diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/AddToDashboardModal.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/AddToDashboardModal.tsx
index 4d2366ce2b2..05d5f7263a2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/AddToDashboardModal.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/AddToDashboardModal.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import { locationUtil, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config, locationService, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Alert, Button, Field, InputControl, Modal, RadioButtonGroup } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { DashboardPicker } from 'app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { removeDashboardToFetchFromLocalStorage } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard';
-import { ExploreId } from 'app/types';
+import { ExploreId, AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 
 import { getExploreItemSelector } from '../state/selectors';
 
@@ -19,17 +20,6 @@ enum SaveTarget {
   ExistingDashboard = 'existing-dashboard',
 }
 
-const SAVE_TARGETS: Array<SelectableValue<SaveTarget>> = [
-  {
-    label: 'New dashboard',
-    value: SaveTarget.NewDashboard,
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'Existing dashboard',
-    value: SaveTarget.ExistingDashboard,
-  },
-];
-
 interface SaveTargetDTO {
   saveTarget: SaveTarget;
 }
@@ -82,7 +72,27 @@ export const AddToDashboardModal = ({ onClose, exploreId }: Props) => {
   } = useForm<FormDTO>({
     defaultValues: { saveTarget: SaveTarget.NewDashboard },
   });
-  const saveTarget = watch('saveTarget');
+
+  const canCreateDashboard = contextSrv.hasAccess(AccessControlAction.DashboardsCreate, contextSrv.isEditor);
+  const canWriteDashboard = contextSrv.hasAccess(AccessControlAction.DashboardsWrite, contextSrv.isEditor);
+
+  const saveTargets: Array<SelectableValue<SaveTarget>> = [];
+  if (canCreateDashboard) {
+    saveTargets.push({
+      label: 'New dashboard',
+      value: SaveTarget.NewDashboard,
+    });
+  }
+  if (canWriteDashboard) {
+    saveTargets.push({
+      label: 'Existing dashboard',
+      value: SaveTarget.ExistingDashboard,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const saveTarget = saveTargets.length > 1 ? watch('saveTarget') : saveTargets[0].value;
+
+  const modalTitle = `Add panel to ${saveTargets.length > 1 ? 'dashboard' : saveTargets[0].label!.toLowerCase()}`;
 
   const onSubmit = async (openInNewTab: boolean, data: FormDTO) => {
     setSubmissionError(undefined);
@@ -139,17 +149,19 @@ export const AddToDashboardModal = ({ onClose, exploreId }: Props) => {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <Modal title="Add panel to dashboard" onDismiss={onClose} isOpen>
+    <Modal title={modalTitle} onDismiss={onClose} isOpen>
       <form>
-        <InputControl
-          control={control}
-          render={({ field: { ref, ...field } }) => (
-            <Field label="Target dashboard" description="Choose where to add the panel.">
-              <RadioButtonGroup options={SAVE_TARGETS} {...field} id="e2d-save-target" />
-            </Field>
-          )}
-          name="saveTarget"
-        />
+        {saveTargets.length > 1 && (
+          <InputControl
+            control={control}
+            render={({ field: { ref, ...field } }) => (
+              <Field label="Target dashboard" description="Choose where to add the panel.">
+                <RadioButtonGroup options={saveTargets} {...field} id="e2d-save-target" />
+              </Field>
+            )}
+            name="saveTarget"
+          />
+        )}
 
         {saveTarget === SaveTarget.ExistingDashboard &&
           (() => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/index.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/index.test.tsx
index a4f4275ceb3..e11ca1eae9a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/index.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/AddToDashboard/index.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationService, setEchoSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { backendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { Echo } from 'app/core/services/echo/Echo';
 import * as initDashboard from 'app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard';
 import { DashboardSearchItemType } from 'app/features/search/types';
@@ -31,10 +32,16 @@ const setup = (children: ReactNode, queries: DataQuery[] = [{ refId: 'A' }]) =>
   return render(<Provider store={store}>{children}</Provider>);
 };
 
-const openModal = async () => {
+jest.mock('app/core/services/context_srv');
+
+const mocks = {
+  contextSrv: jest.mocked(contextSrv),
+};
+
+const openModal = async (nameOverride?: string) => {
   await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /add to dashboard/i }));
 
