diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
index 1d84f962ca..fe5cc6a06b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/controllers/organizations-admins.controller.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default ['$stateParams', '$scope', 'Rest', '$state',
     '$compile', 'Wait', 'OrgAdminList', 'OrgAdminsDataset', 'i18n',
     'Prompt', 'ProcessErrors', 'GetBasePath', '$filter',
     function($stateParams, $scope, Rest, $state,
-        $compile, Wait, OrgAdminList, OrgAdminsDataset, i18n, 
+        $compile, Wait, OrgAdminList, OrgAdminsDataset, i18n,
         Prompt, ProcessErrors, GetBasePath, $filter) {
 
         var orgBase = GetBasePath('organizations');
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default ['$stateParams', '$scope', 'Rest', '$state',
                     $scope.organization_name = data.name;
                     $scope.name = data.name;
                     $scope.org_id = data.id;
+                    $scope.canAddAdmins = data.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit;
 
                     $scope.orgRelatedUrls = data.related;
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/organizations-linkout.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/organizations-linkout.route.js
index 0aa7b044e0..d5f5a25f95 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/organizations-linkout.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/linkout/organizations-linkout.route.js
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ let lists = [{
                 add: {
                     awToolTip: i18n._('Add existing user to organization as administrator'),
                     actionClass: 'at-Button--add',
-                    ngClick: 'addUsers()'
+                    ngClick: 'addUsers()',
+                    ngShow:'canAddAdmins'
                 }
             };
             list.listTitle = i18n._('Admins') + ` | {{ name }}`;