diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
index cba81654..8665ae3e 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ class AzureDevopsProvider(GitProvider):
             get_logger().debug(f"Skipping publish_comment for temporary comment: {pr_comment}")
             return None
         comment = Comment(content=pr_comment)
-        thread = CommentThread(comments=[comment], thread_context=thread_context, status="closed")
+
+        status = get_settings().azure_devops.get("default_comment_status", "closed")
+        thread = CommentThread(comments=[comment], thread_context=thread_context, status=status)
         thread_response = self.azure_devops_client.create_thread(
             comment_thread=thread,
             project=self.workspace_slug,
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
index ab04f463..86ea58dd 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ extra_instructions = "" # public - extra instructions to the auto best practices
 content = ""
 max_patterns = 5 # max number of patterns to be detected
 
+[azure_devops]
+default_comment_status = "closed"
 
 [azure_devops_server]
 pr_commands = [
diff --git a/tests/unittest/test_azure_devops_comment.py b/tests/unittest/test_azure_devops_comment.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c9e8222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittest/test_azure_devops_comment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import unittest
+from pr_agent.config_loader import get_settings
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from pr_agent.git_providers import AzureDevopsProvider
+
+class TestAzureDevopsProviderPublishComment(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch("pr_agent.git_providers.azuredevops_provider.get_settings")
+    def test_publish_comment_default_closed(self, mock_get_settings):
+        # Simulate config with no default_comment_status
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.azure_devops.default_comment_status = None
+        mock_settings.config.publish_output_progress = True
+        mock_get_settings.return_value = mock_settings
+
+        with patch.object(AzureDevopsProvider, "_get_azure_devops_client", return_value=(MagicMock(), MagicMock())):
+            provider = AzureDevopsProvider()
+            provider.workspace_slug = "ws"
+            provider.repo_slug = "repo"
+            provider.pr_num = 1
+
+            # Patch CommentThread and create_thread
+            with patch("pr_agent.git_providers.azuredevops_provider.CommentThread") as MockThread:
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.comments = [MagicMock()]
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.comments[0].thread_id = 123
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.id = 123
+
+                provider.publish_comment("test comment")
+                args, kwargs = MockThread.call_args
+                assert kwargs.get("status") == "closed"
+
+    @patch("pr_agent.git_providers.azuredevops_provider.get_settings")
+    def test_publish_comment_active(self, mock_get_settings):
+        # Simulate config with default_comment_status = "active"
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.azure_devops.default_comment_status = "active"
+        mock_settings.config.publish_output_progress = True
+        mock_get_settings.return_value = mock_settings
+
+        with patch.object(AzureDevopsProvider, "_get_azure_devops_client", return_value=(MagicMock(), MagicMock())):
+            provider = AzureDevopsProvider()
+            provider.workspace_slug = "ws"
+            provider.repo_slug = "repo"
+            provider.pr_num = 1
+
+            # Patch CommentThread and create_thread
+            with patch("pr_agent.git_providers.azuredevops_provider.CommentThread") as MockThread:
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.comments = [MagicMock()]
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.comments[0].thread_id = 123
+                provider.azure_devops_client.create_thread.return_value.id = 123
+
+                provider.publish_comment("test comment")
+                args, kwargs = MockThread.call_args
+                assert kwargs.get("status") == "active"
+
+    def test_default_comment_status_from_config_file(self):
+        # Import get_settings directly to read from configuration.toml
+        status = get_settings().azure_devops.default_comment_status
+        # The expected value should match what's in your configuration.toml
+        self.assertEqual(status, "closed")        
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