diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index 98b6ef1470..fa2a72e617 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -168,33 +168,33 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 
 		postContainer.on('click', '[component="post/edit"]', function() {
 			var btn = $(this);
-			
+
 			var timestamp = parseInt(getData(btn, 'data-timestamp'), 10);
 			var postEditDuration = parseInt(ajaxify.data.postEditDuration, 10);
-			if (postEditDuration && Date.now() - timestamp > postEditDuration * 1000) {
-				var numDays = Math.floor(postEditDuration / 86400); 
+			if (!ajaxify.data.privileges.isAdminOrMod && postEditDuration && Date.now() - timestamp > postEditDuration * 1000) {
+				var numDays = Math.floor(postEditDuration / 86400);
 				var numHours = Math.floor((postEditDuration % 86400) / 3600);
 				var numMinutes = Math.floor(((postEditDuration % 86400) % 3600) / 60);
 				var numSeconds = ((postEditDuration % 86400) % 3600) % 60;
 				var msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired, ' + postEditDuration + ']]';
 				if (numDays) {
 					if (numHours) {
-						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-days-hours, ' + numDays + ', ' + numHours + ']]';	
+						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-days-hours, ' + numDays + ', ' + numHours + ']]';
 					} else {
 						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-days, ' + numDays + ']]';
-					}					
+					}
 				} else if (numHours) {
 					if (numMinutes) {
-						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-hours-minutes, ' + numHours + ', ' + numMinutes + ']]';	
+						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-hours-minutes, ' + numHours + ', ' + numMinutes + ']]';
 					} else {
 						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-hours, ' + numHours + ']]';
-					}					
+					}
 				} else if (numMinutes) {
 					if (numSeconds) {
-						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-minutes-seconds, ' + numMinutes + ', ' + numSeconds + ']]';		
+						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-minutes-seconds, ' + numMinutes + ', ' + numSeconds + ']]';
 					} else {
 						msg = '[[error:post-edit-duration-expired-minutes, ' + numMinutes + ']]';
-					}				
+					}
 				}
 				return app.alertError(msg);
 			}