diff --git a/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.js b/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.js
index f5bf7e3a..8aea3566 100644
--- a/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.js
+++ b/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const QuoteButton = {
   name: 'QuoteButton',
   props: ['status', 'quoting', 'visibility'],
   computed: {
+    isOwn () {
+      return this.status.user.id === this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id
+    },
     loggedIn () {
       return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
     }
diff --git a/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.vue b/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.vue
index 7a4c6b4b..83b7715b 100644
--- a/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/quote_button/quote_button.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     class="QuoteButton"
   >
     <button
-      v-if="visibility === 'public' || visibility === 'unlisted'"
+      v-if="(visibility !== 'private' || isOwn) && visibility !== 'direct'"
       class="button-unstyled interactive"
       :class="{'-active': quoting}"
       :title="$t('tool_tip.quote')"