diff --git a/src/Controller/Api/Entry/EntriesBaseApi.php b/src/Controller/Api/Entry/EntriesBaseApi.php
index 6dc816133..8b34c280f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Api/Entry/EntriesBaseApi.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Api/Entry/EntriesBaseApi.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use App\DTO\EntryCommentResponseDto;
 use App\DTO\EntryDto;
 use App\DTO\EntryRequestDto;
+use App\DTO\EntryResponseDto;
 use App\DTO\ImageDto;
 use App\Entity\Entry;
 use App\Entity\EntryComment;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public function setCommentsFactory(EntryCommentFactory $commentsFactory)
     /**
      * Serialize a single entry to JSON.
      */
-    protected function serializeEntry(EntryDto|Entry $dto, array $tags)
+    protected function serializeEntry(EntryDto|Entry $dto, array $tags): EntryResponseDto
     {
         $response = $this->entryFactory->createResponseDto($dto, $tags);
 
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ protected function serializeEntry(EntryDto|Entry $dto, array $tags)
             $response->userVote = $dto instanceof EntryDto ? $dto->userVote : $dto->getUserChoice($this->getUserOrThrow());
         }
 
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $response->canAuthUserModerate = $dto->getMagazine()->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
+
         return $response;
     }
 
@@ -103,6 +108,10 @@ protected function serializeComment(EntryCommentDto $comment, array $tags): Entr
             $response->userVote = $comment->userVote;
         }
 
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $response->canAuthUserModerate = $comment->magazine->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
+
         return $response;
     }
 
@@ -171,8 +180,13 @@ protected function serializeCommentTree(?EntryComment $comment, ?int $depth = nu
         if (null === $depth) {
             $depth = self::constrainDepth($this->request->getCurrentRequest()->get('d', self::DEPTH));
         }
+        $canModerate = null;
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $canModerate = $comment->getMagazine()->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
 
-        $commentTree = $this->commentsFactory->createResponseTree($comment, $depth);
+        $commentTree = $this->commentsFactory->createResponseTree($comment, $depth, $canModerate);
+        $commentTree->canAuthUserModerate = $canModerate;
 
         return $commentTree->jsonSerialize();
     }
diff --git a/src/Controller/Api/Post/PostsBaseApi.php b/src/Controller/Api/Post/PostsBaseApi.php
index 0a3dbe6b7..d1df4625b 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Api/Post/PostsBaseApi.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Api/Post/PostsBaseApi.php
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ protected function serializePost(PostDto $dto, array $tags): PostResponseDto
             $response->userVote = $dto instanceof PostDto ? $dto->userVote : $dto->getUserChoice($this->getUserOrThrow());
         }
 
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $response->canAuthUserModerate = $dto->getMagazine()->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
+
         return $response;
     }
 
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ protected function serializePostComment(PostCommentDto $comment, array $tags): P
             $response->userVote = $comment instanceof PostCommentDto ? $comment->userVote : $comment->getUserChoice($this->getUserOrThrow());
         }
 
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $response->canAuthUserModerate = $comment->getMagazine()->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
+
         return $response;
     }
 
@@ -148,7 +156,13 @@ protected function serializePostCommentTree(?PostComment $comment, ?int $depth =
             $depth = self::constrainDepth($this->request->getCurrentRequest()->get('d', self::DEPTH));
         }
 
-        $commentTree = $this->postCommentFactory->createResponseTree($comment, $depth);
+        $canModerate = null;
+        if ($user = $this->getUser()) {
+            $canModerate = $comment->getMagazine()->userIsModerator($user) || $user->isModerator() || $user->isAdmin();
+        }
+
+        $commentTree = $this->postCommentFactory->createResponseTree($comment, $depth, $canModerate);
+        $commentTree->canAuthUserModerate = $canModerate;
 
