diff --git a/src/course-home/data/pact-tests/lmsPact.test.jsx b/src/course-home/data/pact-tests/lmsPact.test.jsx
index 523e84f9b3..5c163564b5 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/pact-tests/lmsPact.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-home/data/pact-tests/lmsPact.test.jsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ describe('Course Home Service', () => {
               }),
               title: string('Demonstration Course'),
               username: string('edx'),
+              has_course_author_access: boolean(true),
             },
           },
         });
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ describe('Course Home Service', () => {
           ],
           title: 'Demonstration Course',
           username: 'edx',
+          hasCourseAuthorAccess: true,
         };
         const response = getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId, 'outline');
         expect(response).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/src/instructor-toolbar/InstructorToolbar.jsx b/src/instructor-toolbar/InstructorToolbar.jsx
index 157495469e..6fc533d350 100644
--- a/src/instructor-toolbar/InstructorToolbar.jsx
+++ b/src/instructor-toolbar/InstructorToolbar.jsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const InstructorToolbar = (props) => {
   const {
     courseId,
     unitId,
+    isStudioButtonVisible,
     tab,
   } = props;
 
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ const InstructorToolbar = (props) => {
           <div className="align-items-center flex-grow-1 d-md-flex mx-1 my-1">
             <MasqueradeWidget courseId={courseId} onError={showMasqueradeError} />
           </div>
-          {(urlStudio || urlInsights) && (
+          {((urlStudio && isStudioButtonVisible) || urlInsights) && (
             <>
               <hr className="border-light" />
               <span className="mr-2 mt-1 col-form-label"><FormattedMessage {...messages.titleViewCourseIn} /></span>
             </>
           )}
-          {urlStudio && (
+          {urlStudio && isStudioButtonVisible && (
             <span className="mx-1 my-1">
               <a className="btn btn-inverse-outline-primary" href={urlStudio}>{formatMessage(messages.titleStudio)}</a>
             </span>
@@ -116,12 +117,14 @@ const InstructorToolbar = (props) => {
 InstructorToolbar.propTypes = {
   courseId: PropTypes.string,
   unitId: PropTypes.string,
+  isStudioButtonVisible: PropTypes.bool,
   tab: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
 InstructorToolbar.defaultProps = {
   courseId: undefined,
   unitId: undefined,
+  isStudioButtonVisible: true,
   tab: '',
 };
 
diff --git a/src/tab-page/LoadedTabPage.jsx b/src/tab-page/LoadedTabPage.jsx
index 938d95cefd..67a1b86595 100644
--- a/src/tab-page/LoadedTabPage.jsx
+++ b/src/tab-page/LoadedTabPage.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const LoadedTabPage = ({
     tabs,
     title,
     verifiedMode,
+    hasCourseAuthorAccess,
   } = useModel('courseHomeMeta', courseId);
 
   // Logistration and enrollment alerts are only really used for the outline tab, but loaded here to put them above
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ const LoadedTabPage = ({
           courseId={courseId}
           unitId={unitId}
           tab={activeTabSlug}
+          isStudioButtonVisible={hasCourseAuthorAccess}
         />
       )}
       <StreakModal