diff --git a/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
index bc68ffd22..815abbb38 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ class UserFeedbacksController < ApplicationController
 
 private
   def check_privilege(user_feedback)
-    raise User::PrivilegeError unless (user_feedback.creator_id == CurrentUser.id || CurrentUser.is_moderator?)
+    raise User::PrivilegeError unless user_feedback.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user_feedback.rb b/app/models/user_feedback.rb
index 19059f87a..dc7536da4 100644
--- a/app/models/user_feedback.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_feedback.rb
@@ -98,4 +98,8 @@ class UserFeedback < ActiveRecord::Base
       return true
     end
   end
+
+  def editable_by?(editor)
+    (editor.is_moderator? && editor != user) || creator == editor
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/user_feedbacks/index.html.erb b/app/views/user_feedbacks/index.html.erb
index d6490f147..005e7d1bc 100644
--- a/app/views/user_feedbacks/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_feedbacks/index.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <td><%= compact_time(feedback.created_at) %></td>
             <td><%= format_text(feedback.body) %></td>
             <td>
-              <% if feedback.creator_id == CurrentUser.id || CurrentUser.is_moderator? %>
+              <% if feedback.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
                 <%= link_to "edit", edit_user_feedback_path(feedback) %>
                 | <%= link_to "delete", user_feedback_path(feedback), :method => :delete, :data => {:confirm => "Are you sure you want to delete this user feedback?"} %>
               <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/user_feedbacks/show.html.erb b/app/views/user_feedbacks/show.html.erb
index 0d45da9bb..34efbfb57 100644
--- a/app/views/user_feedbacks/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_feedbacks/show.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <li><strong>Message</strong> <%= format_text @user_feedback.body %></li>
     </ul>
 
-    <% if @user_feedback.creator_id == CurrentUser.id || CurrentUser.is_moderator? %>
+    <% if @user_feedback.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
       <p><%= link_to "Edit", edit_user_feedback_path(@user_feedback) %></p>
     <% end %>
   </div>