diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 52cc0883a..6a6150cc3 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
 
             queries.new_message(m, inbox_rel)
 
+    @require_oauth2_scope("submit")
     @validatedForm(VUser(),
                    VModhash(),
                    VCaptcha(),
@@ -983,7 +984,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
             jquery(".content").replace_things(item, True, True, wrap = wrapper)
             jquery(".content .link .rank").hide()
 
-    @require_oauth2_scope("comment")
+    @require_oauth2_scope("submit")
     @validatedForm(VUser(),
                    VModhash(),
                    VRatelimit(rate_user = True, rate_ip = True,
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/token.py b/r2/r2/models/token.py
index 744cf8d60..34728a271 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/token.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/token.py
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ class OAuth2Scope:
             "name": _("My Identity"),
             "description": _("Access my reddit username and signup date."),
         },
-        "comment": {
-            "id": "comment",
-            "name": _("Commenting"),
-            "description": _("Submit comments from my account."),
-        },
         "moderateflair": {
             "id": "moderateflair",
             "name": _("Moderating Flair"),
@@ -118,6 +113,11 @@ class OAuth2Scope:
                 "Access the list of subreddits I moderate, contribute to,"
                 " and subscribe to."),
         },
+        "submit": {
+            "id": "submit",
+            "name": _("Submit Content"),
+            "description": _("Submit links and comments from my account."),
+        },
     }
 
     def __init__(self, scope_str=None):