         return $commentTree->jsonSerialize();
     }
diff --git a/src/DTO/EntryCommentResponseDto.php b/src/DTO/EntryCommentResponseDto.php
index 84770d96f..e9949870b 100644
--- a/src/DTO/EntryCommentResponseDto.php
+++ b/src/DTO/EntryCommentResponseDto.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class EntryCommentResponseDto implements \JsonSerializable
     public array $children = [];
     #[OA\Property(description: 'The total number of children the comment has.')]
     public int $childCount = 0;
+    public ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null;
 
     public static function create(
         ?int $id = null,
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public static function create(
         ?\DateTimeImmutable $editedAt = null,
         ?\DateTime $lastActive = null,
         int $childCount = 0,
+        ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null,
     ): self {
         $dto = new EntryCommentResponseDto();
         $dto->commentId = $id;
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ public static function create(
         $dto->editedAt = $editedAt;
         $dto->lastActive = $lastActive;
         $dto->childCount = $childCount;
+        $dto->canAuthUserModerate = $canAuthUserModerate;
 
         return $dto;
     }
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ public function jsonSerialize(): mixed
             'lastActive' => $this->lastActive?->format(\DateTimeInterface::ATOM),
             'childCount' => $this->childCount,
             'children' => $this->children,
+            'canAuthUserModerate' => $this->canAuthUserModerate,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DTO/EntryResponseDto.php b/src/DTO/EntryResponseDto.php
index a43643db0..8d761a624 100644
--- a/src/DTO/EntryResponseDto.php
+++ b/src/DTO/EntryResponseDto.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class EntryResponseDto implements \JsonSerializable
     public ?string $type = null;
     public ?string $slug = null;
     public ?string $apId = null;
+    public ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null;
 
     public static function create(
         ?int $id = null,
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ public static function create(
         ?\DateTime $lastActive = null,
         ?string $type = null,
         ?string $slug = null,
-        ?string $apId = null
+        ?string $apId = null,
+        ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null,
     ): self {
         $dto = new EntryResponseDto();
         $dto->entryId = $id;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ public static function create(
         $dto->type = $type;
         $dto->slug = $slug;
         $dto->apId = $apId;
+        $dto->canAuthUserModerate = $canAuthUserModerate;
 
         return $dto;
     }
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ public function jsonSerialize(): mixed
             'type' => $this->type,
             'slug' => $this->slug,
             'apId' => $this->apId,
+            'canAuthUserModerate' => $this->canAuthUserModerate,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DTO/PostCommentResponseDto.php b/src/DTO/PostCommentResponseDto.php
index 2ab8a634d..1925e073d 100644
--- a/src/DTO/PostCommentResponseDto.php
+++ b/src/DTO/PostCommentResponseDto.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class PostCommentResponseDto implements \JsonSerializable
         ]
     )]
     public array $children = [];
+    public ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null;
 
     public static function create(
         int $id,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public static function create(
         ?\DateTimeImmutable $createdAt = null,
         ?\DateTimeImmutable $editedAt = null,
         ?\DateTime $lastActive = null,
+        ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null,
     ): self {
         $dto = new PostCommentResponseDto();
         $dto->commentId = $id;
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ public static function create(
         $dto->editedAt = $editedAt;
         $dto->lastActive = $lastActive;
         $dto->childCount = $childCount;
+        $dto->canAuthUserModerate = $canAuthUserModerate;
 
         return $dto;
     }
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ public function jsonSerialize(): mixed
             'lastActive' => $this->lastActive?->format(\DateTimeInterface::ATOM),
             'childCount' => $this->childCount,
             'children' => $this->children,
+            'canAuthUserModerate' => $this->canAuthUserModerate,
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/DTO/PostResponseDto.php b/src/DTO/PostResponseDto.php
index 85a874a08..c17d86a0a 100644
--- a/src/DTO/PostResponseDto.php
+++ b/src/DTO/PostResponseDto.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class PostResponseDto implements \JsonSerializable
     public ?\DateTimeImmutable $createdAt = null;
     public ?\DateTimeImmutable $editedAt = null;
     public ?\DateTime $lastActive = null;
+    public ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null;
 
