diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 4d7df48400..564df56923 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ $page_data = array(
 	'S_LOCK_POST_ALLOWED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $auth->acl_get('m_edit', $forum_id)) ? true : false,
 	'S_LOCK_POST_CHECKED'		=> ($lock_post_checked) ? ' checked="checked"' : '',
 	'S_SOFTDELETE_CHECKED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $post_data['post_visibility'] == ITEM_DELETED) ? ' checked="checked"' : '',
-	'S_SOFTDELETE_ALLOWED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $phpbb_content_visibility->can_soft_delete($forum_id, $post_data['poster_id'], $lock_post_checked)) ? true : false,
+	'S_SOFTDELETE_ALLOWED'		=> ($mode == 'edit' && $phpbb_content_visibility->can_soft_delete($forum_id, $post_data['poster_id'], $lock_post_checked) && $post_id == $post_data['topic_last_post_id'] && ($post_data['post_time'] > time() - ($config['delete_time'] * 60) || !$config['delete_time'])) ? true : false,
 	'S_RESTORE_ALLOWED'			=> $auth->acl_get('m_approve', $forum_id),
 	'S_IS_DELETED'				=> ($mode == 'edit' && $post_data['post_visibility'] == ITEM_DELETED) ? true : false,
 	'S_LINKS_ALLOWED'			=> $url_status,