diff --git a/lib/private/Comments/Comment.php b/lib/private/Comments/Comment.php
index acfebd3202..dd790c2e50 100644
--- a/lib/private/Comments/Comment.php
+++ b/lib/private/Comments/Comment.php
@@ -232,10 +232,6 @@ class Comment implements IComment {
 		$uids = array_unique($mentions[0]);
 		$result = [];
 		foreach ($uids as $uid) {
-			// exclude author, no self-mentioning
-			if($uid === '@' . $this->getActorId()) {
-				continue;
-			}
 			$result[] = ['type' => 'user', 'id' => substr($uid, 1)];
 		}
 		return $result;
diff --git a/tests/lib/Comments/CommentTest.php b/tests/lib/Comments/CommentTest.php
index 10ec4bae7d..6f67356cca 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Comments/CommentTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Comments/CommentTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use Test\TestCase;
 
 class CommentTest extends TestCase {
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws \OCP\Comments\IllegalIDChangeException
+	 */
 	public function testSettersValidInput() {
 		$comment = new Comment();
 
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ class CommentTest extends TestCase {
 		$comment->setId('c17');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws \OCP\Comments\IllegalIDChangeException
+	 */
 	public function testResetId() {
 		$comment = new Comment();
 		$comment->setId('c23');
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ class CommentTest extends TestCase {
 				'@alice @bob look look, a duplication @alice test @bob!', ['alice', 'bob']
 			],
 			[
-				'@alice is the author, but notify @bob!', ['bob'], 'alice'
+				'@alice is the author, notify @bob, nevertheless mention her!', ['alice', 'bob'], 'alice'
 			],
 			[
 				'@foobar and @barfoo you should know, @foo@bar.com is valid' .
@@ -159,7 +165,6 @@ class CommentTest extends TestCase {
 			$uid = array_shift($expectedUids);
 			$this->assertSame('user', $mention['type']);
 			$this->assertSame($uid, $mention['id']);
-			$this->assertNotSame($author, $mention['id']);
 		}
 		$this->assertEmpty($mentions);
 		$this->assertEmpty($expectedUids);