diff --git a/app/policies/dmail_policy.rb b/app/policies/dmail_policy.rb
index 5d97e9916..152d0c549 100644
--- a/app/policies/dmail_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/dmail_policy.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class DmailPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def show?
+    return true if user.is_owner?
     user.is_member? && (record.owner_id == user.id || record.valid_key?(request.params[:key]))
   end
 
diff --git a/test/functional/dmails_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/dmails_controller_test.rb
index 963868a64..bc2628920 100644
--- a/test/functional/dmails_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/dmails_controller_test.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class DmailsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         assert_response 403
       end
 
+      should "show dmails to the site owner" do
+        get_auth dmail_path(@dmail), create(:owner_user)
+        assert_response :success
+      end
+
       should "mark dmails as read" do
         assert_equal(false, @dmail.is_read)
         get_auth dmail_path(@dmail), @dmail.owner