diff --git themes/garland/comment.tpl.php themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
index 783b259..9abcfcd 100644
--- themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
+++ themes/garland/comment.tpl.php
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@
 
   <div class="clearfix">
 
+    <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
+    <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
+    <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
+
+    <?php print $permalink; ?>
+
     <span class="submitted"><?php print $created; ?> — <?php print $author; ?></span>
 
-  <?php if ($new) : ?>
-    <span class="new"><?php print drupal_ucfirst($new) ?></span>
-  <?php endif; ?>
+    <?php if ($new) : ?>
+      <span class="new"><?php print drupal_ucfirst($new) ?></span>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 
-  <?php print $picture ?>
+    <?php print $picture ?>
 
-    <?php print render($title_prefix); ?>
-    <h3<?php print $title_attributes; ?>><?php print $title ?></h3>
-    <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
 
     <div class="content"<?php print $content_attributes; ?>>
       <?php hide($content['links']); print render($content); ?>
diff --git themes/garland/style-rtl.css themes/garland/style-rtl.css
index 67d9030..484629a 100644
--- themes/garland/style-rtl.css
+++ themes/garland/style-rtl.css
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ ul.links li, ul.inline li {
   margin-right: 25px;
 }
 
+.comment h3 {
+  float: right;
+  padding-right: 0;
+  padding-left: 0.7em;
+}
+
 html.js fieldset.collapsible .fieldset-legend {
   padding-left: 0;
   padding-right: 2em;
diff --git themes/garland/style.css themes/garland/style.css
index 81045ed..39ec0b5 100644
--- themes/garland/style.css
+++ themes/garland/style.css
@@ -857,7 +857,16 @@ ul.inline li {
   margin-left: 25px; /* LTR */
 }
 
-.comment h3 a.active {
+.comment h3 {
+  float: left; /* LTR */
+  padding-right: 0.7em; /* LTR */
+}
+
+.comment .permalink {
+  line-height: 200%;
+}
+
+.comment .permalink a.active {
   color: #494949;
 }
 
diff --git themes/garland/template.php themes/garland/template.php
index 0c908e3..ca70069 100644
--- themes/garland/template.php
+++ themes/garland/template.php
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ function garland_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Override or insert variables into the comment template.
+ */
+function garland_preprocess_comment(&$vars) {
+  // Remove the title's link, since we place the permalink directly next to it.
+  $vars['title'] = $vars['comment']->subject;
+}
+
+/**
  * Override or insert variables into the block template.
  */
 function garland_preprocess_block(&$vars) {