diff --git a/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.html b/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.html
index 48c1987d1..fd71f7f1f 100644
--- a/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.html
+++ b/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <h2 class="custom-h2">{{'SIDE_NAV.SYSTEM_MGMT.USER' | translate}}</h2>
     <div class="action-panel-pos">
         <span>
-            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary custom-add-button" (click)="addNewUser()"><clr-icon shape="add"></clr-icon>  {{'USER.ADD_ACTION' | translate}}</button>
+            <button *ngIf="canCreateUser" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary custom-add-button" (click)="addNewUser()"><clr-icon shape="add"></clr-icon>  {{'USER.ADD_ACTION' | translate}}</button>
         </span>
         <grid-filter class="filter-pos" filterPlaceholder='{{"USER.FILTER_PLACEHOLDER" | translate}}' (filter)="doFilter($event)"></grid-filter>
         <span class="refresh-btn" (click)="refreshUser()">
diff --git a/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.ts b/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.ts
index 471307608..ffafc8a7d 100644
--- a/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui_ng/src/app/user/user.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ConfirmationState, ConfirmationTargets } from '../shared/shared.const'
 import { MessageHandlerService } from '../shared/message-handler/message-handler.service';
 
 import { SessionService } from '../shared/session.service';
+import { AppConfigService } from '../app-config.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'harbor-user',
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ export class UserComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private translate: TranslateService,
     private deletionDialogService: ConfirmationDialogService,
     private msgHandler: MessageHandlerService,
-    private session: SessionService) {
+    private session: SessionService,
+    private appConfigService: AppConfigService) {
     this.deletionSubscription = deletionDialogService.confirmationConfirm$.subscribe(confirmed => {
       if (confirmed &&
         confirmed.source === ConfirmationTargets.USER &&
@@ -62,6 +64,15 @@ export class UserComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return testedItem.indexOf(terms) != -1;
   }
 
+  public get canCreateUser(): boolean {
+    let appConfig = this.appConfigService.getConfig();
+    if (appConfig) {
+      return appConfig.auth_mode != 'ldap_auth';
+    } else {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
   isSystemAdmin(u: User): string {
     if (!u) {
       return "{{MISS}}";