diff --git a/src/libs/reportUtils.js b/src/libs/reportUtils.js
index 2f59d580d3bd..7e44cd182c8e 100644
--- a/src/libs/reportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/reportUtils.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function sortReportsByLastVisited(reports) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Can only edit if it's a ADDCOMMENT, the author is this user and it's not a optimistic response.
+ * Can only edit if it's an ADDCOMMENT that is not an attachment,
+ * the author is this user and it's not an optimistic response.
  * If it's an optimistic response comment it will not have a reportActionID,
  * and we should wait until it does before we show the actions
  *
@@ -61,6 +62,22 @@ function canEditReportAction(reportAction) {
         && !isReportMessageAttachment(lodashGet(reportAction, ['message', 0, 'text'], ''));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Can only delete if it's an ADDCOMMENT, the author is this user and it's not an optimistic response.
+ * If it's an optimistic response comment it will not have a reportActionID,
+ * and we should wait until it does before we show the actions
+ *
+ * @param {Object} reportAction
+ * @param {String} sessionEmail
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function canDeleteReportAction(reportAction) {
+    return reportAction.actorEmail === sessionEmail
+        && reportAction.reportActionID
+        && reportAction.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Given a collection of reports returns the most recently accessed one
  *
@@ -90,6 +107,7 @@ export {
     isReportMessageAttachment,
     findLastAccessedReport,
     canEditReportAction,
+    canDeleteReportAction,
     sortReportsByLastVisited,
     isDefaultRoom,
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
index c38b8d7db847..e0ec05837cdc 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import ReportActionContextMenuItem from './ReportActionContextMenuItem';
 import ReportActionPropTypes from './ReportActionPropTypes';
 import Clipboard from '../../../libs/Clipboard';
 import compose from '../../../libs/compose';
-import {isReportMessageAttachment, canEditReportAction} from '../../../libs/reportUtils';
+import {isReportMessageAttachment, canEditReportAction, canDeleteReportAction} from '../../../libs/reportUtils';
 import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from '../../../components/withLocalize';
 import ConfirmModal from '../../../components/ConfirmModal';
 import ReportActionComposeFocusManager from '../../../libs/ReportActionComposeFocusManager';
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
             {
                 text: this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.deleteComment'),
                 icon: Trashcan,
-                shouldShow: () => canEditReportAction(this.props.reportAction),
+                shouldShow: () => canDeleteReportAction(this.props.reportAction),
                 onPress: () => this.setState({isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible: true}),
             },
         ];