diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php
index 419f08e4c..a70638ab7 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-aside.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 				<h3 class="entry-format"><?php _e( 'Aside', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
 			</hgroup>
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php
index 0c55dc745..58aaf129d 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-image.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 				<h3 class="entry-format"><?php _e( 'Image', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
 			</hgroup>
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( "Reply", 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php
index dd66f0f16..4981ec60d 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-link.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 				<h3 class="entry-format"><?php _e( 'Link', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
 			</hgroup>
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php
index a1427c7ff..a4d600aa6 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-quote.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 				<?php twentyeleven_posted_on(); ?>
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php
index de2f02dfa..c6b2e808f 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content-status.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 				<h3 class="entry-format"><?php _e( 'Status', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
 			</hgroup>
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php
index 1ead318b8..3631e786f 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/content.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
-			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+			<?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
 			<div class="comments-link">
 				<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
 			</div>