diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index 65c1f3bfa25..fbe13fc8d73 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *models.ReqContext, hasEditPerm bool, prefs *
 			Children:       starredItemsLinks,
 			EmptyMessageId: "starred-empty",
 		})
+	}
 
+	if hasAccess(ac.ReqSignedIn, ac.EvalAny(ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsRead), ac.EvalPermission(dashboards.ActionDashboardsCreate))) {
 		dashboardChildLinks := s.buildDashboardNavLinks(c, hasEditPerm)
 
 		dashboardLink := &navtree.NavLink{