diff --git a/internal/executor/mute.go b/internal/executor/mute.go
index 1696e45..f8cd30d 100644
--- a/internal/executor/mute.go
+++ b/internal/executor/mute.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package executor
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/enbas/internal/client"
@@ -50,6 +51,33 @@ func (m *MuteExecutor) muteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
 	}
 
+	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(m.statusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	myAccountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get your account ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	canMute := false
+
+	if status.Account.ID == myAccountID {
+		canMute = true
+	} else {
+		for _, mention := range status.Mentions {
+			if mention.ID == myAccountID {
+				canMute = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !canMute {
+		return errors.New("unable to mute the status because you are not the owner and you are not mentioned in it")
+	}
+
 	if err := gtsClient.MuteStatus(m.statusID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to mute the status: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/executor/unmute.go b/internal/executor/unmute.go
index 487451d..d643e46 100644
--- a/internal/executor/unmute.go
+++ b/internal/executor/unmute.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package executor
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/enbas/internal/client"
@@ -45,6 +46,33 @@ func (m *UnmuteExecutor) unmuteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
 	}
 
+	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(m.statusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve the status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	myAccountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get your account ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	canUnmute := false
+
+	if status.Account.ID == myAccountID {
+		canUnmute = true
+	} else {
+		for _, mention := range status.Mentions {
+			if mention.ID == myAccountID {
+				canUnmute = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !canUnmute {
+		return errors.New("unable to unmute the status because you are not the owner and you are not mentioned in it")
+	}
+
 	if err := gtsClient.UnmuteStatus(m.statusID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmute the status: %w", err)
 	}