diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
index 8eb288daa2..36f9250504 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
         }
       }
     });
+    this.menuVisible = this.menuService.isMenuVisibleWithVisibleSections(this.menuID);
   }
 
   @HostListener('focusin')
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
index 3cb18bf515..9e73ca9a2b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ export enum FeatureID {
   CanViewUsageStatistics = 'canViewUsageStatistics',
   CanSendFeedback = 'canSendFeedback',
   CanClaimItem = 'canClaimItem',
-  CanSynchronizeWithORCID = 'canSynchronizeWithORCID'
+  CanSynchronizeWithORCID = 'canSynchronizeWithORCID',
+  CanSubmit = 'canSubmit',
+  CanEditItem = 'canEditItem',
 }
diff --git a/src/app/menu.resolver.ts b/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
index 60f2d1cca2..19413ab4be 100644
--- a/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/app/menu.resolver.ts
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
     combineLatest([
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.IsCollectionAdmin),
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.IsCommunityAdmin),
-      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf)
-    ]).subscribe(([isCollectionAdmin, isCommunityAdmin, isSiteAdmin]) => {
-      const menuList = [
-        /* News */
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanSubmit),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanEditItem),
+    ]).subscribe(([isCollectionAdmin, isCommunityAdmin, isSiteAdmin, canSubmit, canEditItem]) => {
+      const newSubMenuList = [
         {
           id: 'new_community',
           parentID: 'new',
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
           id: 'new_item',
           parentID: 'new',
           active: false,
-          visible: true,
+          visible: canSubmit,
           model: {
             type: MenuItemType.ONCLICK,
             text: 'menu.section.new_item',
@@ -221,30 +222,8 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
             link: '/processes/new'
           } as LinkMenuItemModel,
         },
-        {
-          id: 'new',
-          active: false,
-          visible: true,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
-            text: 'menu.section.new'
-          } as TextMenuItemModel,
-          icon: 'plus',
-          index: 0
-        },
-        // TODO: enable this menu item once the feature has been implemented
-        // {
-        //   id: 'new_item_version',
-        //   parentID: 'new',
-        //   active: false,
-        //   visible: true,
-        //   model: {
-        //     type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-        //     text: 'menu.section.new_item_version',
-        //     link: ''
-        //   } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-        // },
-
+      ];
+      const editSubMenuList = [
         /* Edit */
         {
           id: 'edit_community',
@@ -276,7 +255,7 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
           id: 'edit_item',
           parentID: 'edit',
           active: false,
-          visible: true,
+          visible: canEditItem,
           model: {
             type: MenuItemType.ONCLICK,
             text: 'menu.section.edit_item',
@@ -285,17 +264,47 @@ export class MenuResolver implements Resolve<boolean> {
             }
           } as OnClickMenuItemModel,
         },
-        {
-          id: 'edit',
-          active: false,
-          visible: true,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
-            text: 'menu.section.edit'
-          } as TextMenuItemModel,
-          icon: 'pencil-alt',
-          index: 1
-        },
+      ];
+      const newSubMenu = {
+        id: 'new',
+        active: false,
+        visible: newSubMenuList.map(subMenu => subMenu.visible).reduce((x,y) => x || y),
+        model: {
+          type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+          text: 'menu.section.new'
+        } as TextMenuItemModel,
+        icon: 'plus',
+        index: 0
+      }
+      const editSubMenu = {
+        id: 'edit',
+        active: false,
+        visible: editSubMenuList.map(subMenu => subMenu.visible).reduce((x,y) => x || y),
+        model: {
+          type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+          text: 'menu.section.edit'
+        } as TextMenuItemModel,
+        icon: 'pencil-alt',
+        index: 1
+      }
+
+      const menuList = [
+        ...newSubMenuList,
+        newSubMenu,
+        ...editSubMenuList,
+        editSubMenu,
+        // TODO: enable this menu item once the feature has been implemented
+        // {
+        //   id: 'new_item_version',
+        //   parentID: 'new',
+        //   active: false,
+        //   visible: true,
+        //   model: {
+        //     type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        //     text: 'menu.section.new_item_version',
+        //     link: ''
+        //   } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        // },
 
         /* Statistics */
         // TODO: enable this menu item once the feature has been implemented
diff --git a/src/app/root/root.component.ts b/src/app/root/root.component.ts
index 472ba440c9..c265cec034 100644
--- a/src/app/root/root.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/root/root.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class RootComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.sidebarVisible = this.menuService.isMenuVisible(MenuID.ADMIN);
+    this.sidebarVisible = this.menuService.isMenuVisibleWithVisibleSections(MenuID.ADMIN);
 
     this.collapsedSidebarWidth = this.cssService.getVariable('collapsedSidebarWidth');
     this.totalSidebarWidth = this.cssService.getVariable('totalSidebarWidth');
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu.service.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/menu.service.ts
index f44ddea649..ab513fbbdf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu.service.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ export class MenuService {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if a given menu is visible and has visible sections
+   * @param {MenuID} menuID The ID of the menu that is to be checked
+   * @returns {Observable<boolean>} Emits true if the given menu is
+   *   visible and has visible sections, emits false when it's hidden
+   */
+  isMenuVisibleWithVisibleSections(menuID: MenuID): Observable<boolean> {
+    return observableCombineLatest([this.isMenuVisible(menuID), this.menuHasVisibleSections(menuID)]).pipe(
+      map(([menuVisible, visibleSections]) => menuVisible && visibleSections)
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if a given menu is visible
    * @param {MenuID} menuID The ID of the menu that is to be checked
@@ -192,6 +204,19 @@ export class MenuService {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if a menu has at least one section that is visible.
+   * @param {MenuID} menuID The ID of the menu that is to be checked
+   * @returns {Observable<boolean>} Emits true if the given menu has visible sections, emits false otherwise
+   */ 
+  menuHasVisibleSections(menuID: MenuID): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.getMenu(menuID).pipe(
+      map((state: MenuState) => hasValue(state)
+        ? Object.values(state.sections).map(section => section.visible).reduce((x,y) => x || y, false)
+        : undefined)
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Expands a given menu
    * @param {MenuID} menuID The ID of the menu