diff --git a/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx b/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
index b6a3c0f94..b6cb77917 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
+++ b/src/views/preview/presentation.jsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const PreviewPresentation = ({
     assetHost,
     backpackOptions,
     canAddToStudio,
+    canDeleteComments,
     canReport,
     canRestoreComments,
     comments,
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ const PreviewPresentation = ({
                                         {comments.map(comment => (
                                             <TopLevelComment
                                                 author={comment.author}
-                                                canDelete={userOwnsProject}
+                                                canDelete={canDeleteComments}
                                                 canReply={isLoggedIn && projectInfo.comments_allowed}
                                                 canRestore={canRestoreComments}
                                                 content={comment.content}
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ PreviewPresentation.propTypes = {
         visible: PropTypes.bool
     }),
     canAddToStudio: PropTypes.bool,
+    canDeleteComments: PropTypes.bool,
     canReport: PropTypes.bool,
     canRestoreComments: PropTypes.bool,
     comments: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
diff --git a/src/views/preview/preview.jsx b/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
index 1dbc605d3..a5af64af9 100644
--- a/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
+++ b/src/views/preview/preview.jsx
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class Preview extends React.Component {
                         assetHost={this.props.assetHost}
                         backpackOptions={this.props.backpackOptions}
                         canAddToStudio={this.props.canAddToStudio}
+                        canDeleteComments={this.props.isAdmin || this.props.userOwnsProject}
                         canReport={this.props.canReport}
                         canRestoreComments={this.props.isAdmin}
                         comments={this.props.comments}