diff --git a/src/components/Thread.svelte b/src/components/Thread.svelte
index 3f2fa25dd..f4796d5f9 100644
--- a/src/components/Thread.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Thread.svelte
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 <script lang="ts" strictEvents>
   import type { Embed } from "@app/lib/file";
 
-  import { tick } from "svelte";
-  import { partial } from "lodash";
   import * as utils from "@app/lib/utils";
+  import { partial } from "lodash";
+  import { tick } from "svelte";
 
   import CommentComponent from "@app/components/Comment.svelte";
   import CommentToggleInput from "@app/components/CommentToggleInput.svelte";
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   };
   export let rawPath: string;
   export let enableAttachments: boolean = false;
+  export let canEditComment: (author: string) => true | undefined;
   export let editComment:
     | ((commentId: string, body: string, embeds: Embed[]) => Promise<void>)
     | undefined;
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@
       timestamp={root.timestamp}
       disableEdit={root.embeds.length > 0}
       body={root.body}
-      editComment={editComment && partial(editComment, root.id)}
+      editComment={editComment &&
+        canEditComment(root.author.id) &&
+        partial(editComment, root.id)}
       handleReaction={handleReaction && partial(handleReaction, root.id)}>
       <IconSmall name="chat" slot="icon" />
     </CommentComponent>
@@ -116,7 +119,9 @@
           timestamp={reply.timestamp}
           disableEdit={reply.embeds.length > 0}
           body={reply.body}
-          editComment={editComment && partial(editComment, reply.id)}
+          editComment={editComment &&
+            canEditComment(reply.author.id) &&
+            partial(editComment, reply.id)}
           handleReaction={handleReaction &&
             partial(handleReaction, reply.id)} />
       {/each}
diff --git a/src/lib/roles.ts b/src/lib/roles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf2097bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/roles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { parseNodeId } from "@app/lib/utils";
+
+export function isDelegate(
+  publicKey: string | undefined,
+  delegates: string[],
+): true | undefined {
+  if (!publicKey) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return (
+    delegates.some(delegate => parseNodeId(delegate)?.pubkey === publicKey) ||
+    undefined
+  );
+}
+
+function matchAuthor(
+  publicKey: string | undefined,
+  nid: string,
+): true | undefined {
+  // Normalize the passed in NID
+  const parsedNid = parseNodeId(nid);
+  return (
+    (publicKey && parsedNid && parsedNid.pubkey === publicKey) || undefined
+  );
+}
+
+// All restricted actions are a combination of either:
+// - the user is a delegate
+// - the user is an author of the comment, issue, patch, etc.
+export function isDelegateOrAuthor(
+  publicKey: string | undefined,
+  delegates: string[],
+  author: string,
+) {
+  return isDelegate(publicKey, delegates) || matchAuthor(publicKey, author);
+}
diff --git a/src/views/projects/Cob/Revision.svelte b/src/views/projects/Cob/Revision.svelte
index 2b1e4d1d3..208da763f 100644
--- a/src/views/projects/Cob/Revision.svelte
+++ b/src/views/projects/Cob/Revision.svelte
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   export let previousRevId: string | undefined = undefined;
   export let previousRevOid: string | undefined = undefined;
   export let first: boolean;
+  export let canEditComment: (author: string) => true | undefined;
   export let editComment:
     | ((commentId: string, body: string, embeds: Embed[]) => Promise<void>)
     | undefined;
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@
             enableAttachments
             rawPath={utils.getRawBasePath(projectId, baseUrl, projectHead)}
             thread={element.inner}
+            {canEditComment}
             {editComment}
             {createReply}
             {handleReaction} />
diff --git a/src/views/projects/Issue.svelte b/src/views/projects/Issue.svelte
index 7ee554a95..7af070c26 100644
--- a/src/views/projects/Issue.svelte
+++ b/src/views/projects/Issue.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   import { isEqual, uniqBy, partial } from "lodash";
 
