diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
index 5f37697dc..2bb2275fa 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
@@ -262,17 +262,18 @@ class FormField
          * Standard config:property values
          */
         $applyConfigValues = [
-            'context',
+            'commentHtml',
             'placeholder',
-            'cssClass',
             'dependsOn',
+            'required',
+            'disabled',
+            'cssClass',
+            'stretch',
+            'context',
+            'hidden',
             'trigger',
             'preset',
             'path',
-            'required',
-            'disabled',
-            'hidden',
-            'stretch',
         ];
 
         foreach ($applyConfigValues as $value) {
@@ -332,11 +333,15 @@ class FormField
      * @param bool $isHtml Set to true if you use HTML formatting in the comment
      * Supported values are 'below' and 'above'
      */
-    public function comment($text, $position = 'below', $isHtml = false)
+    public function comment($text, $position = 'below', $isHtml = null)
     {
         $this->comment = $text;
         $this->commentPosition = $position;
-        $this->commentHtml = $isHtml;
+
+        if ($isHtml !== null) {
+            $this->commentHtml = $isHtml;
+        }
+
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm b/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
index de08dd3b1..4b52b9a08 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/form/partials/_field.htm
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
         <?= $this->renderFieldElement($field) ?>
 
     <?php else: ?>
+        <?php
+            $fieldComment = $field->commentHtml ? trans($field->comment) : e(trans($field->comment));
+        ?>
 
         <?php if ($field->label): ?>
             <label for="<?= $field->getId() ?>">
@@ -13,13 +16,13 @@
         <?php endif ?>
 
         <?php if ($field->comment && $field->commentPosition == 'above'): ?>
-            <p class="help-block before-field"><?= e(trans($field->comment)) ?></p>
+            <p class="help-block before-field"><?= $fieldComment ?></p>
         <?php endif ?>
 
         <?= $this->renderFieldElement($field) ?>
 
         <?php if ($field->comment && $field->commentPosition == 'below'): ?>
-            <p class="help-block"><?= e(trans($field->comment)) ?></p>
+            <p class="help-block"><?= $fieldComment ?></p>
         <?php endif ?>
 
     <?php endif ?>