diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index 7ec92cda8..673eaf03b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -68,13 +68,15 @@
     <nav id="sidebarMenu" class="d-md-block bg-light sidebar collapse"
       [ngClass]="slimSidebarEnabled ? 'slim' : 'col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-xxxl-1'" [class.animating]="slimSidebarAnimating"
       [ngbCollapse]="isMenuCollapsed">
-      <button class="btn btn-sm btn-dark sidebar-slim-toggler" (click)="toggleSlimSidebar()">
-        @if (slimSidebarEnabled) {
-          <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="chevron-double-right"></i-bs>
-        } @else {
-          <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="chevron-double-left"></i-bs>
-        }
-      </button>
+      @if (canSaveSettings) {
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-dark sidebar-slim-toggler" (click)="toggleSlimSidebar()">
+          @if (slimSidebarEnabled) {
+            <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="chevron-double-right"></i-bs>
+          } @else {
+            <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="chevron-double-left"></i-bs>
+          }
+        </button>
+      }
       <div class="sidebar-sticky pt-3 d-flex flex-column justify-space-around">
         <ul class="nav flex-column">
           <li class="nav-item app-link">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index 28f6ad9b9..03033cb46 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,19 @@ export class AppFrameComponent
     return this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_TITLE)
   }
 
+  get canSaveSettings(): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.permissionsService.currentUserCan(
+        PermissionAction.Change,
+        PermissionType.UISettings
+      ) &&
+      this.permissionsService.currentUserCan(
+        PermissionAction.Add,
+        PermissionType.UISettings
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
   get slimSidebarEnabled(): boolean {
     return this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR)
   }