diff --git a/src/privileges/posts.js b/src/privileges/posts.js
index ed5fddf0ae..60ed7ed1d3 100644
--- a/src/privileges/posts.js
+++ b/src/privileges/posts.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 					'topics:read': async.apply(helpers.isUserAllowedTo, 'topics:read', uid, cids),
 					read: async.apply(helpers.isUserAllowedTo, 'read', uid, cids),
 					'posts:edit': async.apply(helpers.isUserAllowedTo, 'posts:edit', uid, cids),
+					'posts:history': async.apply(helpers.isUserAllowedTo, 'posts:history', uid, cids),
 					'posts:view_deleted': async.apply(helpers.isUserAllowedTo, 'posts:view_deleted', uid, cids),
 				}, next);
 			},
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 				var privileges = pids.map(function (pid, i) {
 					var isAdminOrMod = results.isAdmin || results.isModerator[i];
 					var editable = isAdminOrMod || (results.isOwner[i] && results['posts:edit'][i]);
-					var viewDeletedPosts = isAdminOrMod || (results.isOwner[i] && results['posts:view_deleted'][i]);
+					var viewDeletedPosts = isAdminOrMod || results.isOwner[i] || results['posts:view_deleted'][i];
+					var viewHistory = isAdminOrMod || results.isOwner[i] || results['posts:history'][i];
 
 					return {
 						editable: editable,
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 						isAdminOrMod: isAdminOrMod,
 						'topics:read': results['topics:read'][i] || isAdminOrMod,
 						read: results.read[i] || isAdminOrMod,
+						'posts:history': viewHistory,
 						'posts:view_deleted': viewDeletedPosts,
 					};
 				});
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/diffs.js b/src/socket.io/posts/diffs.js
index 2070a338e1..ef5c887dd7 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/diffs.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts/diffs.js
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ var privileges = require('../../privileges');
 module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	SocketPosts.getDiffs = function (socket, data, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
-			function (next) {
-				privileges.posts.can('posts:history', data.pid, socket.uid, function (err, allowed) {
-					next(err || allowed ? null : new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
-				});
-			},
+			async.apply(privilegeCheck, data.pid, socket.uid),
 			function (next) {
 				posts.diffs.list(data.pid, next);
 			},
@@ -23,12 +19,29 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	};
 
 	SocketPosts.showPostAt = function (socket, data, callback) {
-		privileges.posts.can('posts:history', data.pid, socket.uid, function (err, allowed) {
-			if (err || !allowed) {
-				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
+		privilegeCheck(data.pid, socket.uid, function (err) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
 			}
 
 			posts.diffs.load(data.pid, data.since, socket.uid, callback);
 		});
 	};
+
+	function privilegeCheck(pid, uid, callback) {
+		async.parallel({
+			deleted: async.apply(posts.getPostField, pid, 'deleted'),
+			privileges: async.apply(privileges.posts.get, [pid], uid),
+		}, function (err, payload) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			payload.deleted = parseInt(payload.deleted, 10);
+			payload.privileges = payload.privileges[0];
+
+			const allowed = payload.privileges['posts:history'] && (payload.deleted ? payload.privileges['posts:view_deleted'] : true);
+			callback(!allowed ? new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]') : null);
+		});
+	}
 };