diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
index 1164756..749b8eb 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Entity/Comment.php
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ public static function bundleFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type,
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function hasParentComment() {
-    $parent = $this->get('pid')->entity;
+    // Do not load parent comment entity.
+    $parent = $this->get('pid')->target_id;
     return !empty($parent);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/templates/comment.html.twig b/core/modules/comment/templates/comment.html.twig
index 5fca73b..4501238 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/templates/comment.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/comment/templates/comment.html.twig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *
  * These variables are provided to give context about the parent comment (if
  * any):
- * - comment_parent: Full parent comment entity (if any).
+ * - parent_comment: Full parent comment entity (if any).
  * - parent_author: Equivalent to author for the parent comment.
  * - parent_created: Equivalent to created for the parent comment.
  * - parent_changed: Equivalent to changed for the parent comment.
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
       for accessibility. The list is difficult to navigate in a screen
       reader without this information.
     #}
-    {% if parent %}
-      <p class="parent visually-hidden">{{ parent }}</p>
+    {% if parent_comment %}
+      <p class="parent visually-hidden">{{ "In reply to !parent_title by !parent_author"|t({ '!parent_title': parent_title, '!parent_author': parent_author }) }}</p>
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ permalink }}