   import * as modal from "@app/lib/modal";
+  import * as role from "@app/lib/roles";
   import * as router from "@app/lib/router";
   import * as utils from "@app/lib/utils";
   import { HttpdClient } from "@httpd-client";
@@ -442,7 +443,13 @@
       <CobHeader
         id={issue.id}
         title={issue.title}
-        editTitle={session && partial(editTitle, session.id)}
+        editTitle={session &&
+          role.isDelegateOrAuthor(
+            session.publicKey,
+            project.delegates,
+            issue.author.id,
+          ) &&
+          partial(editTitle, session.id)}
         on:refresh={refreshIssue}>
         <svelte:fragment slot="icon">
           <div
@@ -465,7 +472,7 @@
           {/if}
         </svelte:fragment>
         <div slot="description">
-          {#if session && descriptionState !== "read"}
+          {#if descriptionState !== "read"}
             <ExtendedTextarea
               enableAttachments
               body={issue.discussion[0].body}
@@ -492,7 +499,7 @@
                   baseUrl,
                   project.head,
                 )} />
-              {#if session}
+              {#if role.isDelegateOrAuthor(session?.publicKey, project.delegates, issue.author.id)}
                 <IconButton
                   title="edit description"
                   on:click={() => (descriptionState = "edit")}>
@@ -537,6 +544,11 @@
               enableAttachments
               {thread}
               {rawPath}
+              canEditComment={partial(
+                role.isDelegateOrAuthor,
+                session?.publicKey,
+                project.delegates,
+              )}
               editComment={session && partial(editComment, session.id)}
               createReply={session && partial(createReply, session.id)}
               handleReaction={session && partial(handleReaction, session)} />
@@ -547,19 +559,23 @@
         <CommentToggleInput
           placeholder="Leave your comment"
           enableAttachments
-          submit={session && partial(createComment, session.id)} />
+          submit={partial(createComment, session.id)} />
         <div style:display="flex">
-          <CobStateButton
-            items={items.filter(([, state]) => !isEqual(state, issue.state))}
-            {selectedItem}
-            state={issue.state}
-            save={session && partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
+          {#if role.isDelegateOrAuthor(session.publicKey, project.delegates, issue.author.id)}
+            <CobStateButton
+              items={items.filter(([, state]) => !isEqual(state, issue.state))}
+              {selectedItem}
+              state={issue.state}
+              save={partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
+          {/if}
         </div>
       {/if}
     </div>
     <div class="metadata">
       <AssigneeInput
-        locallyAuthenticated={Boolean(session)}
+        locallyAuthenticated={Boolean(
+          role.isDelegate(session?.publicKey, project.delegates),
+        )}
         assignees={issue.assignees}
         submitInProgress={assigneeState === "submit"}
         on:save={async ({ detail: newAssignees }) => {
@@ -574,7 +590,9 @@
           await refreshIssue();
         }} />
       <LabelInput
-        locallyAuthenticated={Boolean(session)}
+        locallyAuthenticated={Boolean(
+          role.isDelegate(session?.publicKey, project.delegates),
+        )}
         labels={issue.labels}
         submitInProgress={labelState === "submit"}
         on:save={async ({ detail: newLabels }) => {
diff --git a/src/views/projects/Patch.svelte b/src/views/projects/Patch.svelte
index 2276d9e78..aae314bb0 100644
--- a/src/views/projects/Patch.svelte
+++ b/src/views/projects/Patch.svelte
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   import type { ComponentProps } from "svelte";
 
   import * as modal from "@app/lib/modal";
+  import * as role from "@app/lib/roles";
   import * as router from "@app/lib/router";
   import * as utils from "@app/lib/utils";
   import { HttpdClient } from "@httpd-client";
@@ -650,7 +651,13 @@
       <CobHeader
         id={patch.id}
         title={patch.title}
-        editTitle={session && partial(editTitle, session.id)}
+        editTitle={session &&
+          role.isDelegateOrAuthor(
+            session.publicKey,
+            project.delegates,
+            patch.author.id,
+          ) &&
+          partial(editTitle, session.id)}
         on:refresh={refreshPatch}>
         <svelte:fragment slot="icon">
           <div
@@ -697,7 +704,7 @@
             {:else}
               <span class="txt-missing">No description available</span>
             {/if}
-            {#if session && descriptionState === "read"}
+            {#if role.isDelegateOrAuthor(session?.publicKey, project.delegates, patch.author.id) && descriptionState === "read"}
               <div class="edit-buttons">
                 <IconButton
                   title="edit description"
@@ -755,12 +762,12 @@
         </Radio>
 
         <div style:margin-left="auto">
-          {#if session && view.name === "activity"}
+          {#if session && role.isDelegateOrAuthor(session.publicKey, project.delegates, patch.author.id) && view.name === "activity"}
             <CobStateButton
               items={items.filter(([, state]) => !isEqual(state, patch.state))}
               {selectedItem}
               state={patch.state}
-              save={session && partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
+              save={partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
           {/if}
           {#if view.name === "commits" || view.name === "changes"}
             <div style="margin-left: auto;">
@@ -846,6 +853,11 @@
             projectHead={project.head}
             {...revision}
             first={index === 0}
+            canEditComment={partial(
+              role.isDelegateOrAuthor,
+              session?.publicKey,
+              project.delegates,
+            )}
             editComment={session &&
               partial(editComment, session.id, revision.revisionId)}
             handleReaction={session &&
@@ -863,17 +875,22 @@
                 <CommentToggleInput
                   enableAttachments
                   placeholder="Leave your comment"
-                  submit={session &&
-                    partial(createComment, session.id, revision.revisionId)} />
+                  submit={partial(
+                    createComment,
+                    session.id,
+                    revision.revisionId,
+                  )} />
                 <div class="connector" />
                 <div style="display: flex;">
-                  <CobStateButton
-                    items={items.filter(
-                      ([, state]) => !isEqual(state, patch.state),
-                    )}
-                    {selectedItem}
-                    state={patch.state}
-                    save={session && partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
+                  {#if role.isDelegateOrAuthor(session.publicKey, project.delegates, patch.author.id)}
+                    <CobStateButton
+                      items={items.filter(
+                        ([, state]) => !isEqual(state, patch.state),
+                      )}
+                      {selectedItem}
+                      state={patch.state}
+                      save={partial(saveStatus, session.id)} />
+                  {/if}
                 </div>
               {/if}
             {/if}
@@ -932,7 +949,10 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <LabelInput
-        locallyAuthenticated={Boolean(session)}
+        locallyAuthenticated={role.isDelegate(
+          session?.publicKey,
+          project.delegates,
+        )}
         submitInProgress={labelState === "submit"}
         labels={patch.labels}
         on:save={async ({ detail: newLabels }) => {