diff --git a/comment-template_base.php b/comment-template.php
index ad5b9ca..3b19b94 100644
--- a/comment-template_base.php
+++ b/comment-template.php
@@ -2111,9 +2111,9 @@ function wp_list_comments( $args = array(), $comments = null ) {
  *     @type string $title_reply_to       The translatable 'reply-to' button label. Default 'Leave a Reply to %s',
  *                                        where %s is the author of the comment being replied to.
  *     @type string $title_reply_before   HTML displayed before the comment form title.
- *                                        Default: '<h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">'.
+ *                                        Default: '<h2 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">'.
  *     @type string $title_reply_after    HTML displayed after the comment form title.
- *                                        Default: '</h3>'.
+ *                                        Default: '</h2>'.
  *     @type string $cancel_reply_before  HTML displayed before the cancel reply link.
  *     @type string $cancel_reply_after   HTML displayed after the cancel reply link.
  *     @type string $cancel_reply_link    The translatable 'cancel reply' button label. Default 'Cancel reply'.
@@ -2178,8 +2178,8 @@ function comment_form( $args = array(), $post_id = null ) {
 		'name_submit'          => 'submit',
 		'title_reply'          => __( 'Leave a Reply' ),
 		'title_reply_to'       => __( 'Leave a Reply to %s' ),
-		'title_reply_before'   => '<h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">',
-		'title_reply_after'    => '</h3>',
+		'title_reply_before'   => '<h2 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">',
+		'title_reply_after'    => '</h2>',
 		'cancel_reply_before'  => ' <small>',
 		'cancel_reply_after'   => '</small>',
 		'cancel_reply_link'    => __( 'Cancel reply' ),