diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/controller/request/ReleephRequestActionController.php b/src/applications/releeph/controller/request/ReleephRequestActionController.php
index 64e1945e06..bd675fc57d 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/controller/request/ReleephRequestActionController.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/controller/request/ReleephRequestActionController.php
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ final class ReleephRequestActionController extends ReleephController {
 
       case 'mark-manually-picked':
       case 'mark-manually-reverted':
-        if (!$releeph_project->isAuthoritative($user)) {
+        if (
+          $releeph_request->getRequestUserPHID() === $user->getPHID() ||
+          $releeph_project->isAuthoritative($user)) {
+
+          // We're all good!
+        } else {
           throw new Exception(
-            "Bug!  Only authoritative users (pushers, or users in pusherless ".
-            "Releeph projects) can manually change a request's in-branch ".
-            "status!");
+            "Bug!  Only pushers or the requestor can manually change a ".
+            "request's in-branch status!");
         }
 
         if ($action === 'mark-manually-picked') {