diff --git a/classes/comment.php b/classes/comment.php
index 32d214d..a855e5e 100644
--- a/classes/comment.php
+++ b/classes/comment.php
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ public static function can_create($context) {
     public function can_delete() {
         global $USER;
 
-        if ($this->userid == $USER->id) {
+        $context = $this->get_context();
+        if ($this->userid == $USER->id && has_capability('mod/board:postcomment', $context)) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        $context = $this->get_context();
         if (has_capability('mod/board:deleteallcomments', $context)) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/external.php b/external.php
index cb20e42..c35cac0 100755
--- a/external.php
+++ b/external.php
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ public static function get_comments($noteid) {
             $comment->id = $note->id;
             $comment->noteid = $note->noteid;
             $comment->content = $note->content;
-            $comment->candelete = ($note->userid === $USER->id || $candeleteall) ? true : false;
+            $comment->candelete = (($canpost && $note->userid === $USER->id) || $candeleteall) ? true : false;
             $comment->date = userdate($note->timecreated);
             $comments[] = $comment;
         }