diff --git a/public/app/features/datasources/state/navModel.ts b/public/app/features/datasources/state/navModel.ts
index 3b153768a4e..9a037c74119 100644
--- a/public/app/features/datasources/state/navModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/datasources/state/navModel.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ export function buildNavModel(dataSource: DataSourceSettings, plugin: GenericDat
   }
 
   if (featureEnabled('caching')) {
-    navModel.children!.push(caching);
+    if (contextSrv.hasPermissionInMetadata(AccessControlAction.DataSourcesCachingRead, dataSource)) {
+      navModel.children!.push(caching);
+    }
   } else if (highlightsEnabled && !isLoadingNav) {
     navModel.children!.push({
       ...caching,
diff --git a/public/app/types/accessControl.ts b/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
index a1ae94eeb4c..793a42c7907 100644
--- a/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export enum AccessControlAction {
   DataSourcesWrite = 'datasources:write',
   DataSourcesDelete = 'datasources:delete',
   DataSourcesPermissionsRead = 'datasources.permissions:read',
+  DataSourcesCachingRead = 'datasources.caching:read',
   DataSourcesInsightsRead = 'datasources.insights:read',
 
   ActionServerStatsRead = 'server.stats:read',