diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/composer-editor.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/composer-editor.js.es6
index 968e1ade9a3..09767831405 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/composer-editor.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/composer-editor.js.es6
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { tinyAvatar,
          displayErrorForUpload,
          getUploadMarkdown,
          validateUploadedFiles,
+         authorizesOneOrMoreExtensions,
+         authorizesOneOrMoreImageExtensions,
          formatUsername,
          clipboardData
 } from 'discourse/lib/utilities';
@@ -36,6 +38,12 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     return `[${I18n.t('uploading')}]() `;
   },
 
+  @computed()
+  replyPlaceholder() {
+    const key = authorizesOneOrMoreImageExtensions() ? "reply_placeholder" : "reply_placeholder_no_images";
+    return `composer.${key}`;
+  },
+
   @observes('composer.uploadCancelled')
   _cancelUpload() {
     if (!this.get('composer.uploadCancelled')) { return; }
@@ -662,13 +670,15 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
         unshift: true
       });
 
-      toolbar.addButton({
-        id: 'upload',
-        group: 'insertions',
-        icon: 'upload',
-        title: 'upload',
-        sendAction: 'showUploadModal'
-      });
+      if (authorizesOneOrMoreExtensions()) {
+        toolbar.addButton({
+          id: 'upload',
+          group: 'insertions',
+          icon: 'upload',
+          title: 'upload',
+          sendAction: 'showUploadModal'
+        });
+      }
 
       toolbar.addButton({
         id: 'options',
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js.es6
index 9d35e18fc9a..1d24485e0fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js.es6
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ export function validateUploadedFiles(files, opts) {
 }
 
 export function validateUploadedFile(file, opts) {
+  if (!authorizesOneOrMoreExtensions()) return false;
+
   opts = opts || {};
 
   const name = file && file.name;
@@ -277,6 +279,21 @@ export function authorizesAllExtensions() {
   return Discourse.SiteSettings.authorized_extensions.indexOf("*") >= 0;
 }
 
+export function authorizesOneOrMoreExtensions() {
+  if (authorizesAllExtensions()) return true;
+
+  return Discourse.SiteSettings.authorized_extensions
+          .split("|")
+          .filter(ext => ext)
+          .length > 0;
+}
+
+export function authorizesOneOrMoreImageExtensions() {
+  if (authorizesAllExtensions()) return true;
+
+  return imagesExtensions().length > 0;
+}
+
 export function isAnImage(path) {
   return (/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|bmp|tiff?|svg|webp|ico)$/i).test(path);
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/composer-editor.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/composer-editor.hbs
index a118ad5841f..037ee5440ff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/composer-editor.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/composer-editor.hbs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{d-editor
   tabindex="4"
   value=composer.reply
-  placeholder="composer.reply_placeholder"
+  placeholder=replyPlaceholder
   previewUpdated="previewUpdated"
   markdownOptions=markdownOptions
   extraButtons="extraButtons"
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6d8082a229e..69184d393fc 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ en:
       topic_featured_link_placeholder: "Enter link shown with title."
       remove_featured_link: "Remove link from topic."
       reply_placeholder: "Type here. Use Markdown, BBCode, or HTML to format. Drag or paste images."
+      reply_placeholder_no_images: "Type here. Use Markdown, BBCode, or HTML to format."
       view_new_post: "View your new post."
       saving: "Saving"
       saved: "Saved!"