diff --git a/src/components/PatchMetadata.svelte b/src/components/PatchMetadata.svelte
index 9047bbffc..e31f5737e 100644
--- a/src/components/PatchMetadata.svelte
+++ b/src/components/PatchMetadata.svelte
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@
       onSelect={newState => {
         void saveState(newState);
       }}
-      disabled={!roles.isDelegate(
+      disabled={!roles.isDelegateOrAuthor(
         config.publicKey,
         repo.delegates.map(d => d.did),
+        patch.author.did,
       )} />
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/PatchStateButton.svelte b/src/components/PatchStateButton.svelte
index 3d30c8b06..b8e540842 100644
--- a/src/components/PatchStateButton.svelte
+++ b/src/components/PatchStateButton.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       title={selectedState.status === "merged"
         ? "The state of merged patches can not be changed"
         : disabled
-          ? "You must be a delegate to change the patch state"
+          ? "You must be a delegate or the patch author to change the patch state"
           : undefined}>
       <span
         class="global-chip"