diff --git a/__tests__/comment.test.ts b/__tests__/comment.test.ts
index 8dca126..f8ef90b 100644
--- a/__tests__/comment.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/comment.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {
   findPreviousComment,
   createComment,
-  updateComment
+  updateComment,
+  deleteComment
 } from "../src/comment";
 const repo = {};
 it("findPreviousComment", async () => {
@@ -104,3 +105,17 @@ it("createComment", async () => {
     body: "hello there\n<!-- Sticky Pull Request CommentTypeA -->"
   });
 });
+
+it("deleteComment", async () => {
+  const octokit = {
+    issues: {
+      deleteComment: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+    }
+  };
+  expect(
+    await deleteComment(octokit, repo, 456)
+  ).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(octokit.issues.deleteComment).toBeCalledWith({
+    comment_id: 456
+  });
+});
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4aec2f6..27ab183 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ inputs:
   append:
     description: "Indicate if new comment messages should be appended to previous comment message"
     required: false
+  recreate:
+    description: "Indicate if previous comment should be removed before creating a new comment"
+    required: false
   message:
     description: "comment message"
     required: false
diff --git a/lib/comment.js b/lib/comment.js
index 88d6b9a..f893cc4 100644
--- a/lib/comment.js
+++ b/lib/comment.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.createComment = exports.updateComment = exports.findPreviousComment = void 0;
+exports.deleteComment = exports.createComment = exports.updateComment = exports.findPreviousComment = void 0;
 function headerComment(header) {
     return `<!-- Sticky Pull Request Comment${header} -->`;
 }
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ function updateComment(octokit, repo, comment_id, body, header, previousBody) {
     });
 }
 exports.updateComment = updateComment;
-function createComment(octokit, repo, issue_number, body, header) {
+function createComment(octokit, repo, issue_number, body, header, previousBody) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        yield octokit.issues.createComment(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, repo), { issue_number, body: `${body}\n${headerComment(header)}` }));
+        yield octokit.issues.createComment(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, repo), { issue_number, body: previousBody ? `${previousBody}\n${body}` : `${body}\n${headerComment(header)}` }));
     });
 }
 exports.createComment = createComment;
+function deleteComment(octokit, repo, comment_id) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        yield octokit.issues.deleteComment(Object.assign(Object.assign({}, repo), { comment_id }));
+    });
+}
+exports.deleteComment = deleteComment;
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 882773c..33d7274 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function run() {
             const path = core.getInput("path", { required: false });
             const header = core.getInput("header", { required: false }) || "";
             const append = core.getInput("append", { required: false }) || false;
+            const recreate = core.getInput("recreate", { required: false }) || false;
             const githubToken = core.getInput("GITHUB_TOKEN", { required: true });
             const octokit = new github_1.GitHub(githubToken);
             const previous = yield comment_1.findPreviousComment(octokit, repo, number, header);
@@ -61,11 +62,13 @@ function run() {
                 body = message;
             }
             if (previous) {
-                if (append) {
-                    yield comment_1.updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header, previous.body);
+                const previousBody = append && previous.body;
+                if (recreate) {
+                    yield comment_1.deleteComment(octokit, repo, previous.id);
+                    yield comment_1.createComment(octokit, repo, number, body, header, previousBody);
                 }
                 else {
-                    yield comment_1.updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header);
+                    yield comment_1.updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header, previousBody);
                 }
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/comment.ts b/src/comment.ts
index aadbb18..5d054d6 100644
--- a/src/comment.ts
+++ b/src/comment.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,16 @@ export async function updateComment(octokit, repo, comment_id, body, header, pre
     body: previousBody ? `${previousBody}\n${body}` : `${body}\n${headerComment(header)}`
   });
 }
-export async function createComment(octokit, repo, issue_number, body, header) {
+export async function createComment(octokit, repo, issue_number, body, header, previousBody?) {
   await octokit.issues.createComment({
     ...repo,
     issue_number,
-    body: `${body}\n${headerComment(header)}`
+    body:  previousBody ? `${previousBody}\n${body}` : `${body}\n${headerComment(header)}`
+  });
+}
+export async function deleteComment(octokit, repo, comment_id) {
+  await octokit.issues.deleteComment({
+    ...repo,
+    comment_id,
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 8a8b036..5a82f92 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import { context, GitHub } from "@actions/github";
-import { findPreviousComment, createComment, updateComment } from "./comment";
+import { findPreviousComment, createComment, updateComment, deleteComment } from "./comment";
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 
 async function run() {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ async function run() {
     const path = core.getInput("path", { required: false });
     const header = core.getInput("header", { required: false }) || "";
     const append = core.getInput("append", { required: false }) || false;
+    const recreate = core.getInput("recreate", { required: false }) || false;
     const githubToken = core.getInput("GITHUB_TOKEN", { required: true });
     const octokit = new GitHub(githubToken);
     const previous = await findPreviousComment(octokit, repo, number, header);
@@ -35,10 +36,12 @@ async function run() {
     }
 
     if (previous) {
-      if (append) {
-        await updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header, previous.body);
+      const previousBody = append && previous.body;
+      if (recreate) {
+        await deleteComment(octokit, repo, previous.id);
+        await createComment(octokit, repo, number, body, header, previousBody);
       } else {
-        await updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header);
+        await updateComment(octokit, repo, previous.id, body, header, previousBody);
       }
     } else {
       await createComment(octokit, repo, number, body, header);