diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ad26ec6627..0000000000
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/posts/forum-post-replies.get.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-<import resource="classpath:alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/requestutils.lib.js">
-<import resource="classpath:alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/discussions/topicpost.lib.js">
-
-/**
- * Returns all reply nodes to a post
- */
-function getRepliesForPost(post)
-{
-   var children = post.sourceAssocs["cm:references"];
-   if (children === null)
-   {
-      return new Array();
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      return children;
-   }
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a data object containing the passed post,
- * the number of replies to the post, as well as
- * the replies themselves if levels > 1
- */
-function getReplyDataRecursive(post, levels)
-{
-   // encapsulates the data: node, childCount, children
-   var data = getReplyPostData(post);
-   var children = getRepliesForPost(post);
-   data.childCount = children.length;
-   if (levels > 1)
-   {
-      data.children = new Array();
-      var x = 0;
-      for (x =0; x < children.length; x++)
-      {
-         data.children.push(getReplyDataRecursive(children[x], levels-1));
-      }
-   }
-   return data;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a data object containing all replies of a post.
- * @return data object with "children" property that contains an array of reply data objects
- */
-function getRepliesImpl(post, levels)
-{
-   var data = getReplyDataRecursive(post, levels + 1);
-   if (data.children != undefined)
-   {
-      return data.children;
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      return new Array();
-   }
-}
-
-function getReplies(node, levels)
-{
-   // we have to differentiate here whether this is a top-level post or a reply
-   if (node.type == "{http://www.alfresco.org/model/forum/1.0}topic")
-   {
-      // find the primary post node.
-      var data = getTopicPostData(node);
-      return getRepliesImpl(data.post, levels);
-   }
-   else if (node.type == "{http://www.alfresco.org/model/forum/1.0}post")
-   {
-      // the node is already a post
-      return getRepliesImpl(node, levels);
-   }
-   else
-   {
-      status.setCode(STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "Incompatible node type. Required either fm:topic or fm:post. Received: " + node.type);
-   }
-}
-
-function main()
-{
-   // get requested node
-   var node = getRequestNode();
-   if (status.getCode() != status.STATUS_OK)
-   {
-      return;
-   }
-
-   // process additional parameters
-   var levels = args["levels"] != undefined ? parseInt(args["levels"]) : 1;
-
-   model.data = getReplies(node, levels);
-   
-   // fetch the contentLength param
-   var contentLength = args["contentLength"] != undefined ? parseInt(args["contentFormat"]) : -1;
-   model.contentLength = isNaN(contentLength) ? -1 : contentLength;
-}
-
-main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
index 5eb75d6d28..e9aad1e26a 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
@@ -1595,6 +1595,12 @@
          parent="abstractDiscussionWebScript">
    </bean>
    
+   <!-- Lists the discussions replies for a topic or post -->
+   <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.discussions.posts.forum-post-replies.get"
+         class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.discussion.ForumPostRepliesGet"
+         parent="abstractDiscussionWebScript">
+   </bean>
+   
    <!-- Lists the Discussions for a site -->
 <!--
    <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.discussions.forum.forum-posts.get"
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumPostRepliesGet.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumPostRepliesGet.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1854a88d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/discussion/ForumPostRepliesGet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.discussion;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.discussion.PostInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.discussion.PostWithReplies;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.discussion.TopicInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteInfo;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
+
+/**
+ * This class is the controller for the discussions page creating forum-post-replies.get webscript.
+ * 
+ * @author Nick Burch
+ * @since 4.0
+ */
+public class ForumPostRepliesGet extends AbstractDiscussionWebScript
+{
+   @Override
+   protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(SiteInfo site, NodeRef nodeRef,
+         TopicInfo topic, PostInfo post, WebScriptRequest req, JSONObject json,
+         Status status, Cache cache) 
+   {
+      // How many levels did they want?
+      int levels = 1;
+      String levelsS = req.getParameter("levels");
+      if(levelsS != null)
+      {
+         try
+         {
+            levels = Integer.parseInt(levelsS);
+         }
+         catch(NumberFormatException e)
+         {
+            throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "Level depth parameter invalid");
+         }
+      }
+      
+      // Fetch the replies
+      PostWithReplies replies;
+      if(post != null)
+      {
+         replies = discussionService.listPostReplies(post, levels);
+      }
+      else if(topic != null)
+      {
+         replies = discussionService.listPostReplies(topic, levels);
+      }
+      else 
+      {
+         String error = "Node was of the wrong type, only Topic and Post are supported";
+         throw new WebScriptException(Status.STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, error);
+      }
+      
+      // Build the common model parts
+      Map<String, Object> model = buildCommonModel(site, topic, post, req);
+      
+      // Build the JSON for the replies
+      model.put("data", renderReplies(replies, site).get("children"));  
+      
+      // All done
+      return model;
+   }
+   
+   private Map<String, Object> renderReplies(PostWithReplies replies, SiteInfo site)
+   {
+      Map<String, Object> reply = renderPost(replies.getPost(), site);
+      reply.put("childCount", replies.getReplies().size());
+      
+      List<Map<String,Object>> r = new ArrayList<Map<String,Object>>();
+      for(PostWithReplies child : replies.getReplies())
+      {
+         r.add(renderReplies(child, site));
+      }
+      reply.put("children", r);
+      
+      return reply;
+   }
+}