diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
index 925aac7a881fce50bf971f765a560042755bf468..e75abcec1deab9f87fd1ae35785c958def01c26c 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ export const canViewReviewersDetails = (state, collection = {}) => {
   return canViewReports(state, collection.id)
 }
 
+const canAuthorViewEditorialCommentsStatuses = [
+  'accepted',
+  'rejected',
+  'revisionRequested',
+]
+
+export const canAuthorViewEditorialComments = (state, collection = {}, id) => {
+  const isAuthor = currentUserIsAuthor(state, id)
+  return (
+    isAuthor &&
+    canAuthorViewEditorialCommentsStatuses.includes(
+      get(collection, 'status', 'draft'),
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 export const getUserToken = ({ currentUser }) =>
   get(currentUser, 'user.token', '')
 
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
index f3bfdbb744fc13812e5afdf256cfd53c34584276..0fbbeee6231482ce23988f5b7ece978a4aa3c91b 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const ManuscriptLayout = ({
           getSignedUrl={getSignedUrl}
         />
 
-        {get(currentUser, 'permissions.canViewReports', true) &&
+        {get(currentUser, 'permissions.canAuthorViewEditorialComments', true) &&
           !!editorialRecommendations.length && (
             <EditorialCommentCard
               journal={journal}
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptPage.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptPage.js
index af451b26a93a5d81891cb85f584e108fb404ac36..49a5ad9850038211b5d8003018eb48d5ee2bb8c1 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptPage.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptPage.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {
   canOverrideTechnicalChecks,
   getOwnPendingRecommendation,
   getOwnSubmittedRecommendation,
+  canAuthorViewEditorialComments,
   getFragmentReviewerRecommendations,
   getInvitationsWithReviewersForFragment,
 } from 'pubsweet-component-faraday-selectors'
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ export default compose(
           canEditManuscript: canEditManuscript(state, collection, fragment),
           canViewReviewersDetails: canViewReviewersDetails(state, collection),
           canOverrideTechChecks: canOverrideTechnicalChecks(state, collection),
+          canAuthorViewEditorialComments: canAuthorViewEditorialComments(
+            state,
+            collection,
+            match.params.version,
+          ),
         },
       },
       isFetching: {