diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js b/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
index 94914740343..b70320c8903 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloudStack.js
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
       else if(isDomainAdmin()) {
         return ["dashboard", "instances", "storage", "network", "templates", "accounts", "domains", "events", "projects"];
       }
-      else { //normal user
+      else if (g_userProjectsEnabled) {
         return ["dashboard", "instances", "storage", "network", "templates", "events", "projects"];
       }
+      else { //normal user
+        return ["dashboard", "instances", "storage", "network", "templates", "events"];
+      }
     },
     sections: {
       /**
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@
             g_firewallRuleUiEnabled = json.listcapabilitiesresponse.capability.firewallRuleUiEnabled.toString(); //convert boolean to string if it's boolean
             $.cookie('firewallRuleUiEnabled', g_firewallRuleUiEnabled, { expires: 1});
 
+            g_userProjectsEnabled = json.listcapabilitiesresponse.capability.allowusercreateprojects;
+            $.cookie('userProjectsEnabled', g_userProjectsEnabled, { expires: 1 });
+
             if (json.listcapabilitiesresponse.capability.userpublictemplateenabled != null) {
               g_userPublicTemplateEnabled = json.listcapabilitiesresponse.capability.userpublictemplateenabled.toString(); //convert boolean to string if it's boolean
               $.cookie('userpublictemplateenabled', g_userPublicTemplateEnabled, { expires: 1});
@@ -212,6 +218,9 @@
                   $.cookie('directattachsecuritygroupsenabled', g_directAttachSecurityGroupsEnabled, { expires: 1});
                 }
 
+                g_userProjectsEnabled = json.listcapabilitiesresponse.capability.allowusercreateprojects;
+                $.cookie('userProjectsEnabled', g_userProjectsEnabled, { expires: 1 });
+
                 args.response.success({
                   data: {
                     user: $.extend(true, {}, loginresponse, {
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
index d2af84d0e64..7b3ff6450ee 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@
       loadData(function() {
         if (!$list.find('li').size()) {
           cloudStack.dialog.notice({
-            message: 'You do not have any projects. '
-              + 'Please create a new project from the projects section.'
+            message: isAdmin() || g_userProjectsEnabled ?
+              'You do not have any projects.<br/>Please create a new one from the projects section.' :
+              'You do not have any projects.<br/>Please ask your administrator to create a new project.'
           }).closest('.ui-dialog');
           $.merge($selector, $('.overlay')).remove();
           $('.select.default-view').click();