diff --git a/app/views/comments/_actions.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_actions.html.erb
index 80302a70a..2852fa09d 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_actions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_actions.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-<span id="flag-actions-<%= dom_id(comment) %>" class="js-flag-actions">
-  <%= render 'comments/flag_actions', comment: comment %>
-</span>
+<% if local_assigns.fetch(:allow_flagging, true) %>
+  <span id="flag-actions-<%= dom_id(comment) %>" class="js-flag-actions">
+    <%= render 'comments/flag_actions', comment: comment %>
+  </span>
+<% end %>
 
 <span class='js-moderation-actions'>
   <% if can? :hide, comment %>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index 5de5b6c24..f57876030 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <% comment_flags ||= @comment_flags %>
 <% valuation = local_assigns.fetch(:valuation, false) %>
 <% allow_votes = local_assigns.fetch(:allow_votes, true) %>
+<% allow_flagging = local_assigns.fetch(:allow_flagging, true) %>
 <% cache [locale_and_user_status(comment), comment, commentable_cache_key(comment.commentable), comment.author, (comment_flags[comment.id] if comment_flags)] do %>
   <ul id="<%= dom_id(comment) %>" class="comment no-bullet small-12">
     <li class="comment-body">
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@
             <%= link_to(comment_link_text(comment), "",
                         class: "js-add-comment-link", data: {'id': dom_id(comment)}) %>
 
-            <%= render 'comments/actions', comment: comment %>
+            <%= render 'comments/actions', { comment: comment,
+                                             allow_flagging: allow_flagging } %>
 
             <%= render 'comments/form', {commentable: comment.commentable,
                                          parent_id: comment.id,
@@ -106,8 +108,9 @@
         <% child_comments_of(comment).each do |child| %>
           <li>
             <%= render 'comments/comment', { comment: child,
-                                             valuation: valuation } %>
-                                             allow_votes: allow_votes } %>
+                                             valuation: valuation,
+                                             allow_votes: allow_votes,
+                                             allow_flagging: allow_flagging } %>
           </li>
         <% end %>
       </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment_tree.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment_tree.html.erb
index 6b0bdc296..885b500b8 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment_tree.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment_tree.html.erb
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
           <%= render 'comments/comment', { comment: comment,
                                            comment_flags: comment_flags,
                                            valuation: valuation,
-                                           allow_votes: !valuation } %>
+                                           allow_votes: !valuation,
+                                           allow_flagging: !valuation } %>
         <% end %>
         <%= paginate comment_tree.root_comments %>
       </div>