Index: commonblocks.plugin.php
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--- commonblocks.plugin.php	(revision 3220)
+++ commonblocks.plugin.php	(working copy)
@@ -136,12 +136,26 @@
 			$limit = 5;
 		};
 
-		$block->recent_comments = Comments::get( array(
-			'limit'=>$limit,
-			'status'=>Comment::STATUS_APPROVED,
-			'type'=>Comment::COMMENT,
-			'orderby'=>'date DESC',
-		) );
+		$offset = 0;
+		$published_posts = 0;
+		$content = array();
+
+		do {	// get the comments
+			$content = Comments::get( array(
+				'limit'=>$limit,
+				'status'=>Comment::STATUS_APPROVED,
+				'type'=>Comment::COMMENT,
+				'offset'=>$offset,
+				'orderby'=>'date DESC',
+			) );
+			// check the posts
+			foreach ($content as $comment ) {
+				if ( $comment->post->status ) == Post::status( 'published' ) { ++$published_posts; }
+			}
+		} while ( $published_posts < $limit );
+
+		// return the first {$limit} posts
+		$block->recent_comments = array_slice( (array) $content, 0, $limit );
 	}
 
 	public function action_block_content_recent_posts( $block, $theme )