diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index 0e6b480dfd..3e69c20188 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@
 						$messages = this.$chat.find('.chatmessage-' + user);
 						if (!$messages.length) break;
 						$messages.hide().addClass('revealed').find('button').parent().remove();
-						this.$chat.children().last().append(' <button name="toggleMessages" value="' + user + '" class="subtle"><small>(' + $messages.length + ' line' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' from ' + user + ' hidden)</small></button>');
+						if (this.rankOrder[app.user.get('name').charAt(0)] > 3) this.$chat.children().last().append(' <button name="toggleMessages" value="' + user + '" class="subtle"><small>(' + $messages.length + ' line' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + ' from ' + user + ' hidden)</small></button>');
 					}
 					break;