diff --git a/lib/merit/badge_rules.rb b/lib/merit/badge_rules.rb
index 8baa62e..e339a28 100644
--- a/lib/merit/badge_rules.rb
+++ b/lib/merit/badge_rules.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ module Merit
         :to => :author,
         :value => lambda { |comment| comment.author.present? ? comment.author.comments.count : 0 }
       },
+      :comment_received => {
+        :action => 'comment#create',
+        :default_threshold => 5,
+        :to => lambda {|comment| comment.source.author},
+        :value => lambda { |comment| comment.source.author.present? ? Comment.where(:source_id => Article.where(:author_id => comment.source.author.id)).count : 0 }
+      },
       :article_author => {
         :action => 'article#create',
         :default_threshold => 5,
diff --git a/test/unit/comment_test.rb b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
index e69e7fa..1581a84 100644
--- a/test/unit/comment_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/comment_test.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ class CommentTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal 'comment_author', person.badges.first.name
   end
 
+  should 'add merit badge to source author when create 5 new comments' do
+    GamificationPlugin::Badge.create!(:owner => environment, :name => 'comment_received')
+    GamificationPlugin.gamification_set_rules(environment)
+
+    5.times { create(Comment, :source => article, :author_id => person.id) }
+    assert_equal 'comment_received', author.badges.first.name
+  end
+
   should 'add badge to author when users like his comment' do
     GamificationPlugin::Badge.create!(:owner => environment, :name => 'positive_votes_received')
     GamificationPlugin.gamification_set_rules(environment)
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