', ['id', 'created_at_utc', 'text', 'owner', 'likes_count'])
 PostCommentAnswer.id.__doc__ = "ID number of comment."
 PostCommentAnswer.created_at_utc.__doc__ = ":class:`~datetime.datetime` when comment was created (UTC)."
 PostCommentAnswer.text.__doc__ = "Comment text."
 PostCommentAnswer.owner.__doc__ = "Owner :class:`Profile` of the comment."
+PostCommentAnswer.likes_count.__doc__ = "Number of likes on comment."
 
 PostComment = namedtuple('PostComment', (*PostCommentAnswer._fields, 'answers')) # type: ignore
 for field in PostCommentAnswer._fields:
@@ -340,7 +341,8 @@ class Post:
             return PostCommentAnswer(id=int(node['id']),
                                      created_at_utc=datetime.utcfromtimestamp(node['created_at']),
                                      text=node['text'],
-                                     owner=Profile(self._context, node['owner']))
+                                     owner=Profile(self._context, node['owner']),
+                                     likes_count=node['edge_liked_by']['count'])
 
         def _postcommentanswers(node):
             if 'edge_threaded_comments' not in node: