diff --git a/core/server/models/comment.js b/core/server/models/comment.js
index 70c386f161..125bf0deed 100644
--- a/core/server/models/comment.js
+++ b/core/server/models/comment.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const tpl = require('@tryghost/tpl');
 
 const messages = {
     commentNotFound: 'Comment could not be found',
-    notYourComment: 'You may only edit your own comments'
+    notYourCommentToEdit: 'You may only edit your own comments',
+    notYourCommentToDestroy: 'You may only delete your own comments'
 };
 
 const Comment = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
@@ -40,6 +41,23 @@ const Comment = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         model.emitChange('added', options);
     }
 }, {
+    destroy: function destroy(unfilteredOptions) {
+        let options = this.filterOptions(unfilteredOptions, 'destroy', {extraAllowedProperties: ['id']});
+
+        const softDelete = () => {
+            return ghostBookshelf.Model.edit.call(this, {status: 'deleted'}, options);
+        };
+
+        if (!options.transacting) {
+            return ghostBookshelf.transaction((transacting) => {
+                options.transacting = transacting;
+                return softDelete();
+            });
+        }
+
+        return softDelete();
+    },
+
     async permissible(commentModelOrId, action, context, unsafeAttrs, loadedPermissions, hasUserPermission, hasApiKeyPermission, hasMemberPermission) {
         const self = this;
 
@@ -64,9 +82,15 @@ const Comment = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             });
         }
 
-        if ((action === 'edit' || action === 'destroy') && commentModelOrId.get('member_id') !== context.member.id) {
+        if (action === 'edit' && commentModelOrId.get('member_id') !== context.member.id) {
             return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError({
-                message: tpl(messages.notYourComment)
+                message: tpl(messages.notYourCommentToEdit)
+            }));
+        }
+
+        if (action === 'destroy' && commentModelOrId.get('member_id') !== context.member.id) {
+            return Promise.reject(new errors.NoPermissionError({
+                message: tpl(messages.notYourCommentToDestroy)
             }));
         }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/server/models/comment.test.js b/test/unit/server/models/comment.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf4f1438c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/server/models/comment.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const models = require('../../../../core/server/models');
+const testUtils = require('../../../utils');
+
+describe('Unit: models/comment', function () {
+    before(function () {
+        models.init();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+        sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    describe('permissible', function () {
+        function getCommentModel(id, memberId) {
+            const obj = {
+                id: id,
+                member_id: memberId
+            };
+
+            return {
+                id: obj.id,
+                get: sinon.stub().callsFake((prop) => {
+                    return obj[prop];
+                })
+            };
+        }
+
+        it('user can do all', async function () {
+            const comment = getCommentModel(1, 'member_123');
+            const context = {user: 1};
+
+            const response = await models.Comment.permissible(comment, 'destroy', context, {}, testUtils.permissions.owner, true, true, true);
+            response.should.eql(true);
+        });
+
+        it('can only edit own comments', async function () {
+            const comment = getCommentModel(1, 'member_123');
+            const context = {
+                member: {
+                    id: 'other_member'
+                }
+            };
+
+            try {
+                const response = await models.Comment.permissible(comment, 'edit', context, {}, null, false, true, true);
+                response.should.eql(true);
+            } catch (err) {
+                err.message.should.eql('You may only edit your own comments');
+                return;
+            }
+            throw new Error('Should throw');
+        });
+
+        it('can edit own comments', async function () {
+            const comment = getCommentModel(1, 'member_123');
+            const context = {
+                member: {
+                    id: 'member_123'
+                }
+            };
+
+            await models.Comment.permissible(comment, 'edit', context, {}, null, false, true, true);
+        });
+
+        it('can only destroy own comments', async function () {
+            const comment = getCommentModel(1, 'member_123');
+            const context = {
+                member: {
+                    id: 'other_member'
+                }
+            };
+
+            try {
+                const response = await models.Comment.permissible(comment, 'destroy', context, {}, null, false, true, true);
+                response.should.eql(true);
+            } catch (err) {
+                err.message.should.eql('You may only delete your own comments');
+                return;
+            }
+            throw new Error('Should throw');
+        });
+
+        it('can edit destroy comments', async function () {
+            const comment = getCommentModel(1, 'member_123');
+            const context = {
+                member: {
+                    id: 'member_123'
+                }
+            };
+
+            await models.Comment.permissible(comment, 'destroy', context, {}, null, false, true, true);
+        });
+    });
+});