diff --git a/app/models/abilities/common.rb b/app/models/abilities/common.rb
index 30e792f95..e3372d408 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/common.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/common.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ module Abilities
         can :vote_featured, Proposal
       end
 
-      can :manage, Annotation
+      can :create, Annotation
+      can [:update, :delete], Annotation, user_id: user.id
 
     end
   end