diff --git a/admin/menubar.php b/admin/menubar.php
index fd97ee293..a79714fe8 100644
--- a/admin/menubar.php
+++ b/admin/menubar.php
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ if (!defined('PHPWG_ROOT_PATH'))
   die ("Hacking attempt!");
 }
 
+if (!is_webmaster())
+{
+  $page['warnings'][] = l10n('Webmaster status is required.');
+}
 
 function abs_fn_cmp($a, $b)
 {
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ foreach ($reg_blocks as $id => $block)
 }
 
 
-if ( isset($_POST['submit']) )
+if ( isset($_POST['submit']) and is_webmaster())
 {
   foreach ( $mb_conf as $id => $pos )
   {
@@ -150,6 +154,8 @@ foreach ($mb_conf as $id => $pos )
 $action = get_root_url().'admin.php?page=menubar';
 $template->assign(array('F_ACTION'=>$action));
 
+$template->assign('isWebmaster', (is_webmaster()) ? 1 : 0);
+
 $template->set_filename( 'menubar_admin_content', 'menubar.tpl' );
 $template->assign_var_from_handle( 'ADMIN_CONTENT', 'menubar_admin_content');
 ?>
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/menubar.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/menubar.tpl
index ed6e6310a..0260b1173 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/menubar.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/menubar.tpl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function(){
     {/foreach}
   </ul>
   <p class="menuSubmit">
-    <button name="submit" type="submit" class="buttonLike">
+    <button name="submit" type="submit" class="buttonLike" {if $isWebmaster != 1}disabled{/if}>
       <i class="icon-floppy"></i> {'Save Settings'|@translate}
     </button>
   </p>