diff --git a/jsapp/js/components/permissions/userAssetPermsEditor.es6 b/jsapp/js/components/permissions/userAssetPermsEditor.es6
index 7f231c2a5b..0320792528 100644
--- a/jsapp/js/components/permissions/userAssetPermsEditor.es6
+++ b/jsapp/js/components/permissions/userAssetPermsEditor.es6
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class UserAssetPermsEditor extends React.Component {
     // checking `submissionsEdit` implies having `submissionsAdd` checked
     if (stateObj.submissionsEdit) {
       stateObj.submissionsAdd = true;
+      stateObj.submissionsAddDisabled = true;
     }
 
     // checking these options implies having `submissionsView` checked