diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index ae0cb1276..0ea042746 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <% cache [locale_and_user_status(comment), comment, commentable_cache_key(comment.commentable), comment.author] do %>
   <div id="<%= dom_id(comment) %>" class="comment small-12">
     <div class="comment-body">
-      <% if comment.hidden? || comment.user.hidden? %>
+      <% if comment.hidden? %>
         <% if comment.children.size > 0 %>
           <div class="callout secondary">
             <p><%= t("comments.comment.deleted") %></p>
diff --git a/spec/system/comments/debates_spec.rb b/spec/system/comments/debates_spec.rb
index 706cd8142..57cca11d7 100644
--- a/spec/system/comments/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/comments/debates_spec.rb
@@ -371,6 +371,16 @@ describe "Commenting debates" do
     end
   end
 
+  scenario "Show comment when the author is hidden" do
+    create(:comment, body: "This is pointless", commentable: debate, author: create(:user, :hidden))
+
+    visit debate_path(debate)
+
+    within ".comment", text: "This is pointless" do
+      expect(page).to have_content "User deleted"
+    end
+  end
+
   scenario "Errors on reply" do
     comment = create(:comment, commentable: debate, user: user)