diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/comments.js b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/comments.js
index b00c8494da0314..40bdcd39cc37eb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/comments.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/comments.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { useEntityBlockEditor } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import CommentAuthorInfo from './comment-author-info';
 import CommentForm from './comment-form';
 import { getBlockByCommentId } from './utils';
+import { store as editorStore } from '../../store';
 
 /**
  * Renders the Comments component.
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ import { getBlockByCommentId } from './utils';
  * @param {Function} props.onAddReply       - The function to add a reply to a comment.
  * @param {Function} props.onCommentDelete  - The function to delete a comment.
  * @param {Function} props.onCommentResolve - The function to mark a comment as resolved.
- * @param {string}   props.postType         - The post type.
- * @param {number}   props.postId           - The post ID.
  * @return {React.ReactNode} The rendered Comments component.
  */
 export function Comments( {
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ export function Comments( {
 	onAddReply,
 	onCommentDelete,
 	onCommentResolve,
-	postType, // Ensure postType is passed as a prop
-	postId, // Ensure postId is passed as a prop
 } ) {
 	const [ actionState, setActionState ] = useState( false );
 	const [ isConfirmDialogOpen, setIsConfirmDialogOpen ] = useState( false );
@@ -78,6 +75,14 @@ export function Comments( {
 		);
 	}, [] );
 
+	const { postId, postType } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
+		const { getCurrentPostId, getCurrentPostType } = select( editorStore );
+		return {
+			postId: getCurrentPostId(),
+			postType: getCurrentPostType(),
+		};
+	}, [] );
+
 	const [ blocks ] = useEntityBlockEditor( 'postType', postType, {
 		id: postId,
 	} );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
index 047318538e4af9..17a23a227424a6 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/index.js
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ function CollabSidebarContent( { showCommentBoard, setShowCommentBoard } ) {
 		);
 	};
 
-	const postType = useSelect(
-		( select ) => select( editorStore ).getCurrentPostType(),
-		[]
-	);
-
 	return (
 		<div className="editor-collab-sidebar-panel">
 			<AddComment
@@ -239,8 +234,6 @@ function CollabSidebarContent( { showCommentBoard, setShowCommentBoard } ) {
 				onAddReply={ addNewComment }
 				onCommentDelete={ onCommentDelete }
 				onCommentResolve={ onCommentResolve }
-				postId={ postId }
-				postType={ postType }
 			/>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/utils.js b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/utils.js
index b6d8e548750ace..fc94b357ff7edd 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/utils.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/collab-sidebar/utils.js
@@ -8,20 +8,59 @@ export function sanitizeCommentString( str ) {
 	return str.trim();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Extracts comment IDs from an array of blocks.
+ *
+ * This function recursively traverses the blocks and their inner blocks to
+ * collect all comment IDs found in the block attributes.
+ *
+ * @param {Array} blocks - The array of blocks to extract comment IDs from.
+ * @return {Array} An array of comment IDs extracted from the blocks.
+ */
+export function getCommentIdsFromBlocks( blocks ) {
+	// Recursive function to extract comment IDs from blocks
+	const extractCommentIds = ( items ) => {
+		return items.reduce( ( commentIds, block ) => {
+			// Check for comment IDs in the current block's attributes
+			if (
+				block.attributes &&
+				block.attributes.blockCommentId &&
+				! commentIds.includes( block.attributes.blockCommentId )
+			) {
+				commentIds.push( block.attributes.blockCommentId );
+			}
+
+			// Recursively check inner blocks
+			if ( block.innerBlocks && block.innerBlocks.length > 0 ) {
+				const innerCommentIds = extractCommentIds( block.innerBlocks );
+				commentIds.push( ...innerCommentIds );
+			}
+
+			return commentIds;
+		}, [] );
+	};
+
+	// Extract all comment IDs recursively
+	return extractCommentIds( blocks );
+}
+
 export const getBlockByCommentId = ( blocks, commentId ) => {
-	for ( const block of blocks ) {
-		if ( block.attributes.blockCommentId === commentId ) {
-			return block;
-		}
-		if ( block.innerBlocks && block.innerBlocks.length > 0 ) {
-			const foundBlock = getBlockByCommentId(
-				block.innerBlocks,
-				commentId
-			);
-			if ( foundBlock ) {
-				return foundBlock;
+	const extractClientId = ( blocksArray, commentID ) => {
+		for ( const block of blocksArray ) {
+			if ( block.attributes.blockCommentId === commentID ) {
+				return block;
+			}
+			if ( block.innerBlocks && block.innerBlocks.length > 0 ) {
+				const foundBlock = extractClientId(
+					block.innerBlocks,
+					commentID
+				);
+				if ( foundBlock ) {
+					return foundBlock;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
-	return blocks ? getBlockByCommentId( blocks, commentId ) : null;
+	};
+
+	return blocks ? extractClientId( blocks, commentId ) : null;
 };