diff --git a/app/controllers/Round.scala b/app/controllers/Round.scala
index 293e8b0357d5..33b2649b9585 100644
--- a/app/controllers/Round.scala
+++ b/app/controllers/Round.scala
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ final class Round(
       .flatMap:
         _.flatMap { Pov(_, me) }.so: pov =>
           env.round.moretimer
-            .isAllowedIn(pov.game, Preload.none)
+            .isAllowedIn(pov.game, Preload.none, byAdmin = true)
             .map:
               if _ then
                 env.round.roundApi.tell(pov.gameId, Moretime(pov.playerId, seconds.seconds))
diff --git a/modules/round/src/main/JsonView.scala b/modules/round/src/main/JsonView.scala
index c4e0a96fcff7..52b17ca9d2dc 100644
--- a/modules/round/src/main/JsonView.scala
+++ b/modules/round/src/main/JsonView.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ final class JsonView(
       flags: ExportOptions
   ): Fu[JsObject] = for
     takebackable <- takebacker.isAllowedIn(pov.game, Preload(prefs))
-    moretimeable <- moretimer.isAllowedIn(pov.game, Preload(prefs))
+    moretimeable <- moretimer.isAllowedIn(pov.game, Preload(prefs), byAdmin = false)
     socket       <- getSocketStatus(pov.game)
     pref = prefs(pov.color)
   yield
diff --git a/modules/round/src/main/Moretimer.scala b/modules/round/src/main/Moretimer.scala
index 53961676fa8b..47ff1b1e726f 100644
--- a/modules/round/src/main/Moretimer.scala
+++ b/modules/round/src/main/Moretimer.scala
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ final class Moretimer(
               val p = correspondenceGiveTime(pov.game)
               p.game.correspondenceClock.map(Event.CorrespondenceClock.apply).fold(p)(p + _)
 
-  def isAllowedIn(game: Game, prefs: Preload[ByColor[Pref]]): Fu[Boolean] =
-    (game.canTakebackOrAddTime && game.playable && !game.metadata.hasRule(_.noGiveTime))
-      .so(isAllowedByPrefs(game, prefs))
+  def isAllowedIn(game: Game, prefs: Preload[ByColor[Pref]], byAdmin: Boolean): Fu[Boolean] =
+    (game.canTakebackOrAddTime && game.playable).so:
+      if byAdmin then fuccess(true)
+      else (!game.metadata.hasRule(_.noGiveTime)).so(isAllowedByPrefs(game, prefs))
 
   private def correspondenceGiveTime(g: Game) = Progress(g, g.copy(movedAt = nowInstant))
 
diff --git a/modules/round/src/main/RoundMobile.scala b/modules/round/src/main/RoundMobile.scala
index 2d916bcf55d5..6abb344f7d88 100644
--- a/modules/round/src/main/RoundMobile.scala
+++ b/modules/round/src/main/RoundMobile.scala
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ final class RoundMobile(
       users        <- game.userIdPair.traverse(_.so(lightUserGet))
       prefs        <- prefApi.byId(game.userIdPair)
       takebackable <- takebacker.isAllowedIn(game, Preload(prefs))
-      moretimeable <- moretimer.isAllowedIn(game, Preload(prefs))
+      moretimeable <- moretimer.isAllowedIn(game, Preload(prefs), byAdmin = false)
       chat         <- use.chat.so(getPlayerChat(game, myPlayer.exists(_.hasUser)))
       chatLines    <- chat.map(_.chat).soFu(lila.chat.JsonView.asyncLines)
       bookmarked   <- use.bookmark.so(bookmarkExists(game, myPlayer.flatMap(_.userId)))