diff --git a/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAndEditActionRenderer.java b/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAndEditActionRenderer.java
index 9e603df..1f52889 100644
--- a/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAndEditActionRenderer.java
+++ b/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAndEditActionRenderer.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class UploadAndEditActionRenderer extends DefaultEditorActionRenderer {
                     if (uploadAllowed) {
                         uploadAllowed &= NodeUtil.isNodeType(node, NodeTypes.Folder.NAME) || NodeUtil.getAncestors(node).isEmpty();
                     }
+                    if (uploadAllowed) uploadAllowed &= node.getSession().hasPermission(node.getPath(),"add_node");
                     button.setEnabled(uploadAllowed);
                 } catch (RepositoryException e) {
                     button.setEnabled(false);
diff --git a/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAssetActionRenderer.java b/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAssetActionRenderer.java
index 7184928..d1b6195 100644
--- a/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAssetActionRenderer.java
+++ b/magnolia-dam-app/src/main/java/info/magnolia/dam/app/assets/field/UploadAssetActionRenderer.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public class UploadAssetActionRenderer implements ActionRenderer {
                     if (uploadAllowed) {
                         uploadAllowed &= NodeUtil.isNodeType(node, NodeTypes.Folder.NAME) || NodeUtil.getAncestors(node).isEmpty();
                     }
+                    if (uploadAllowed) uploadAllowed &= node.getSession().hasPermission(node.getPath(),"add_node");
                     upload.setEnabled(uploadAllowed);
                 } catch (RepositoryException e) {
                     upload.setEnabled(false);