diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 693cd85cc..758587b9f 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -1391,7 +1391,9 @@ class FormsController(RedditController):
 
         if comment:
             comment_sr = Subreddit._byID(comment.sr_id, data=True)
-            if comment._deleted or not comment_sr.allow_comment_gilding:
+            if (comment._deleted or
+                    comment._spam or
+                    not comment_sr.allow_comment_gilding):
                 comment = None
 
         start_over = False