diff --git a/views/categories.go b/views/categories.go
index 3207822..f377a73 100644
--- a/views/categories.go
+++ b/views/categories.go
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ func localizedCatTemplateAsString(meta Meta, name string, datum ...interface{})
 func categoryCard(meta Meta, hyphaName string) string {
 	var buf strings.Builder
 	err := localizedCatTemplates(meta).ExecuteTemplate(&buf, "category card", struct {
-		HyphaName  string
-		Categories []string
+		HyphaName               string
+		Categories              []string
+		GivenPermissionToModify bool
 	}{
 		hyphaName,
 		categories.WithHypha(hyphaName),
+		meta.U.CanProceed("add-to-category"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -79,11 +81,13 @@ func categoryCard(meta Meta, hyphaName string) string {
 func CategoryPage(meta Meta, catName string) {
 	var buf strings.Builder
 	err := localizedCatTemplates(meta).ExecuteTemplate(&buf, "category page", struct {
-		CatName string
-		Hyphae  []string
+		CatName                 string
+		Hyphae                  []string
+		GivenPermissionToModify bool
 	}{
 		catName,
 		categories.Contents(catName),
+		meta.U.CanProceed("add-to-category"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/views/categories.html b/views/categories.html
index b869731..895e073 100644
--- a/views/categories.html
+++ b/views/categories.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 {{define "category card"}}
 {{$hyphaName := .HyphaName}}
+{{$givenPermission := .GivenPermissionToModify}}
 <aside class="layout-card categories-card">
 	<h2 class="layout-card__title">{{block `categories` .}}Categories{{end}}</h2>
 	<ul class="categories-card__entries">
@@ -12,11 +13,14 @@
 				<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="{{.}}">
 				<input type="hidden" name="hypha" value="{{$hyphaName}}">
 				<input type="hidden" name="redirect-to" value="/hypha/{{$hyphaName}}">
+				{{if $givenPermission}}
 				<input type="submit" value="x" class="btn categories-card__btn"
 				       title="{{block `remove from category title` .}}Remove the hypha from this category{{end}}">
+				{{end}}
 			</form>
 		</li>
 		{{end}}
+		{{if .GivenPermissionToModify}}
 		<li class="categories-card__entry categories-card__add-to-cat">
 			<form method="POST" action="/add-to-category" class="categories-card__add-form">
 				<input type="text" name="cat" id="_cat-name"
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@
 				       title="{{block `add to category title` .}}Add the hypha to this category{{end}}">
 			</form>
 		</li>
+		{{end}}
 	</ul>
 </aside>
 {{end}}
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@
 			<a class="wikilink" href="/hypha/{{.}}">{{beautifulName .}}</a>
 		</li>
 		{{end}}
+		{{if .GivenPermissionToModify}}
 		<li class="category__entry category__add-to-cat">
 			<form method="POST" action="/add-to-category" class="category__add-form">
 				<input type="text" name="hypha" id="_hypha-name"
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@
 				<input type="submit" class="btn" value="{{block `add hypha` .}}Add to the category{{end}}">
 			</form>
 		</li>
+		{{end}}
 	</ul>
 </main>
 {{end}}