diff --git a/include/ConversationObject.php b/include/ConversationObject.php
index d97438a5d..9bf410358 100644
--- a/include/ConversationObject.php
+++ b/include/ConversationObject.php
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ class Conversation extends BaseObject {
 				$item->set_commentable(can_comment_on_post($this->observer['xchan_hash'],$item->data));
 		}
 
+		require_once('include/identity.php');
+		$sys = get_sys_channel();
+
+		if($sys && $item->get_data_value('uid') == $sys['channel_id']) {
+			$item->set_commentable(false);
+		}
+
 		$item->set_conversation($this);
 		$this->threads[] = $item;
 		return end($this->threads);