diff --git a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
index d41c804..594fcf6 100644
--- a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 				<span class="header-actions">
 					<span
+						v-if="verifyAbility(user, 'actor', 'merge')"
 						target="_blank"
 						class="link noshrink"
 						@click="showMergeDialog = true"
@@ -388,6 +389,8 @@ import {
 	post,
 } from '#/src/api.js';
 
+import verifyAbility from '#/utils/verify-ability.js';
+
 const pageContext = inject('pageContext');
 
 const user = pageContext.user;