diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 0ae711dfc5..09991b3c48 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Improvements 🙌:
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Fix dark theme issue on login screen (#1097)
  - Incomplete predicate in RealmCryptoStore#getOutgoingRoomKeyRequest (#1519)
+ - User could not redact message that they have sent (#1543)
  - Use vendor prefix for non merged MSC (#1537)
 
 Translations 🗣:
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionState.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionState.kt
index c12306c2d0..4eeed1292e 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionState.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionState.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ data class MessageActionState(
         val actions: List<EventSharedAction> = emptyList(),
         val expendedReportContentMenu: Boolean = false,
         val actionPermissions: ActionPermissions = ActionPermissions()
-        ) : MvRxState {
+) : MvRxState {
 
     constructor(args: TimelineEventFragmentArgs) : this(roomId = args.roomId, eventId = args.eventId, informationData = args.informationData)
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionsViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionsViewModel.kt
index 964eb40fc7..6c192105d7 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionsViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/home/room/detail/timeline/action/MessageActionsViewModel.kt
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ import im.vector.riotx.core.platform.EmptyViewEvents
 import im.vector.riotx.core.platform.VectorViewModel
 import im.vector.riotx.core.resources.StringProvider
 import im.vector.riotx.features.home.room.detail.timeline.format.NoticeEventFormatter
-import im.vector.riotx.features.powerlevel.PowerLevelsObservableFactory
 import im.vector.riotx.features.html.EventHtmlRenderer
 import im.vector.riotx.features.html.VectorHtmlCompressor
+import im.vector.riotx.features.powerlevel.PowerLevelsObservableFactory
 import im.vector.riotx.features.reactions.data.EmojiDataSource
 import im.vector.riotx.features.settings.VectorPreferences
 
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ class MessageActionsViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(@Assisted
     private fun canRedact(event: TimelineEvent, actionPermissions: ActionPermissions): Boolean {
         // Only event of type Event.EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE are supported for the moment
         if (event.root.getClearType() != EventType.MESSAGE) return false
+        // Message sent by the current user can always be redacted
+        if (event.root.senderId == session.myUserId) return true
+        // Check permission for messages sent by other users
         return actionPermissions.canRedact
     }