diff --git a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.test.tsx b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.test.tsx
index d371c9fa58d60..ea57bbb978970 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.test.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-library/react"
+import { rest } from "msw"
 import React from "react"
 import * as API from "../../api/api"
 import { Role } from "../../api/typesGenerated"
@@ -7,8 +8,11 @@ import { Language as ResetPasswordDialogLanguage } from "../../components/ResetP
 import { Language as RoleSelectLanguage } from "../../components/RoleSelect/RoleSelect"
 import { Language as UsersTableLanguage } from "../../components/UsersTable/UsersTable"
 import { MockAuditorRole, MockUser, MockUser2, render } from "../../testHelpers/renderHelpers"
+import { server } from "../../testHelpers/server"
+import { permissionsToCheck } from "../../xServices/auth/authXService"
 import { Language as usersXServiceLanguage } from "../../xServices/users/usersXService"
 import { Language as UsersPageLanguage, UsersPage } from "./UsersPage"
+import { Language as UsersViewLanguage } from "./UsersPageView"
 
 const suspendUser = async (setupActionSpies: () => void) => {
   // Get the first user in the table
@@ -99,6 +103,32 @@ describe("Users Page", () => {
     expect(users.length).toEqual(2)
   })
 
+  it("shows 'New user' button to an authorized user", () => {
+    render(<UsersPage />)
+    const newUserButton = screen.queryByText(UsersViewLanguage.newUserButton)
+    expect(newUserButton).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it("does not show 'New user' button to unauthorized user", () => {
+    server.use(
+      rest.post("/api/v2/users/:userId/authorization", async (req, res, ctx) => {
+        const permissions = Object.keys(permissionsToCheck)
+        const response = permissions.reduce((obj, permission) => {
+          return {
+            ...obj,
+            [permission]: true,
+            createUser: false,
+          }
+        }, {})
+
+        return res(ctx.status(200), ctx.json(response))
+      }),
+    )
+    render(<UsersPage />)
+    const newUserButton = screen.queryByText(UsersViewLanguage.newUserButton)
+    expect(newUserButton).toBeNull()
+  })
+
   describe("suspend user", () => {
     describe("when it is success", () => {
       it("shows a success message and refresh the page", async () => {
diff --git a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.tsx
index b52cf1c69aa62..e28b962b2b634 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPage.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const UsersPage: React.FC = () => {
   const userToResetPassword = users?.find((u) => u.id === userIdToResetPassword)
   const permissions = useSelector(xServices.authXService, selectPermissions)
   const canEditUsers = permissions && permissions.updateUsers
+  const canCreateUser = permissions && permissions.createUser
   const { roles } = rolesState.context
   // Is loading if
   // - permissions are not loaded or
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export const UsersPage: React.FC = () => {
         isUpdatingUserRoles={usersState.matches("updatingUserRoles")}
         isLoading={isLoading}
         canEditUsers={canEditUsers}
+        canCreateUser={canCreateUser}
       />
 
       <ConfirmDialog
diff --git a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.stories.tsx
index feeb3fe42e240..fa7d46c470528 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.stories.tsx
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ export default {
 
 const Template: Story<UsersPageViewProps> = (args) => <UsersPageView {...args} />
 
-export const Ready = Template.bind({})
-Ready.args = {
+export const Admin = Template.bind({})
+Admin.args = {
   users: [MockUser, MockUser2],
   roles: MockSiteRoles,
+  canCreateUser: true,
+  canEditUsers: true,
 }
+
+export const Member = Template.bind({})
+Member.args = { ...Admin.args, canCreateUser: false, canEditUsers: false }
+
 export const Empty = Template.bind({})
-Empty.args = {
-  users: [],
-  roles: MockSiteRoles,
-}
+Empty.args = { ...Admin.args, users: [] }
diff --git a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.tsx b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.tsx
index 8bb637c16c4aa..be5367d748ab5 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UsersPage/UsersPageView.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface UsersPageViewProps {
   error?: unknown
   isUpdatingUserRoles?: boolean
   canEditUsers?: boolean
+  canCreateUser?: boolean
   isLoading?: boolean
   openUserCreationDialog: () => void
   onSuspendUser: (user: TypesGen.User) => void
@@ -34,11 +35,13 @@ export const UsersPageView: React.FC<UsersPageViewProps> = ({
   error,
   isUpdatingUserRoles,
   canEditUsers,
+  canCreateUser,
   isLoading,
 }) => {
+  const newUserAction = canCreateUser ? { text: Language.newUserButton, onClick: openUserCreationDialog } : undefined
   return (
     <Stack spacing={4}>
-      <Header title={Language.pageTitle} action={{ text: Language.newUserButton, onClick: openUserCreationDialog }} />
+      <Header title={Language.pageTitle} action={newUserAction} />
       <Margins>
         {error ? (
           <ErrorSummary error={error} />
diff --git a/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts b/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
index deba485615995..3e634fc8b58d8 100644
--- a/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
+++ b/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const Language = {
 export const checks = {
   readAllUsers: "readAllUsers",
   updateUsers: "updateUsers",
+  createUser: "createUser",
   createTemplates: "createTemplates",
 } as const
 
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ export const permissionsToCheck = {
     },
     action: "update",
   },
+  [checks.createUser]: {
+    object: {
+      resource_type: "user",
+    },
+    action: "create",
+  },
   [checks.createTemplates]: {
     object: {
       resource_type: "template",