diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.directive.js
index 0a221db406..1673d56d53 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.directive.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* jshint unused: vars */
 export default
-    [   'templateUrl',
-        '$state',
-        function JobTemplatesList(templateUrl, $state) {
+    ['templateUrl', '$state', 'Rest', 'GetBasePath',
+    function JobTemplatesList(templateUrl, $state, Rest, GetBasePath)  {
             return {
                 restrict: 'E',
                 link: link,
@@ -25,6 +24,18 @@ export default
                     }
                 });
 
+                scope.canAddJobTemplate = false;
+                let url = GetBasePath('job_templates');
+                Rest.setUrl(url);
+                Rest.options()
+                    .then(({ data }) => {
+                        if (!data.actions.POST) {
+                            scope.canAddJobTemplate = false;
+                        } else {
+                            scope.canAddJobTemplate = true;
+                        }
+                    });
+
                 function createList(list) {
                     // smartStatus?, launchUrl, editUrl, name
                     scope.templates = _.map(list, function(template){ return {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.partial.html
index 2d100d18f7..1e5606275d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/home/dashboard/lists/job-templates/job-templates-list.partial.html
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
     <div class="DashboardList-container">
         <p class="DashboardList-noJobs"><translate>No job templates were recently used.</translate><br />
         <!-- TODO: Seems $sce.trustAsHtml() does not work here. -->
-        <translate>You can create a job template <a href="#/templates/add_job_template">here</a>.</translate></p>
+        <div ng-show="canAddJobTemplate">
+            <translate>You can create a job template <a href="#/templates/add_job_template">here</a>.</translate></p>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 <prompt prompt-data="promptData" on-finish="launchJob()"></prompt>