diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 2d2e38a8f5..f492b06ee9 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ class BaseSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                 }
         if len(roles) > 0:
             summary_fields['object_roles'] = roles
+        if hasattr(obj, 'get_can_edit'):
+            request = self.context.get('request', None)
+            if request and request.user is not None:
+                summary_fields['can_edit'] = obj.get_can_edit(request.user)
+        elif hasattr(obj, 'can_edit'):
+            summary_fields['can_edit'] = obj.can_edit
         return summary_fields
 
     def get_created(self, obj):
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 39db4cd23c..e2ae7bfe3f 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1521,6 +1521,24 @@ class InventoryList(ListCreateAPIView):
         qs = qs.select_related('admin_role', 'read_role', 'update_role', 'use_role', 'adhoc_role')
         return qs
 
+    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        queryset = self.filter_queryset(self.get_queryset())
+
+        page = self.paginate_queryset(queryset)
+        readable_ids = [obj.id for obj in page]
+        editable_ids = Inventory.accessible_objects(request.user, 'admin_role').filter(pk__in=readable_ids).values_list('pk', flat=True)
+        for obj in page:
+            if obj.pk in editable_ids:
+                obj.can_edit = True
+            else:
+                obj.can_edit = False
+        if page is not None:
+            serializer = self.get_serializer(page, many=True)
+            return self.get_paginated_response(serializer.data)
+
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(queryset, many=True)
+        return Response(serializer.data)
+
 class InventoryDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
     model = Inventory
diff --git a/awx/main/models/projects.py b/awx/main/models/projects.py
index 93c4a42e36..d68f3db3ae 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/projects.py
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class ProjectOptions(models.Model):
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
     )
 
+    def get_can_edit(self, user):
+        return user in self.admin_role
+
     def clean_scm_type(self):
         return self.scm_type or ''