diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status-action-bar.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status-action-bar.tsx
index bc8f7026c..0d7382d91 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status-action-bar.tsx
@@ -460,18 +460,24 @@ const StatusActionBar: React.FC<IStatusActionBar> = ({
       });
     }
 
-    if (status.group &&
-      groupRelationship?.role &&
-      [GroupRoles.OWNER].includes(groupRelationship.role) &&
-      !ownAccount
-    ) {
-      menu.push(null);
-      menu.push({
-        text: intl.formatMessage(messages.groupModDelete),
-        action: handleDeleteFromGroup,
-        icon: require('@tabler/icons/trash.svg'),
-        destructive: true,
-      });
+    const isGroupStatus = typeof status.group === 'object';
+    if (isGroupStatus && !!status.group) {
+      const group = status.group as Group;
+      const account = status.account as Account;
+      const isGroupOwner = groupRelationship?.role === GroupRoles.OWNER;
+      const isGroupAdmin = groupRelationship?.role === GroupRoles.ADMIN;
+      const isStatusFromOwner = group.owner.id === account.id;
+      const canDeleteStatus = !ownAccount && (isGroupOwner || (isGroupAdmin && !isStatusFromOwner));
+
+      if (canDeleteStatus) {
+        menu.push(null);
+        menu.push({
+          text: intl.formatMessage(messages.groupModDelete),
+          action: handleDeleteFromGroup,
+          icon: require('@tabler/icons/trash.svg'),
+          destructive: true,
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     if (isStaff) {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts b/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
index 152a6c3c4..c5f34aafb 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/normalizers/group.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export const GroupRecord = ImmutableRecord({
   locked: false,
   membership_required: false,
   members_count: 0,
+  owner: {
+    id: '',
+  },
   note: '',
   statuses_visibility: 'public',
   slug: '',
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
index d5ee7f2ee..be9238308 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/group.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const groupSchema = z.object({
   locked: z.boolean().catch(false),
   membership_required: z.boolean().catch(false),
   members_count: z.number().catch(0),
+  owner: z.object({ id: z.string() }),
   note: z.string().transform(note => note === '<p></p>' ? '' : note).catch(''),
   relationship: groupRelationshipSchema.nullable().catch(null), // Dummy field to be overwritten later
   slug: z.string().catch(''), // TruthSocial