diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/moderation/comment.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/moderation/comment.coffee
index 393b1744..27d7544c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/moderation/comment.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/moderation/comment.coffee
@@ -63,3 +63,24 @@ $(document).on "input", "input[name=mod-comment-new]", (evt) ->
   else
     ctr.removeClass 'text-danger'
     ctr.addClass 'text-muted'
+
+
+# destroy
+$(document).on "click", "a[data-action=mod-comment-destroy]", (ev) ->
+  ev.preventDefault()
+  if confirm 'Are you sure?'
+    btn = $(this)
+    cid = btn[0].dataset.id
+    $.ajax
+      url: '/ajax/mod/destroy_comment'
+      type: 'POST'
+      data:
+        comment: cid
+      success: (data, status, jqxhr) ->
+        if data.success
+          $("li[data-comment-id=#{cid}]").slideUp()
+        showNotification data.message, data.success
+      error: (jqxhr, status, error) ->
+        console.log jqxhr, status, error
+        showNotification "An error occurred, a developer should check the console for details", false
+      complete: (jqxhr, status) ->
diff --git a/app/controllers/ajax/moderation_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ajax/moderation_controller.rb
index 1b6aff36..32f6895c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ajax/moderation_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ajax/moderation_controller.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,23 @@ class Ajax::ModerationController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy_comment
+    params.require :comment
 
+    @status = :err
+    @success = false
+    comment = ModerationComment.find(params[:comment])
+
+    unless current_user == comment.user
+      @status = :nopriv
+      @message = "can't delete other people's comments"
+      @success = false
+      return
+    end
+
+    comment.destroy
+
+    @status = :okay
+    @message = "Successfully deleted comment."
+    @success = true
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/moderation/_discussion.html.haml b/app/views/moderation/_discussion.html.haml
index f2b8b707..0a027595 100644
--- a/app/views/moderation/_discussion.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/moderation/_discussion.html.haml
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
             %img.img-rounded.answerbox--img{src: gravatar_url(comment.user)}
           .media-body.comments--body
             %h6.media-heading.answerbox--question-user= user_screen_name comment.user
-            .pull-right
-              .btn-group
-                %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{data: { toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: :false }}
-                  %span.caret
-                %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-right{role: :menu}
-                  %li.text-danger
-                    %a{href: '#', name: 'mod-comment-destroy', data: { id: comment.id }}
-                      %i.fa.fa-trash-o
-                      Delete
+            - if comment.user == current_user
+              .pull-right
+                .btn-group
+                  %button.btn.btn-link.btn-sm.dropdown-toggle{data: { toggle: :dropdown }, aria: { expanded: :false }}
+                    %span.caret
+                  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-right{role: :menu}
+                    %li.text-danger
+                      %a{href: '#', data: { action: 'mod-comment-destroy', id: comment.id }}
+                        %i.fa.fa-trash-o
+                        Delete
             %p.comments--content= comment.content
 .form-group.has-feedback{name: 'mod-comment-new-group', data: { id: report.id }}
   %input.form-control.comments--box{type: :text, placeholder: 'Comment...', name: 'mod-comment-new', data: { id: report.id }}