diff --git wp-includes/comment.php wp-includes/comment.php
index c0c1756..4caab68 100644
--- wp-includes/comment.php
+++ wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ function wp_allow_comment($commentdata) {
  */
 function check_comment_flood_db( $ip, $email, $date ) {
 	global $wpdb;
-	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) )
+	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) || current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) )
 		return; // don't throttle admins
 	$hour_ago = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - 3600 );
 	if ( $lasttime = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT `comment_date_gmt` FROM `$wpdb->comments` WHERE `comment_date_gmt` >= %s AND ( `comment_author_IP` = %s OR `comment_author_email` = %s ) ORDER BY `comment_date_gmt` DESC LIMIT 1", $hour_ago, $ip, $email ) ) ) {