diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AccessLimiterUtils.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AccessLimiterUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b2a201e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AccessLimiterUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Autopsy Forensic Browser
+ *
+ * Copyright 2019 Basis Technology Corp.
+ * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.PlatformUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Class for methods to check if access should be limited to a feature
+ *
+ */
+final class AccessLimiterUtils {
+
+    private final static String MULTI_USER_ACCESS_FILE_NAME = "mualimit"; // NON-NLS
+    private final static String MULTI_USER_ACCESS_FILE_PATH = Paths.get(PlatformUtil.getUserConfigDirectory(), MULTI_USER_ACCESS_FILE_NAME).toString();
+
+    /**
+     * Check if privileges regarding multi-user cases should be restricted.
+     *
+     * @return True if privileges should be restricted, false otherwise.
+     */
+    static boolean limitMultiUserAccess() {
+        return new File(MULTI_USER_ACCESS_FILE_PATH).exists();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Private constructor for a utility class
+     */
+    private AccessLimiterUtils() {
+        //private constructer left empty intentionally
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
index f455a0c9fb..0a4586dd42 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ public class Case {
                 /*
                  * Enable the case-specific actions.
                  */
-                CallableSystemAction.get(AddImageAction.class).setEnabled(true);
+                CallableSystemAction.get(AddImageAction.class).setEnabled(Case.getCurrentCase().getMetadata().getCaseType() == CaseType.SINGLE_USER_CASE || !AccessLimiterUtils.limitMultiUserAccess());
                 CallableSystemAction.get(CaseCloseAction.class).setEnabled(true);
                 CallableSystemAction.get(CaseDetailsAction.class).setEnabled(true);
                 CallableSystemAction.get(DataSourceSummaryAction.class).setEnabled(true);
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
index aedbb3671f..789913d78a 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ final class NewCaseVisualPanel1 extends JPanel implements DocumentListener {
      */
     void readSettings() {
         caseNameTextField.setText("");
-        if (UserPreferences.getIsMultiUserModeEnabled()) {
+        if (UserPreferences.getIsMultiUserModeEnabled() && !AccessLimiterUtils.limitMultiUserAccess()) {
             multiUserCaseRadioButton.setEnabled(true);
             multiUserCaseRadioButton.setSelected(true);
         } else {