diff --git a/question/backuplib.php b/question/backuplib.php
index 00b2fc2542c..f7d035345f4 100644
--- a/question/backuplib.php
+++ b/question/backuplib.php
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("NEWEST",$level + 2,false,$newest_state->newest));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("NEWGRADED",$level + 2,false,$newest_state->newgraded));
                 fwrite ($bf,full_tag("SUMPENALTY",$level + 2,false,$newest_state->sumpenalty));
+                fwrite ($bf,full_tag("COMMENT",$level + 2,false,$newest_state->comment));
                 //End newest_state
                 $status = fwrite ($bf,end_tag("NEWEST_STATE",$level + 1,true));
             }
diff --git a/question/restorelib.php b/question/restorelib.php
index d8c0c637866..ba1a9077000 100644
--- a/question/restorelib.php
+++ b/question/restorelib.php
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@
             $session->newest = backup_todb($res_info['#']['NEWEST']['0']['#']);
             $session->newgraded = backup_todb($res_info['#']['NEWGRADED']['0']['#']);
             $session->sumpenalty = backup_todb($res_info['#']['SUMPENALTY']['0']['#']);
+            $session->comment = backup_todb($res_info['#']['COMMENT']['0']['#']);
 
             //We have to recode the question field
             $question = backup_getid($restore->backup_unique_code,"question",$session->questionid);