diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
index 1547d406..ada289fb 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use ruma::{
     },
     events::{
         room::{create::RoomCreateEventContent, server_acl::RoomServerAclEventContent},
-        StateEventType,
+        StateEventType, TimelineEventType,
     },
     int,
     serde::Base64,
@@ -796,7 +796,18 @@ impl Service {
             None::<PduEvent>,
             |k, s| auth_events.get(&(k.clone(), s.to_owned())),
         )
-        .map_err(|_e| Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::InvalidParam, "Auth check failed."))?;
+        .map_err(|_e| Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::InvalidParam, "Auth check failed."))?
+            || if let Some(redact_id) = &incoming_pdu.redacts {
+                incoming_pdu.kind == TimelineEventType::RoomRedaction
+                    && !services().rooms.state_accessor.user_can_redact(
+                        redact_id,
+                        &incoming_pdu.sender,
+                        &incoming_pdu.room_id,
+                        true,
+                    )?
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
 
         // 13. Use state resolution to find new room state
 
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
index c287edc5..8ca1b778 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/state_accessor/mod.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ use ruma::{
             history_visibility::{HistoryVisibility, RoomHistoryVisibilityEventContent},
             member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
             name::RoomNameEventContent,
+            power_levels::{RoomPowerLevels, RoomPowerLevelsEventContent},
         },
         StateEventType,
     },
+    state_res::Event,
     EventId, JsOption, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, RoomId, ServerName, UserId,
 };
 use serde_json::value::to_raw_value;
@@ -351,4 +353,53 @@ impl Service {
                     .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid room member event in database."))
             })
     }
+
+    /// Checks if a given user can redact a given event
+    ///
+    /// If federation is true, it allows redaction events from any user of the same server as the original event sender
+    pub fn user_can_redact(
+        &self,
+        redacts: &EventId,
+        sender: &UserId,
+        room_id: &RoomId,
+        federation: bool,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomPowerLevels, "")?
+            .map(|e| {
+                serde_json::from_str(e.content.get())
+                    .map(|c: RoomPowerLevelsEventContent| c.into())
+                    .map(|e: RoomPowerLevels| {
+                        e.user_can_redact_event_of_other(sender)
+                            || e.user_can_redact_own_event(sender)
+                                && if let Ok(Some(pdu)) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu(redacts)
+                                {
+                                    if federation {
+                                        pdu.sender().server_name() == sender.server_name()
+                                    } else {
+                                        pdu.sender == sender
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    false
+                                }
+                    })
+                    .map_err(|_| {
+                        Error::bad_database("Invalid m.room.power_levels event in database")
+                    })
+            })
+            // Falling back on m.room.create to judge power levels
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                if let Some(pdu) = self.room_state_get(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomCreate, "")? {
+                    Ok(pdu.sender == sender
+                        || if let Ok(Some(pdu)) = services().rooms.timeline.get_pdu(redacts) {
+                            pdu.sender == sender
+                        } else {
+                            false
+                        })
+                } else {
+                    Err(Error::bad_database(
+                        "No m.room.power_levels or m.room.create events in database for room",
+                    ))
+                }
+            })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
index 8f713c45..2752abe4 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,14 @@ impl Service {
                     | RoomVersionId::V9
                     | RoomVersionId::V10 => {
                         if let Some(redact_id) = &pdu.redacts {
-                            self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu)?;
+                            if services().rooms.state_accessor.user_can_redact(
+                                redact_id,
+                                &pdu.sender,
+                                &pdu.room_id,
+                                false,
+                            )? {
+                                self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu)?;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     RoomVersionId::V11 => {
@@ -405,7 +412,14 @@ impl Service {
                                     Error::bad_database("Invalid content in redaction pdu.")
                                 })?;
                         if let Some(redact_id) = &content.redacts {
-                            self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu)?;
+                            if services().rooms.state_accessor.user_can_redact(
+                                redact_id,
+                                &pdu.sender,
+                                &pdu.room_id,
+                                false,
+                            )? {
+                                self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu)?;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     _ => unreachable!("Validity of room version already checked"),
@@ -885,6 +899,23 @@ impl Service {
             }
         }
 
+        // If redaction event is not authorized, do not append it to the timeline
+        if let Some(redact_id) = &pdu.redacts {
+            if pdu.kind == TimelineEventType::RoomRedaction
+                && !services().rooms.state_accessor.user_can_redact(
+                    redact_id,
+                    &pdu.sender,
+                    &pdu.room_id,
+                    false,
+                )?
+            {
+                return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+                    ErrorKind::Forbidden,
+                    "User cannot redact this event.",
+                ));
+            }
+        };
+
         // We append to state before appending the pdu, so we don't have a moment in time with the
         // pdu without it's state. This is okay because append_pdu can't fail.
         let statehashid = services().rooms.state.append_to_state(&pdu)?;