diff --git a/datasette/static/edit-tools.js b/datasette/static/edit-tools.js
index 74056df5..c8072f8f 100644
--- a/datasette/static/edit-tools.js
+++ b/datasette/static/edit-tools.js
@@ -822,6 +822,11 @@ function tableCreateSaveButtonText(state) {
   return "Create table";
 }
 
+function tableCreateCanInsertRows() {
+  var data = databaseCreateTableData() || {};
+  return !!data.canInsertRows;
+}
+
 function syncTableCreateModeUi(state) {
   if (!state) {
     return;
@@ -831,7 +836,7 @@ function syncTableCreateModeUi(state) {
   state.dataPanel.hidden = !isDataMode;
   state.dataEditor.hidden = !isDataMode || state.dataPreviewReady;
   state.dataPreview.hidden = !isDataMode || !state.dataPreviewReady;
-  state.createFromDataLink.hidden = isDataMode;
+  state.createFromDataLink.hidden = isDataMode || !tableCreateCanInsertRows();
   state.manualCreateLink.hidden = !isDataMode;
 }
 
@@ -1303,7 +1308,7 @@ function resetTableCreateDialog(state) {
 }
 
 function showTableCreateDataMode(state) {
-  if (!state || state.isSaving) {
+  if (!state || state.isSaving || !tableCreateCanInsertRows()) {
     return;
   }
   state.mode = "data";
diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index e02de657..c6ea57b8 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class DatabaseContext(Context):
     database_color: str = field(metadata={"help": "The color assigned to the database"})
     database_page_data: dict = field(
         metadata={
-            "help": 'JSON data used by JavaScript on the database page. Currently ``{}`` or ``{"createTable": {...}}`` where ``createTable`` includes ``path``, ``foreignKeyTargetsPath``, ``databaseName``, ``columnTypes``, ``defaultExpressions`` and optional ``customColumnTypes``.'
+            "help": 'JSON data used by JavaScript on the database page. Currently ``{}`` or ``{"createTable": {...}}`` where ``createTable`` includes ``path``, ``foreignKeyTargetsPath``, ``databaseName``, ``columnTypes``, ``defaultExpressions``, ``canInsertRows`` and optional ``customColumnTypes``.'
         }
     )
     database_actions: callable = field(
diff --git a/datasette/views/table_create_alter.py b/datasette/views/table_create_alter.py
index ffeb7f14..6b3d82d3 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table_create_alter.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table_create_alter.py
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ async def _create_table_ui_context(
         "databaseName": database_name,
         "columnTypes": CREATE_TABLE_COLUMN_TYPES,
         "defaultExpressions": default_expression_options(),
+        "canInsertRows": await datasette.allowed(
+            action="insert-row",
+            resource=DatabaseResource(database=database_name),
+            actor=request.actor,
+        ),
     }
     can_set_column_type = await datasette.allowed(
         action="set-column-type",
diff --git a/tests/test_table_html.py b/tests/test_table_html.py
index be569e68..df1db1a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_html.py
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ async def test_database_create_table_action_button_and_data():
                 "databaseName": "data",
                 "columnTypes": ["text", "integer", "float", "blob"],
                 "defaultExpressions": DEFAULT_EXPRESSION_OPTIONS,
+                "canInsertRows": False,
             },
         }
         assert "customColumnTypes" not in database_data_from_soup(soup)["createTable"]
@@ -1050,6 +1051,40 @@ async def test_database_create_table_action_button_and_data():
         ds.close()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_database_create_table_data_includes_insert_row_permission():
+    ds = Datasette(
+        [],
+        config={
+            "databases": {
+                "data": {
+                    "permissions": {
+                        "create-table": {"id": "root"},
+                        "insert-row": {"id": "root"},
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    )
+    try:
+        db = ds.add_database(
+            Database(ds, memory_name="test_database_create_table_insert_permission"),
+            name="data",
+        )
+        await db.execute_write_script("""
+            create table items (id integer primary key, name text);
+            """)
+
+        response = await ds.client.get("/data", actor={"id": "root"})
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        create_table_data = database_data_from_soup(Soup(response.text, "html.parser"))[
+            "createTable"
+        ]
+        assert create_table_data["canInsertRows"] is True
+    finally:
+        ds.close()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_database_create_table_data_includes_custom_column_types():
     ds = Datasette(