diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index 1dbade8eb..ad452a7ea 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -778,8 +778,16 @@ function RepoBuildCtrl($scope, Restangular, ApiService, $routeParams, $rootScope
     var params = {'repository': namespace + '/' + name};
     $rootScope.title = 'Loading Repository...';
     $scope.repository = ApiService.getRepoAsResource(params).get(function(repo) {
+      if (!repo.can_write) {
+        $rootScope.title = 'Unknown builds';
+        $scope.accessDenied = true;
+        return;
+      }
+
       $rootScope.title = 'Repository Builds';
       $scope.repo = repo;
+
+      getBuildInfo();
     });
   };
 
@@ -800,7 +808,6 @@ function RepoBuildCtrl($scope, Restangular, ApiService, $routeParams, $rootScope
   };
 
   fetchRepository();
-  getBuildInfo();
 }
 
 function RepoAdminCtrl($scope, Restangular, ApiService, $routeParams, $rootScope) {
@@ -1053,8 +1060,13 @@ function RepoAdminCtrl($scope, Restangular, ApiService, $routeParams, $rootScope
     };
 
     $scope.repository = ApiService.getRepoAsResource(params).get(function(repo) {
-      $scope.repo = repo;
+      if (!repo.can_admin) {
+        $rootScope.title = 'Forbidden';
+        $scope.accessDenied = true;
+        return;
+      }
 
+      $scope.repo = repo;
       $rootScope.title = 'Settings - ' + namespace + '/' + name;
       $rootScope.description = 'Administrator settings for ' + namespace + '/' + name +
           ': Permissions, webhooks and other settings';
diff --git a/static/partials/repo-admin.html b/static/partials/repo-admin.html
index 5c1b90393..e241360cf 100644
--- a/static/partials/repo-admin.html
+++ b/static/partials/repo-admin.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <div class="container" ng-show="deleting"><div class="quay-spinner"></div></div>
 <div class="resource-view" resource="repository" error-message="'No repository found'"></div>
+<div class="container repo repo-admin" ng-show="accessDenied">
+  You do not have permission to view this page
+</div>
 <div class="container repo repo-admin" ng-show="repo && !deleting">
   <div class="header row">
     <a href="{{ '/repository/' + repo.namespace + '/' + repo.name }}" class="back"><i class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i></a>
diff --git a/static/partials/repo-build.html b/static/partials/repo-build.html
index 7037363e7..defa1b636 100644
--- a/static/partials/repo-build.html
+++ b/static/partials/repo-build.html
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <div class="resource-view" resource="repository" error-message="'No repository found'"></div>
-<div class="container repo repo-build" ng-show="repo && !deleting">
+<div class="container repo repo-build" ng-show="accessDenied">
+  You do not have permission to view this page
+</div>
+<div class="container repo repo-build" ng-show="repo">
   <div class="header row">
     <a href="{{ '/repository/' + repo.namespace + '/' + repo.name }}" class="back"><i class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i></a>
     <h3>