diff --git a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/SystemGlossary.jsx b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/SystemGlossary.jsx
index e3962b00f5..3c573aca9f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/SystemGlossary.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/SystemGlossary.jsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ var SystemGlossary = React.createClass({
       totalCount={this.state.totalCount}
       canAddNewEntry={this.state.canAddNewEntry}
       canUpdateEntry={this.state.canUpdateEntry}
+      canDeleteEntry={this.state.canDeleteEntry}
       user={Configs.user}
       srcLocale={srcLocale}
       selectedTransLocale={selectedTransLocale}/>);
diff --git a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/glossary/DataTable.jsx b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/glossary/DataTable.jsx
index 23b412e63b..8508f148e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/glossary/DataTable.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/components/glossary/DataTable.jsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var DataTable = React.createClass({
     ),
     canAddNewEntry: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     canUpdateEntry: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    canDeleteEntry: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     user: React.PropTypes.shape({
       username: React.PropTypes.string,
       email: React.PropTypes.string,
@@ -284,7 +285,9 @@ var DataTable = React.createClass({
                             columnData, width) {
     if(id === null) {
       return <LoadingCell/>;
-    } else if(!this.props.canUpdateEntry && !this.props.canAddNewEntry) {
+    } else if(!this.props.canUpdateEntry &&
+      !this.props.canDeleteEntry &&
+      !this.props.canAddNewEntry) {
       return;
     }
     var entry = this._getGlossaryEntry(id);
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ var DataTable = React.createClass({
           srcLocaleId={this.props.srcLocale.locale.localeId}
           info={info}
           canUpdateEntry={this.props.canUpdateEntry}
-          canDeleteEntry={this.props.canAddNewEntry}/>
+          canDeleteEntry={this.props.canDeleteEntry}/>
       );
     }
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/stores/GlossaryStore.js b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/stores/GlossaryStore.js
index 54c2323c08..fafa9694a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/web/lib/stores/GlossaryStore.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main/web/lib/stores/GlossaryStore.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.setMaxListeners(MAX_LISTENERS);
 var _state = {
   canAddNewEntry: false,
   canUpdateEntry: false,
+  canDeleteEntry: false,
   localeOptions: [],
   srcLocale: null,
   selectedTransLocale: null,
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ function canAddNewEntry () {
 function canUpdateEntry() {
   return Configs.data.permission.updateGlossary;
 }
+function canDeleteEntry() {
+  return Configs.data.permission.deleteGlossary;
+}
+
 
 function processGlossaryList(res) {
   if(res.error) {
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ function refreshGlossaryEntries() {
   //load permission here
   _state.canAddNewEntry = canAddNewEntry();
   _state.canUpdateEntry = canUpdateEntry();
+  _state.canDeleteEntry = canDeleteEntry();
 
   GlossaryAPIStore.loadLocalesStats()
     .then(processLocalesStatistic)
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/GlossaryAction.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/GlossaryAction.java
index 24933c892c..57a625a123 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/GlossaryAction.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/GlossaryAction.java
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ public Permission getUserPermission() {
         Permission permission = new Permission();
         boolean canUpdate = false;
         boolean canInsert = false;
+        boolean canDelete = false;
 
         if(authenticatedAccount != null) {
             canUpdate = identity.hasPermission("", "glossary-update");
             canInsert = identity.hasPermission("", "glossary-insert");
+            canDelete = identity.hasPermission("", "glossary-delete");
         }
 
         permission.put("updateGlossary", canUpdate);
         permission.put("insertGlossary", canInsert);
+        permission.put("deleteGlossary", canDelete);
 
         return permission;
     }