diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index af4005e06..fbd77f184 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
 
   load_and_authorize_resource
   helper_method :authorized_for_filter?
+  helper_method :author?
   helper_method :author_or_admin?
 
   def show
@@ -65,8 +66,12 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       @user.public_activity || authorized_current_user?
     end
 
+    def author?
+      @author ||= current_user && (current_user == @user)
+    end
+
     def author_or_admin?
-      @author_or_admin ||= current_user && (current_user == @user || current_user.administrator?)
+      @author_or_admin ||= current_user && (author? || current_user.administrator?)
     end
 
     def authorized_current_user?
diff --git a/app/views/users/_proposals.html.erb b/app/views/users/_proposals.html.erb
index e0b54dcc4..d23e865ca 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_proposals.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_proposals.html.erb
@@ -7,17 +7,24 @@
         <%= proposal.summary %>
       </td>
 
+      <% if author? %>
+        <td class="text-center">
+          <%= link_to t("users.proposals.send_message"), new_proposal_notification_path(proposal_id: proposal.id) %>
+        </td>
+      <% end %>
+
       <% if author_or_admin? %>
         <td class="text-center">
           <% if proposal.retired? %>
-            <span class="label alert"><%= t('users.show.retired') %></span>
+            <span class="label alert"><%= t('users.proposals.retired') %></span>
           <% else %>
-            <%= link_to t('users.show.retire'),
+            <%= link_to t('users.proposals.retire'),
                         retire_form_proposal_path(proposal),
                         class: 'delete' %>
           <% end %>
         </td>
       <% end %>
+
     </tr>
   <% end %>
 </table>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 725e8d08b..40407f3fc 100755
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -510,8 +510,10 @@ en:
           other: "%{count} Spending proposals"
       no_activity: User has no public activity
       private_activity: This user decided to keep the activity list private
-      retire: Retire
-      retired: Retired
+    proposals:
+      send_message: "Send message"
+      retire: "Retire"
+      retired: "Retired"
   votes:
     agree: I agree
     anonymous: Too many anonymous votes to admit vote %{verify_account}.
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 840dcf705..4c26d7561 100755
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -510,8 +510,10 @@ es:
           other: "%{count} Propuestas de inversión"
       no_activity: Usuario sin actividad pública
       private_activity: Este usuario ha decidido mantener en privado su lista de actividades
-      retire: Retirar
-      retired: Retirada
+    proposals:
+      send_message: "Enviar mensaje"
+      retire: "Retirar"
+      retired: "Retirada"
   votes:
     agree: Estoy de acuerdo
     anonymous: Demasiados votos anónimos, para poder votar %{verify_account}.
diff --git a/spec/features/proposal_notifications_spec.rb b/spec/features/proposal_notifications_spec.rb
index 756fc3fdd..d10beb6f4 100644
--- a/spec/features/proposal_notifications_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/proposal_notifications_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@ feature 'Proposal Notifications' do
     noelia = create(:user)
     vega = create(:user)
 
-    proposal = create(:proposal)
-    #use correct path from my activity
-    visit new_proposal_notification_path(proposal_id: proposal.id)
+    author = create(:user)
+    proposal = create(:proposal, author: author)
+
+    login_as(author)
+    visit root_path
+
+    click_link "My activity"
+
+    within("#proposal_#{proposal.id}") do
+      click_link "Send message"
+    end
 
     fill_in 'proposal_notification_title', with: "Thank you for supporting my proposal"
     fill_in 'proposal_notification_body', with: "Please share it with others so we can make it happen!"
@@ -19,6 +27,30 @@ feature 'Proposal Notifications' do
     expect(page).to have_content "Please share it with others so we can make it happen!"
   end
 
+  context "Permissions" do
+
+    scenario "Link to send the message" do
+      user = create(:user)
+      author = create(:user)
+      proposal = create(:proposal, author: author)
+
+      login_as(author)
+      visit user_path(author)
+
+      within("#proposal_#{proposal.id}") do
+        expect(page).to have_link "Send message"
+      end
+
+      login_as(user)
+      visit user_path(author)
+
+      within("#proposal_#{proposal.id}") do
+        expect(page).to_not have_link "Send message"
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
   scenario "Error messages" do
     proposal = create(:proposal)