diff --git a/judge/views/submission.py b/judge/views/submission.py
index 8de7796b0..b70b47d22 100644
--- a/judge/views/submission.py
+++ b/judge/views/submission.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 def abort_submission(request, submission):
     submission = get_object_or_404(Submission, id=int(submission))
     if (not request.user.has_perm('judge.abort_any_submission') and
-       (submission.rejudged_date is not None or request.profile != submission.user)):
+       (submission.rejudged_date is not None or request.profile != submission.user or request.official_contest_mode)):
         raise PermissionDenied()
     submission.abort()
     return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('submission_status', args=(submission.id,)))
diff --git a/templates/submission/status.html b/templates/submission/status.html
index 44cd0d784..952d28e44 100644
--- a/templates/submission/status.html
+++ b/templates/submission/status.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <div id="test-cases">{% include "submission/status-testcases.html" %}</div>
 
     {% if not submission.is_graded %}
-        {% if request.user == submission.user.user or perms.judge.abort_any_submission %}
+        {% if (request.user == submission.user.user and not request.official_contest_mode) or perms.judge.abort_any_submission %}
             <div id="abort-button">
                 <br>
                 <hr class="half-hr">