diff --git a/components/app/SideDrawer.vue b/components/app/SideDrawer.vue
index 333a0624..9827156b 100644
--- a/components/app/SideDrawer.vue
+++ b/components/app/SideDrawer.vue
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ export default {
     username() {
       return this.user ? this.user.username : ''
     },
-    socketConnected() {
-      return this.$store.state.socketConnected
-    },
     navItems() {
       var items = [
         {
diff --git a/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue b/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
index 4551dcad..658b5e5d 100644
--- a/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
+++ b/components/tables/podcast/EpisodeRow.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
         <ui-read-icon-btn :disabled="isProcessingReadUpdate" :is-read="userIsFinished" borderless class="mx-1 mt-0.5" @click="toggleFinished" />
 
-        <div v-if="!isIos">
+        <div v-if="!isIos && userCanDownload">
           <span v-if="isLocal" class="material-icons-outlined px-2 text-success text-lg">audio_file</span>
           <span v-else-if="!localEpisode" class="material-icons mx-1 mt-2" :class="downloadItem ? 'animate-bounce text-warning text-opacity-75 text-xl' : 'text-gray-300 text-xl'" @click="downloadClick">{{ downloadItem ? 'downloading' : 'download' }}</span>
           <span v-else class="material-icons px-2 text-success text-xl">download_done</span>
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export default {
     mediaType() {
       return 'podcast'
     },
+    userCanDownload() {
+      return this.$store.getters['user/getUserCanDownload']
+    },
     audioFile() {
       return this.episode.audioFile
     },
diff --git a/pages/item/_id.vue b/pages/item/_id.vue
index f0662415..64d34341 100644
--- a/pages/item/_id.vue
+++ b/pages/item/_id.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <span class="material-icons">auto_stories</span>
             <span v-if="!showPlay" class="px-2 text-base">Read {{ ebookFormat }}</span>
           </ui-btn>
-          <ui-btn v-if="user && showPlay && !hasLocal" :color="downloadItem ? 'warning' : 'primary'" class="flex items-center justify-center mr-2" :padding-x="2" @click="downloadClick">
+          <ui-btn v-if="showDownload" :color="downloadItem ? 'warning' : 'primary'" class="flex items-center justify-center mr-2" :padding-x="2" @click="downloadClick">
             <span class="material-icons" :class="downloadItem ? 'animate-pulse' : ''">{{ downloadItem ? 'downloading' : 'download' }}</span>
           </ui-btn>
           <ui-read-icon-btn v-if="!isPodcast" :disabled="isProcessingReadUpdate" :is-read="userIsFinished" class="flex items-center justify-center" @click="toggleFinished" />
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ export default {
     isIos() {
       return this.$platform === 'ios'
     },
+    userCanDownload() {
+      return this.$store.getters['user/getUserCanDownload']
+    },
     isLocal() {
       return this.libraryItem.isLocal
     },
@@ -235,6 +238,9 @@ export default {
     showRead() {
       return this.ebookFile && this.ebookFormat !== 'pdf'
     },
+    showDownload() {
+      return this.user && this.userCanDownload && this.showPlay && !this.hasLocal
+    },
     ebookFile() {
       return this.media.ebookFile
     },
@@ -242,9 +248,6 @@ export default {
       if (!this.ebookFile) return null
       return this.ebookFile.ebookFormat
     },
-    hasStoragePermission() {
-      return this.$store.state.hasStoragePermission
-    },
     downloadItem() {
       return this.$store.getters['globals/getDownloadItem'](this.libraryItemId)
     },
diff --git a/store/user.js b/store/user.js
index 554a0e10..63cce4c5 100644
--- a/store/user.js
+++ b/store/user.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export const getters = {
   },
   getUserSetting: (state) => (key) => {
     return state.settings ? state.settings[key] || null : null
+  },
+  getUserCanDownload: (state) => {
+    return state.user && state.user.permissions ? !!state.user.permissions.download : false
   }
 }