diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardNavCtrl.js b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardNavCtrl.js
index 11595e30479..d2cf8d29c12 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardNavCtrl.js
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardNavCtrl.js
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ function (angular, _) {
     $scope.saveDashboardAs = function() {
       var newScope = $rootScope.$new();
       newScope.clone = $scope.dashboard.getSaveModelClone();
+      newScope.clone.editable = true;
+      newScope.clone.hideControls = false;
 
       $scope.appEvent('show-modal', {
         src: './app/features/dashboard/partials/saveDashboardAs.html',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardSrv.js b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardSrv.js
index 73a36ed3da8..9324f18e33b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardSrv.js
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboardSrv.js
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, _, moment) {
       if (!this.editable) {
         meta.canEdit = false;
         meta.canDelete = false;
+        meta.canSave = false;
+        this.hideControls = true;
       }
 
       this.meta = meta;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/partials/dashboardTopNav.html b/public/app/features/dashboard/partials/dashboardTopNav.html
index 711fb1f34ba..6f85d6b4e02 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/partials/dashboardTopNav.html
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/partials/dashboardTopNav.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 				<li ng-show="dashboardMeta.canShare">
 					<a class="pointer" ng-click="shareDashboard()" bs-tooltip="'Share dashboard'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-share-square-o"></i></a>
 				</li>
-				<li ng-show="dashboardMeta.canEdit">
+				<li ng-show="dashboardMeta.canSave">
 					<a ng-click="saveDashboard()" bs-tooltip="'Save dashboard'" data-placement="bottom"><i class="fa fa-save"></i></a>
 				</li>
 				<li class="dropdown">
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 						<li ng-if="dashboardMeta.canEdit"><a class="pointer" ng-click="openEditView('templating');">Templating</a></li>
 						<li><a class="pointer" ng-click="exportDashboard();">Export</a></li>
 						<li><a class="pointer" ng-click="editJson();">View JSON</a></li>
-						<li ng-if="dashboardMeta.canSave"><a class="pointer" ng-click="saveDashboardAs();">Save As...</a></li>
+						<li ng-if="contextSrv.isEditor"><a class="pointer" ng-click="saveDashboardAs();">Save As...</a></li>
 						<li ng-if="dashboardMeta.canDelete"><a class="pointer" ng-click="deleteDashboard();">Delete dashboard</a></li>
 					</ul>
 				</li>
diff --git a/public/app/routes/dashLoadControllers.js b/public/app/routes/dashLoadControllers.js
index ba33dc7e73a..ee36ef72117 100644
--- a/public/app/routes/dashLoadControllers.js
+++ b/public/app/routes/dashLoadControllers.js
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ function (angular, _, kbn, moment, $) {
       $location.path('');
       return;
     }
-    $scope.initDashboard({meta: {}, model: window.grafanaImportDashboard }, $scope);
+    $scope.initDashboard({
+      meta: { canShare: false, canStar: false },
+      model: window.grafanaImportDashboard
+    }, $scope);
   });
 
   module.controller('NewDashboardCtrl', function($scope) {
     $scope.initDashboard({
-      meta: {},
+      meta: { canStar: false, canShare: false },
       model: {
         title: "New dashboard",
         rows: [{ height: '250px', panels:[] }]
@@ -93,7 +96,10 @@ function (angular, _, kbn, moment, $) {
     };
 
     file_load($routeParams.jsonFile).then(function(result) {
-      $scope.initDashboard({meta: {fromFile: true}, model: result}, $scope);
+      $scope.initDashboard({
+        meta: { canSave: false, canDelete: false },
+        model: result
+      }, $scope);
     });
 
   });
@@ -138,7 +144,10 @@ function (angular, _, kbn, moment, $) {
     };
 
     script_load($routeParams.jsFile).then(function(result) {
-      $scope.initDashboard({meta: {fromScript: true, canDelete: false}, model: result.data}, $scope);
+      $scope.initDashboard({
+        meta: {fromScript: true, canDelete: false, canSave: false},
+        model: result.data
+      }, $scope);
     });
 
   });
diff --git a/public/app/services/contextSrv.js b/public/app/services/contextSrv.js
index c615e0baf8c..99bbcccf156 100644
--- a/public/app/services/contextSrv.js
+++ b/public/app/services/contextSrv.js
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ function (angular, _, store, config) {
       }
     }
 
-    this.version = config.buildInfo.version;
-    this.lightTheme = false;
-    this.user = new User();
-    this.isSignedIn = this.user.isSignedIn;
-    this.isGrafanaAdmin = this.user.isGrafanaAdmin;
-    this.sidemenu = store.getBool('grafana.sidemenu');
-
     // events
     $rootScope.$on('toggle-sidemenu', function() {
       self.toggleSideMenu();
@@ -47,6 +40,12 @@ function (angular, _, store, config) {
       }, 50);
     };
 
+    this.version = config.buildInfo.version;
+    this.lightTheme = false;
+    this.user = new User();
+    this.isSignedIn = this.user.isSignedIn;
+    this.isGrafanaAdmin = this.user.isGrafanaAdmin;
+    this.sidemenu = store.getBool('grafana.sidemenu');
+    this.isEditor = this.hasRole('Editor') || this.hasRole('Admin');
   });
-
 });
diff --git a/public/test/specs/dashboardSrv-specs.js b/public/test/specs/dashboardSrv-specs.js
index 19f81f1cc01..35d248888c7 100644
--- a/public/test/specs/dashboardSrv-specs.js
+++ b/public/test/specs/dashboardSrv-specs.js
@@ -185,10 +185,26 @@ define([
         expect(model.annotations.list.length).to.be(0);
         expect(model.templating.list.length).to.be(0);
       });
-
     });
 
+    describe('Given editable false dashboard', function() {
+      var model;
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        model = _dashboardSrv.create({
+          editable:  false,
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('Should set meta canEdit and canSave to false', function() {
+        expect(model.meta.canSave).to.be(false);
+        expect(model.meta.canEdit).to.be(false);
+      });
+
+      it('getSaveModelClone should remove meta', function() {
+        var clone = model.getSaveModelClone();
+        expect(clone.meta).to.be(undefined);
+      });
+    });
   });
-
-
 });