diff --git a/app/views/proposal_notifications/_actions.html.erb b/app/views/proposal_notifications/_actions.html.erb
index bcac9cb4f..37f6bdac3 100644
--- a/app/views/proposal_notifications/_actions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/proposal_notifications/_actions.html.erb
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-<div class="reply">
-  <span class='js-moderation-actions'>
-    <% if can? :hide, notification %>
-      <%= link_to t("admin.actions.hide").capitalize, hide_moderation_proposal_notification_path(notification),
-                  method: :put, remote: true, data: { confirm: t('admin.actions.confirm') } %>
-    <% end %>
+<% if can? :hide, (notification || notification.author) %>
+  <div class="reply">
+    <span class='js-moderation-actions'>
+      <% if can? :hide, notification %>
+        <%= link_to t("admin.actions.hide").capitalize, hide_moderation_proposal_notification_path(notification),
+                    method: :put, remote: true, data: { confirm: t('admin.actions.confirm') } %>
+      <% end %>
 
-    <% if can? :hide, notification.author %>
-      <span class="divider">&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;</span>
-      <%= link_to t("admin.actions.hide_author").capitalize, hide_moderation_user_path(notification.author_id),
-                  method: :put, data: { confirm: t('admin.actions.confirm') } %>
-    <% end %>
-  </span>
-</div>
+      <% if can? :hide, notification.author %>
+        <span class="divider">&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;</span>
+        <%= link_to t("admin.actions.hide_author").capitalize, hide_moderation_user_path(notification.author_id),
+                    method: :put, data: { confirm: t('admin.actions.confirm') } %>
+      <% end %>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+<% end %>