diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/shared/comment/video-comment.component.ts b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/shared/comment/video-comment.component.ts
index 59c48f4fe..24fac1a04 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/shared/comment/video-comment.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-watch/shared/comment/video-comment.component.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class VideoCommentComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     this.timestampClicked.emit(timestamp)
   }
 
-  canBeRemovedOrApprovedByUser () {
+  canBeRemovedUser () {
     return this.comment.account && this.isUserLoggedIn() &&
       (
         this.user.account.id === this.comment.account.id ||
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ export class VideoCommentComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
       )
   }
 
+  canBeApprovedByUser () {
+    return this.comment.account && this.isUserLoggedIn() &&
+      (
+        this.user.account.id === this.video.account.id ||
+        this.user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_ANY_VIDEO_COMMENT)
+      )
+  }
+
   isRedraftableByUser () {
     return (
       this.comment.account &&
@@ -201,7 +209,7 @@ export class VideoCommentComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     this.prependModerationActions = []
 
-    if (this.canBeRemovedOrApprovedByUser() && this.comment.heldForReview) {
+    if (this.canBeApprovedByUser() && this.comment.heldForReview) {
       this.prependModerationActions.push({
         label: $localize`Approve`,
         iconName: 'tick',
@@ -217,7 +225,7 @@ export class VideoCommentComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
       })
     }
 
-    if (this.canBeRemovedOrApprovedByUser()) {
+    if (this.canBeRemovedUser()) {
       this.prependModerationActions.push({
         label: $localize`Remove`,
         iconName: 'delete',
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/video-comments.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
index 19eec417c..e187f28e6 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
@@ -502,10 +502,14 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     let videoId: string
     let commentId: number
     let deletedCommentId: number
+    let userAccessToken3: string
 
     before(async function () {
+      userAccessToken3 = await server.users.generateUserAndToken('user3')
+
       {
         const res = await server.videos.upload({
+          token: userAccessToken,
           attributes: {
             name: 'review policy',
             commentsPolicy: VideoCommentPolicy.REQUIRES_APPROVAL
@@ -516,12 +520,12 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
       }
 
       {
-        const res = await server.comments.createThread({ text: 'thread', videoId, token: userAccessToken })
+        const res = await server.comments.createThread({ text: 'thread', videoId, token: userAccessToken2 })
         commentId = res.id
       }
 
       {
-        const res = await server.comments.createThread({ text: 'deleted', videoId, token: userAccessToken })
+        const res = await server.comments.createThread({ text: 'deleted', videoId, token: userAccessToken2 })
         deletedCommentId = res.id
 
         await server.comments.delete({ commentId: deletedCommentId, videoId })
@@ -533,15 +537,19 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with another user', async function () {
+      await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken3, commentId, videoId, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
+    })
+
+    it('Should fail with the owner', async function () {
       await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken2, commentId, videoId, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect video', async function () {
-      await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken2, commentId, videoId: 42, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
+      await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken, commentId, videoId: 42, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect comment', async function () {
-      await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken2, commentId: 42, videoId, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
+      await server.comments.approve({ token: userAccessToken, commentId: 42, videoId, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a deleted comment', async function () {
diff --git a/server/core/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts b/server/core/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
index 836a46854..a3f15dc99 100644
--- a/server/core/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/core/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,21 @@ function checkUserCanDeleteVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: MC
     return false
   }
 
-  return checkUserCanManageVideoComment(user, videoComment, res)
+  const userAccount = user.Account
+
+  if (
+    user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_ANY_VIDEO_COMMENT) === false && // Not a moderator
+    videoComment.accountId !== userAccount.id && // Not the comment owner
+    videoComment.Video.VideoChannel.accountId !== userAccount.id // Not the video owner
+  ) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot remove video comment of another user'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true
 }
 
 function checkUserCanApproveVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: MCommentOwnerVideoReply, res: express.Response) {
@@ -257,20 +271,15 @@ function checkUserCanApproveVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: M
     return false
   }
 
-  return checkUserCanManageVideoComment(user, videoComment, res)
-}
-
-function checkUserCanManageVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: MCommentOwnerVideoReply, res: express.Response) {
   const userAccount = user.Account
 
   if (
     user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_ANY_VIDEO_COMMENT) === false && // Not a moderator
-    videoComment.accountId !== userAccount.id && // Not the comment owner
     videoComment.Video.VideoChannel.accountId !== userAccount.id // Not the video owner
   ) {
     res.fail({
       status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
-      message: 'Cannot remove video comment of another user'
+      message: 'Cannot approve video comment of another user'
     })
     return false
   }