diff --git a/app/api/v1/comments.rb b/app/api/v1/comments.rb
index 68ad20c..e47cdaa 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/comments.rb
+++ b/app/api/v1/comments.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module Api
         post ":id/comments" do
           authenticate!
           article = find_article(environment.articles, params[:id])
+          return forbidden! unless article.accept_comments?
           options = params.select { |key,v| !['id','private_token'].include?(key) }.merge(:author => current_person, :source => article)
           begin
             comment = Comment.create!(options)
diff --git a/test/api/comments_test.rb b/test/api/comments_test.rb
index 601c299..e5ca9fe 100644
--- a/test/api/comments_test.rb
+++ b/test/api/comments_test.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ class CommentsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal body, json['comment']['body']
   end
 
+  should 'not create comment when an article does not accept comments' do
+    login_api
+    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => @local_person.id, :name => "Some thing", accept_comments: false)
+    body = 'My comment'
+    params.merge!({:body => body})
+    post "/api/v1/articles/#{article.id}/comments?#{params.to_query}"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
   should 'logged user not comment an archived article' do
     login_api
     article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing", :archived => true)
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