diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 9529dd889e..f9e36c1299 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ foreach ( get_object_taxonomies( $post ) as $tax_name ) {
 if ( post_type_supports($post_type, 'page-attributes') )
 	add_meta_box('pageparentdiv', 'page' == $post_type ? __('Page Attributes') : __('Attributes'), 'page_attributes_meta_box', null, 'side', 'core');
 
-if ( $thumbnail_support )
+if ( $thumbnail_support && current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) )
 	add_meta_box('postimagediv', __('Featured Image'), 'post_thumbnail_meta_box', null, 'side', 'low');
 
 if ( post_type_supports($post_type, 'excerpt') )