diff --git a/assets/js/app/core/layout/partials/footer.html b/assets/js/app/core/layout/partials/footer.html
index 23b468b47..dbd984c63 100644
--- a/assets/js/app/core/layout/partials/footer.html
+++ b/assets/js/app/core/layout/partials/footer.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 </li>
 
             </ul>
-            <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right hidden-xs" style="margin-right: 5px">
+            <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right hidden-xs" style="margin-right: 5px" ng-if="user.hasPermission('connections','read')">
                 <li  data-ng-show="isAuthenticated()" uib-dropdown is-open="isOpen" auto-close="disabled" keyboard-nav>
                     <a class="clickable" uib-dropdown-toggle>
                         <i class="mdi mdi-18px mdi-cast-connected"></i>