diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
index bcf73e52fb..cb683ba7f5 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     'horizon.app.core.images.events',
     'horizon.app.core.images.imageFormats',
     'horizon.app.core.images.validationRules',
-    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.settings'
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.settings',
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.policy'
   ];
 
   /**
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
     events,
     imageFormats,
     validationRules,
-    settings
+    settings,
+    policyAPI
   ) {
     var ctrl = this;
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@
     ctrl.diskFormats = [];
     ctrl.prepareUpload = prepareUpload;
     ctrl.apiVersion = 0;
+    ctrl.allowPublicizeImage = true;
 
     ctrl.image = {
       source_type: '',
@@ -149,6 +152,13 @@
 
     function init() {
       glance.getImages({paginate: false}).success(onGetImages);
+      policyAPI.ifAllowed({rules: [['image', 'publicize_image']]}).then(
+        angular.noop,
+        function () {
+          ctrl.image.visibility = "private";
+          ctrl.allowPublicizeImage = false;
+        }
+      );
     }
 
     function onGetImages(response) {
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.spec.js
index aec0706f81..b45e330561 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.spec.js
@@ -32,7 +32,15 @@
       };
     }
 
-    var controller, glanceAPI, $scope, events, $q, settingsCall, $timeout;
+    function policyIfAllowed() {
+      return {
+        then: function(callback) {
+          callback({allowed: true});
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    var controller, glanceAPI, $scope, events, $q, settingsCall, $timeout, policyAPI;
 
     ///////////////////////
 
@@ -50,6 +58,9 @@
       controller = $injector.get('$controller');
 
       spyOn(glanceAPI, 'getImages').and.callFake(fakeGlance);
+
+      policyAPI = $injector.get('horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.policy');
+      spyOn(policyAPI, 'ifAllowed').and.callFake(policyIfAllowed);
     }));
 
     function createController() {
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.html b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.html
index efe529bb91..9bef3ad89e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.html
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.html
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 
     <div class="selected-source">
       <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6">
+        <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6" ng-show='ctrl.allowPublicizeImage'>
           <div class="form-group">
             <label class="control-label required">
               <translate>Visibility</translate>
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.controller.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.controller.js
index b2a591a9b9..adbecb2307 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.controller.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.controller.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     ];
 
     ctrl.setFormats = setFormats;
+    ctrl.allowPublicizeImage = { rules: [['image', 'image:publicize_image']]};
 
     $scope.imagePromise.then(init);
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.html b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.html
index d8414f3c4a..f83317998a 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.html
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/edit-image/edit-image.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
     <div class="selected-source clearfix">
       <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6">
+        <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6" hz-if-policies="ctrl.allowPublicizeImage">
           <div class="form-group">
             <label class="control-label required" translate>Visibility</label>
             <div class="form-field">