diff --git a/layouts/partials/comments/utterances.html b/layouts/partials/comments/utterances.html
index 77bdebf..07290dd 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/comments/utterances.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/comments/utterances.html
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@
     }
   });
 </script>
+
+<div id="comments-fallback" class="viaemail">
+    <div class="viaemail__no-comments-message">
+        Don't want to use the Utterance bot? Comments can be also placed
+        <a href="https://github.com/{{ .Site.Params.utterances.owner }}/{{ .Site.Params.utterances.repo }}/issues/{{ .Params.utterances_issue_id | default "" }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">directly on GitHub</a>.
+    </div>
+</div>