diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.test.tsx
index fde20c0fadc..c6fd8c71ca7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.test.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ describe('contact points', () => {
         const deleteButton = await screen.queryByRole('menuitem', { name: 'delete' });
         expect(deleteButton).toBeDisabled();
       }
+
+      // check buttons in Notification Templates
+      const notificationTemplatesTab = screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Tab Notification Templates' });
+      await userEvent.click(notificationTemplatesTab);
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Add notification template' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
     });
 
     it('should call delete when clicked and not disabled', async () => {
@@ -326,6 +331,11 @@ describe('contact points', () => {
       const viewProvisioned = screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'view-action' });
       expect(viewProvisioned).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(viewProvisioned).not.toBeDisabled();
+
+      // check buttons in Notification Templates
+      const notificationTemplatesTab = screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Tab Notification Templates' });
+      await userEvent.click(notificationTemplatesTab);
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('link', { name: 'Add notification template' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.tsx
index e8bb3de0935..e9ff52e3f0f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/ContactPoints.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ const ContactPoints = () => {
   const [exportContactPointsSupported, exportContactPointsAllowed] = useAlertmanagerAbility(
     AlertmanagerAction.ExportContactPoint
   );
+  const [createTemplateSupported, createTemplateAllowed] = useAlertmanagerAbility(
+    AlertmanagerAction.CreateNotificationTemplate
+  );
 
   const [DeleteModal, showDeleteModal] = useDeleteContactPointModal(deleteTrigger, updateAlertmanagerState.isLoading);
   const [ExportDrawer, showExportDrawer] = useExportContactPoint();
@@ -177,9 +180,16 @@ const ContactPoints = () => {
                       Create notification templates to customize your notifications.
                     </Text>
                     <Spacer />
-                    <LinkButton icon="plus" variant="primary" href="/alerting/notifications/templates/new">
-                      Add notification template
-                    </LinkButton>
+                    {createTemplateSupported && (
+                      <LinkButton
+                        icon="plus"
+                        variant="primary"
+                        href="/alerting/notifications/templates/new"
+                        disabled={!createTemplateAllowed}
+                      >
+                        Add notification template
+                      </LinkButton>
+                    )}
                   </Stack>
                   <NotificationTemplates />
                 </>