diff --git a/src/messaging/index.js b/src/messaging/index.js
index 729ec8fedf..e532043a12 100644
--- a/src/messaging/index.js
+++ b/src/messaging/index.js
@@ -292,8 +292,11 @@ async function checkReputation(uid) {
 	if (meta.config['reputation:disabled']) {
 		return;
 	}
-	const reputation = await user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation');
-	if (meta.config['min:rep:chat'] > reputation) {
+	const [reputation, isPrivileged] = await Promise.all([
+		user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation'),
+		user.isPrivileged(uid),
+	]);
+	if (!isPrivileged && meta.config['min:rep:chat'] > reputation) {
 		throw new Error(`[[error:not-enough-reputation-to-chat, ${meta.config['min:rep:chat']}]]`);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/posts/votes.js b/src/posts/votes.js
index dfdfad2899..bfe5e1e47f 100644
--- a/src/posts/votes.js
+++ b/src/posts/votes.js
@@ -142,14 +142,17 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 	async function checkVoteLimitation(pid, uid, type) {
 		// type = 'upvote' or 'downvote'
 		const oneDay = 86400000;
-		const [reputation, targetUid, votedPidsToday] = await Promise.all([
+		const [reputation, isPrivileged, targetUid, votedPidsToday] = await Promise.all([
 			user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation'),
+			user.isPrivileged(uid),
 			Posts.getPostField(pid, 'uid'),
 			db.getSortedSetRevRangeByScore(
 				`uid:${uid}:${type}`, 0, -1, '+inf', Date.now() - oneDay
 			),
 		]);
-
+		if (isPrivileged) {
+			return;
+		}
 		if (reputation < meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]) {
 			throw new Error(`[[error:not-enough-reputation-to-${type}, ${meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]}]]`);
 		}