-  expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog', { name: 'Add panel to dashboard' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog', { name: nameOverride || 'Add panel to dashboard' })).toBeInTheDocument();
 };
 
 describe('AddToDashboardButton', () => {
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ describe('AddToDashboardButton', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       jest.spyOn(api, 'setDashboardInLocalStorage').mockReturnValue(addToDashboardResponse);
+      mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation(() => true);
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -271,7 +279,43 @@ describe('AddToDashboardButton', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Permissions', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.restoreAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('Should only show existing dashboard option with no access to create', async () => {
+      mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation((action) => {
+        if (action === 'dashboards:create') {
+          return false;
+        } else {
+          return true;
+        }
+      });
+      setup(<AddToDashboard exploreId={ExploreId.left} />);
+      await openModal('Add panel to existing dashboard');
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('radio')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('Should only show new dashboard option with no access to write', async () => {
+      mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation((action) => {
+        if (action === 'dashboards:write') {
+          return false;
+        } else {
+          return true;
+        }
+      });
+      setup(<AddToDashboard exploreId={ExploreId.left} />);
+      await openModal('Add panel to new dashboard');
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('radio')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Error handling', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mocks.contextSrv.hasAccess.mockImplementation(() => true);
+    });
+
     afterEach(() => {
       jest.restoreAllMocks();
     });
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
index d1c30e4d722..92d957855b0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.test.tsx
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime/src/services/dataSourceSrv', () => {
   };
 });
 
+jest.mock('app/core/core', () => ({
+  contextSrv: {
+    hasAccess: () => true,
+  },
+}));
+
 // for the AutoSizer component to have a width
 jest.mock('react-virtualized-auto-sizer', () => {
   return ({ children }: AutoSizerProps) => children({ height: 1, width: 1 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
index f4e7b0468b3..52fb54f81b6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/ExploreToolbar.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import {
   ToolbarButton,
   ToolbarButtonRow,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
 import { createAndCopyShortLink } from 'app/core/utils/shortLinks';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
 import { ExploreId } from 'app/types/explore';
 import { StoreState } from 'app/types/store';
 
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ class UnConnectedExploreToolbar extends PureComponent<Props> {
     const showSmallDataSourcePicker = (splitted ? containerWidth < 700 : containerWidth < 800) || false;
     const showSmallTimePicker = splitted || containerWidth < 1210;
 
+    const showExploreToDashboard =
+      contextSrv.hasAccess(AccessControlAction.DashboardsCreate, contextSrv.isEditor) ||
+      contextSrv.hasAccess(AccessControlAction.DashboardsWrite, contextSrv.isEditor);
+
     return (
       <div ref={topOfViewRef}>
         <PageToolbar
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ class UnConnectedExploreToolbar extends PureComponent<Props> {
               </ToolbarButton>
             )}
 
-            {config.featureToggles.explore2Dashboard && (
+            {config.featureToggles.explore2Dashboard && showExploreToDashboard && (
               <Suspense fallback={null}>
                 <AddToDashboard exploreId={exploreId} />
               </Suspense>
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.test.tsx
index 45882f370fa..fe72fe6acdf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Wrapper.test.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jest.mock('app/core/core', () => {
   return {
     contextSrv: {
       hasPermission: () => true,
+      hasAccess: () => true,
     },
     appEvents: {
       subscribe: () => {},
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/spec/interpolation.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/spec/interpolation.test.tsx
index 7137c6fa8b9..93f4171e861 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/spec/interpolation.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/spec/interpolation.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   getBackendSrv: () => ({ fetch }),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('app/core/core', () => ({
+  contextSrv: {
+    hasAccess: () => true,
+  },
+}));
+
 jest.mock('react-virtualized-auto-sizer', () => {
   return {
     __esModule: true,
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/spec/queryHistory.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/spec/queryHistory.test.tsx
index f9653aa5752..9bcc796adf7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/spec/queryHistory.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/spec/queryHistory.test.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   getBackendSrv: () => ({ fetch: fetchMock, post: postMock, get: getMock }),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('app/core/core', () => ({
+  contextSrv: {
+    hasAccess: () => true,
+  },
+}));
+
 jest.mock('app/core/services/PreferencesService', () => ({
   PreferencesService: function () {
     return {