diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/channels.vue b/packages/frontend/src/pages/channels.vue
index 26dc5b80df..936016f896 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/channels.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/channels.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 			</MkPagination>
 		</div>
 		<div v-else-if="tab === 'owned'" class="_gaps">
-			<MkButton link primary rounded to="/channels/new"><i class="ti ti-plus"></i> {{ i18n.ts.createNew }}</MkButton>
+			<MkButton v-if="$i?.policies.canCreateChannel" link primary rounded to="/channels/new"><i class="ti ti-plus"></i> {{ i18n.ts.createNew }}</MkButton>
 			<MkPagination v-slot="{items}" :paginator="ownedPaginator">
 				<div :class="$style.root">
 					<MkChannelPreview v-for="channel in items" :key="channel.id" :channel="channel"/>
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import { definePage } from '@/page.js';
 import { i18n } from '@/i18n.js';
 import { useRouter } from '@/router.js';
 import { Paginator } from '@/utility/paginator.js';
+import { $i } from '@/i.js';
 
 const router = useRouter();