diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/ToolbarButton.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/ToolbarButton.qml
index 3d4231ced7..bbf2d019fb 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/ToolbarButton.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/toolbars/ToolbarButton.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 StateImage {
     id: button
 
+    property string captionColorOverride: ""
     property bool buttonEnabled: true
     property bool isActive: false
     property bool isEntered: false
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ StateImage {
 
     Text {
         id: caption
-        color: button.isActive ? "#000000" : "#ffffff"
+        color: captionColorOverride !== "" ? captionColorOverride: (button.isActive ? "#000000" : "#ffffff")
         text: button.isActive ? (button.isEntered ? button.activeHoverText : button.activeText) : (button.isEntered ? button.hoverText : button.text)
         font.bold: false
         font.pixelSize: 9
diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 7ee6c64858..8b61226235 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -405,9 +405,11 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
             }
         });
 
-        var createButtonIconRsrc = ((Entities.canRez() || Entities.canRezTmp()) ? CREATE_ENABLED_ICON : CREATE_DISABLED_ICON);
+        var hasRezPermissions = (Entities.canRez() || Entities.canRezTmp());
+        var createButtonIconRsrc = (hasRezPermissions ? CREATE_ENABLED_ICON : CREATE_DISABLED_ICON);
         tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
         activeButton = tablet.addButton({
+            captionColorOverride: hasRezPermissions ? "" : "#888888",
             icon: createButtonIconRsrc,
             activeIcon: "icons/tablet-icons/edit-a.svg",
             text: "CREATE",
@@ -789,6 +791,7 @@ function handleDomainChange() {
     var hasRezPermissions = (Entities.canRez() || Entities.canRezTmp());
     createButton.editProperties({
         icon: (hasRezPermissions ? CREATE_ENABLED_ICON : CREATE_DISABLED_ICON),
+        captionColorOverride: (hasRezPermissions ? "" : "#888888"),
     });
 }