Index: wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js	(revision 25039)
+++ wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js	(working copy)
@@ -464,14 +464,24 @@
 		post.comments_listing = this.comments_listing;
 		post.p = $('[name="p"]').val();
 
-		if ( $('#comment-' + $('#comment_ID').val()).hasClass('unapproved') )
+		var commentID = $('#comment_ID').val();
+		var edit_row = $('#comment-' + commentID);
+		var remove_class;
+		if (edit_row.hasClass('unapproved'))
 			post.approve_parent = 1;
 
+		if (edit_row.prev().hasClass('even'))
+			remove_class = true;
+
 		$.ajax({
 			type : 'POST',
 			url : ajaxurl,
 			data : post,
-			success : function(x) { commentReply.show(x); },
+			success : function(x) {
+				commentReply.show(x);
+				if (remove_class)
+					$('#comment-' + commentID).removeClass('even thread-even').addClass('alt odd thread-odd')
+			},
 			error : function(r) { commentReply.error(r); }
 		});
 
@@ -479,7 +489,7 @@
 	},
 
 	show : function(xml) {
-		var t = this, r, c, id, bg, pid;
+		var t = this, r, c, id, bgClass, pid;
 
 		if ( typeof(xml) == 'string' ) {
 			t.error({'responseText': xml});
@@ -506,29 +516,33 @@
 			updatePending( -1 );
 
 			if ( this.comments_listing == 'moderated' ) {
-				pid.animate( { 'backgroundColor':'#CCEEBB' }, 400, function(){
-					pid.fadeOut();
-				});
+				pid.addClass('status-transition' , 400, setTimeout(function () {
+					pid.removeClass('status-transition');
+				}, 400) );
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 
-		$(c).hide()
+		$(c).hide();
 		$('#replyrow').after(c);
 		id = $(id);
 		t.addEvents(id);
-		bg = id.hasClass('unapproved') ? '#FFFFE0' : id.closest('.widefat, .postbox').css('backgroundColor');
+		bgClass = id.hasClass('unapproved') ? 'unapproved' : 'approved';
 
-		id.animate( { 'backgroundColor':'#CCEEBB' }, 300 )
-			.animate( { 'backgroundColor': bg }, 300, function() {
-				if ( pid && pid.length ) {
-					pid.animate( { 'backgroundColor':'#CCEEBB' }, 300 )
-						.animate( { 'backgroundColor': bg }, 300 )
-						.removeClass('unapproved').addClass('approved')
-						.find('div.comment_status').html('1');
-				}
-			});
-
+		id.removeClass(bgClass);
+		id.addClass('status-transition', 300, setTimeout( function () {
+			id.removeClass('status-transition');
+			id.addClass(bgClass);
+		}, 300), function () {
+			if (pid && pid.length) {
+				pid.removeClass('unapproved');
+				pid.addClass('status-transition', 300, setTimeout(function () {
+					pid.removeClass('status-transition');
+			}, 300),
+			pid.removeClass('unapproved').addClass('approved')
+			.find('div.comment_status').html('1'));
+			}
+		});
 	},
 
 	error : function(r) {
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(revision 25039)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(working copy)
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@
 	display: inline;
 }
 
+.status-transition {
+    background-color: #cceebb;
+}
+
 td.action-links,
 th.action-links {
 	text-align: right;