diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
index 1edce17cd242..af9b7db95df8 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import ReceiptEmptyState from '@components/ReceiptEmptyState';
 import Switch from '@components/Switch';
 import Text from '@components/Text';
 import ViolationMessages from '@components/ViolationMessages';
+import useCurrentUserPersonalDetails from '@hooks/useCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import usePermissions from '@hooks/usePermissions';
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ function MoneyRequestView({report, shouldShowAnimatedBackground, readonly = fals
 
     const isAdmin = policy?.role === 'admin';
     const isApprover = ReportUtils.isMoneyRequestReport(moneyRequestReport) && moneyRequestReport?.managerID !== null && session?.accountID === moneyRequestReport?.managerID;
+
+    const currentUserPersonalDetails = useCurrentUserPersonalDetails();
+    const isRequestor = currentUserPersonalDetails.accountID === parentReportAction?.actorAccountID;
+
     // A flag for verifying that the current report is a sub-report of a workspace chat
     // if the policy of the report is either Collect or Control, then this report must be tied to workspace chat
     const isPolicyExpenseChat = ReportUtils.isReportInGroupPolicy(report);
@@ -355,7 +360,7 @@ function MoneyRequestView({report, shouldShowAnimatedBackground, readonly = fals
 
     const isReceiptAllowed = !isPaidReport && !isInvoice;
     const shouldShowReceiptEmptyState =
-        isReceiptAllowed && !hasReceipt && !isApproved && !isSettled && (canEditReceipt || isAdmin || isApprover) && (canEditReceipt || ReportUtils.isPaidGroupPolicy(report));
+        isReceiptAllowed && !hasReceipt && !isApproved && !isSettled && (canEditReceipt || isAdmin || isApprover || isRequestor) && (canEditReceipt || ReportUtils.isPaidGroupPolicy(report));
 
     const [receiptImageViolations, receiptViolations] = useMemo(() => {
         const imageViolations = [];