diff --git a/client/components/boards/boardBody.jade b/client/components/boards/boardBody.jade
index 288590da8..fe10c9218 100644
--- a/client/components/boards/boardBody.jade
+++ b/client/components/boards/boardBody.jade
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ template(name="boardBody")
           +list(this)
           if currentCardIsInThisList
             +cardDetails(currentCard)
-        if currentUser.isBoardMember
+        if canSeeAddList
           +addListForm
 
 template(name="addListForm")
diff --git a/client/components/boards/boardBody.js b/client/components/boards/boardBody.js
index 4703bc91b..370db13b9 100644
--- a/client/components/boards/boardBody.js
+++ b/client/components/boards/boardBody.js
@@ -204,3 +204,9 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
     }];
   },
 }).register('addListForm');
+
+Template.boardBody.helpers({
+  canSeeAddList() {
+    return Meteor.user() && Meteor.user().isBoardMember() && !Meteor.user().isCommentOnly();
+  },
+});
diff --git a/models/users.js b/models/users.js
index 06b84fa08..3073e7593 100644
--- a/models/users.js
+++ b/models/users.js
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ if (Meteor.isClient) {
       return board && board.hasMember(this._id);
     },
 
+    isCommentOnly() {
+      const board = Boards.findOne(Session.get('currentBoard'));
+      return board && board.hasCommentOnly(this._id);
+    },
+
     isBoardAdmin() {
       const board = Boards.findOne(Session.get('currentBoard'));
       return board && board.hasAdmin(this._id);