     public static function create(
         int $id,
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ public static function create(
         ?\DateTimeImmutable $createdAt = null,
         ?\DateTimeImmutable $editedAt = null,
         ?\DateTime $lastActive = null,
-        ?string $slug = null
+        ?string $slug = null,
+        ?bool $canAuthUserModerate = null,
     ): self {
         $dto = new PostResponseDto();
         $dto->postId = $id;
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ public static function create(
         $dto->editedAt = $editedAt;
         $dto->lastActive = $lastActive;
         $dto->slug = $slug;
+        $dto->canAuthUserModerate = $canAuthUserModerate;
 
         return $dto;
     }
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ public function jsonSerialize(): mixed
             'editedAt' => $this->editedAt?->format(\DateTimeInterface::ATOM),
             'lastActive' => $this->lastActive?->format(\DateTimeInterface::ATOM),
             'slug' => $this->slug,
+            'canAuthUserModerate' => $this->canAuthUserModerate,
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Factory/EntryCommentFactory.php b/src/Factory/EntryCommentFactory.php
index 79b0a0add..ecaf77cb6 100644
--- a/src/Factory/EntryCommentFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/EntryCommentFactory.php
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ public function createResponseDto(EntryCommentDto|EntryComment $comment, array $
         );
     }
 
-    public function createResponseTree(EntryComment $comment, int $depth = -1): EntryCommentResponseDto
+    public function createResponseTree(EntryComment $comment, int $depth = -1, ?bool $canModerate = null): EntryCommentResponseDto
     {
         $commentDto = $this->createDto($comment);
         $toReturn = $this->createResponseDto($commentDto, $this->tagLinkRepository->getTagsOfEntryComment($comment), array_reduce($comment->children->toArray(), EntryCommentResponseDto::class.'::recursiveChildCount', 0));
         $toReturn->isFavourited = $commentDto->isFavourited;
         $toReturn->userVote = $commentDto->userVote;
+        $toReturn->canAuthUserModerate = $canModerate;
 
         if (0 === $depth) {
             return $toReturn;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public function createResponseTree(EntryComment $comment, int $depth = -1): Entr
 
         foreach ($comment->children as $childComment) {
             \assert($childComment instanceof EntryComment);
-            $child = $this->createResponseTree($childComment, $depth > 0 ? $depth - 1 : -1);
+            $child = $this->createResponseTree($childComment, $depth > 0 ? $depth - 1 : -1, $canModerate);
             array_push($toReturn->children, $child);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Factory/PostCommentFactory.php b/src/Factory/PostCommentFactory.php
index c58cc38bb..03926e93c 100644
--- a/src/Factory/PostCommentFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/PostCommentFactory.php
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@ public function createResponseDto(PostCommentDto|PostComment $comment, array $ta
         );
     }
 
-    public function createResponseTree(PostComment $comment, int $depth): PostCommentResponseDto
+    public function createResponseTree(PostComment $comment, int $depth, ?bool $canModerate = null): PostCommentResponseDto
     {
         $commentDto = $this->createDto($comment);
         $toReturn = $this->createResponseDto($commentDto, $this->tagLinkRepository->getTagsOfPostComment($comment), array_reduce($comment->children->toArray(), PostCommentResponseDto::class.'::recursiveChildCount', 0));
         $toReturn->isFavourited = $commentDto->isFavourited;
         $toReturn->userVote = $commentDto->userVote;
+        $toReturn->canAuthUserModerate = $canModerate;
 
         if (0 === $depth) {
             return $toReturn;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public function createResponseTree(PostComment $comment, int $depth): PostCommen
 
         foreach ($comment->children as $childComment) {
             \assert($childComment instanceof PostComment);
-            $child = $this->createResponseTree($childComment, $depth > 0 ? $depth - 1 : -1);
+            $child = $this->createResponseTree($childComment, $depth > 0 ? $depth - 1 : -1, $canModerate);
             array_push($toReturn->children, $child);
         }