diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
index d13fc439fa4..6501cf38a89 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js.coffee
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class Notes
   ###
   addNote: (xhr, note, status) =>
     @renderNote(note)
+    @updateVotes()
 
   ###
   Called in response to the new note form being submitted
@@ -425,4 +426,7 @@ class Notes
     form = $(e.target).closest(".js-discussion-note-form")
     @removeDiscussionNoteForm(form)
 
+  updateVotes: ->
+    (new NotesVotes).updateVotes()
+
 @Notes = Notes
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes_votes.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/notes_votes.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b31eb9ac9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes_votes.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class NotesVotes
+  updateVotes: ->
+    votes = $("#votes .votes")
+    notes = $("#notes-list .note .vote")
+
+    # only update if there is a vote display
+    if votes.size()
+      upvotes = notes.filter(".upvote").size()
+      downvotes = notes.filter(".downvote").size()
+      votesCount = upvotes + downvotes
+      upvotesPercent = (if votesCount then (100.0 / votesCount * upvotes) else 0)
+      downvotesPercent = (if votesCount then (100.0 - upvotesPercent) else 0)
+
+      # change vote bar lengths
+      votes.find(".bar-success").css "width", upvotesPercent + "%"
+      votes.find(".bar-danger").css "width", downvotesPercent + "%"
+
+      # replace vote numbers
+      votes.find(".upvotes").text votes.find(".upvotes").text().replace(/\d+/, upvotes)
+      votes.find(".downvotes").text votes.find(".downvotes").text().replace(/\d+/, downvotes)
+
+@NotesVotes = NotesVotes