diff --git a/app/src/react/components/chat/messages/submit/distinction/index.jsx b/app/src/react/components/chat/messages/submit/distinction/index.jsx
index 7ec7ac1..2271ae4 100644
--- a/app/src/react/components/chat/messages/submit/distinction/index.jsx
+++ b/app/src/react/components/chat/messages/submit/distinction/index.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export default function Distinction(props) {
   const isAnonymous = channelIsAnonymous(channel);
   const isAdmin = useSelector(isAdminSelector);
   const isMod = useSelector((state) => isModOfSelector(state, renderChannel(channel)));
+  if (!isAdmin && !isMod) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return (
     <div className="chat--messageSubmitModeration">
       {isAdmin && (