diff --git a/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard.js b/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard.js
index 3c334c46b64..4a525261b85 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard.js
+++ b/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ erpnext.stock.ItemDashboard = Class.extend({
 			this.content.find('.more').addClass('hidden');
 		}
 
-        // If not any stock in any warehouses provide a message to end user
+		// If not any stock in any warehouses provide a message to end user
 		if (context.data.length > 0) {
 			$(frappe.render_template('item_dashboard_list', context)).appendTo(this.result);
 		} else {
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ erpnext.stock.ItemDashboard = Class.extend({
 	get_item_dashboard_data: function(data, max_count, show_item) {
 		if(!max_count) max_count = 0;
 		if(!data) data = [];
+
 		data.forEach(function(d) {
 			d.actual_or_pending = d.projected_qty + d.reserved_qty + d.reserved_qty_for_production;
 			d.pending_qty = 0;
@@ -97,9 +98,16 @@ erpnext.stock.ItemDashboard = Class.extend({
 			max_count = Math.max(d.actual_or_pending, d.actual_qty,
 				d.total_reserved, max_count);
 		});
+
+		var can_write = 0;
+		if(frappe.boot.user.can_write.indexOf("Stock Entry")>=0){
+			can_write = 1;
+		}
+
 		return {
 			data: data,
 			max_count: max_count,
+			can_write:can_write,
 			show_item: show_item || false
 		}
 	}
@@ -187,4 +195,4 @@ erpnext.stock.move_item = function(item, source, target, actual_qty, rate, callb
 				frappe.set_route('Form', doc.doctype, doc.name);
 			})
 		});
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard_list.html b/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard_list.html
index 63f248043c3..e0b34318395 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard_list.html
+++ b/erpnext/stock/dashboard/item_dashboard_list.html
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 					</span>
 				</span>
 			</div>
+			{% if can_write %}
 			<div class="col-sm-2 text-right" style="margin-top: 8px;">
 				{% if d.actual_qty %}
 				<button class="btn btn-default btn-xs btn-move"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 					data-item="{{ d.item_code }}"
 					data-rate="{{ d.valuation_rate }}">{{ __("Add") }}</a>
 			</div>
+			{% endif %}
 		</div>
 	</div>
 {% endfor %}