diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
index 61a922f9c6b..59608c512f6 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ class external extends external_api {
             'canmanagecompetencyframeworks' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'User can manage competency frameworks'),
             'canmanagecoursecompetencies' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'User can manage linked course competencies'),
             'canconfigurecoursecompetencies' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'User can configure course competency settings'),
+            'cangradecompetencies' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'User can grade competencies.'),
             'settings' => course_competency_settings_exporter::get_read_structure(),
             'statistics' => course_competency_statistics_exporter::get_read_structure(),
             'competencies' => new external_multiple_structure(new external_single_structure(array(
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/course_competencies_page.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/course_competencies_page.php
index 45c5cbf4eea..395561f625b 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/course_competencies_page.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/course_competencies_page.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class course_competencies_page implements renderable, templatable {
         $this->coursecompetencylist = api::list_course_competencies($courseid);
         $this->canmanagecoursecompetencies = has_capability('moodle/competency:coursecompetencymanage', $this->context);
         $this->canconfigurecoursecompetencies = has_capability('moodle/competency:coursecompetencyconfigure', $this->context);
+        $this->cangradecompetencies = has_capability('moodle/competency:competencygrade', $this->context);
         $this->coursecompetencysettings = api::read_course_competency_settings($courseid);
         $this->coursecompetencystatistics = new course_competency_statistics($courseid);
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ class course_competencies_page implements renderable, templatable {
         $data->canmanagecompetencyframeworks = $this->canmanagecompetencyframeworks;
         $data->canmanagecoursecompetencies = $this->canmanagecoursecompetencies;
         $data->canconfigurecoursecompetencies = $this->canconfigurecoursecompetencies;
+        $data->cangradecompetencies = $this->cangradecompetencies;
         $exporter = new course_competency_settings_exporter($this->coursecompetencysettings);
         $data->settings = $exporter->export($output);
         $related = array('context' => $this->context);
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/templates/course_competencies_page.mustache b/admin/tool/lp/templates/course_competencies_page.mustache
index fd5f7d3a68b..0a653128b86 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/templates/course_competencies_page.mustache
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/templates/course_competencies_page.mustache
@@ -25,24 +25,26 @@
             {{/canmanagecoursecompetencies}}
         </div>
     </div>
-<div data-region="configurecoursecompetencies">
-{{#settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
-    <p class="alert">
-    {{#str}}coursecompetencyratingsarepushedtouserplans, tool_lp{{/str}}
-{{/settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
-{{^settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
-    <p class="alert alert-info">
-    {{#str}}coursecompetencyratingsarenotpushedtouserplans, tool_lp{{/str}}
-{{/settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
-{{#canconfigurecoursecompetencies}}
-    <a href="#"
-        data-action="configure-course-competency-settings"
-        data-courseid="{{courseid}}"
-        data-pushratingstouserplans="{{settings.pushratingstouserplans}}"
-        >{{#pix}}t/edit, core, {{#str}}edit{{/str}}{{/pix}}</a>
-    </p>
-{{/canconfigurecoursecompetencies}}
-</div>
+    <div data-region="configurecoursecompetencies">
+    {{#cangradecompetencies}}
+        <p class="alert {{^settings.pushratingstouserplans}}alert-info{{/settings.pushratingstouserplans}}">
+        {{#settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
+            {{#str}}coursecompetencyratingsarepushedtouserplans, tool_lp{{/str}}
+        {{/settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
+        {{^settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
+            {{#str}}coursecompetencyratingsarenotpushedtouserplans, tool_lp{{/str}}
+        {{/settings.pushratingstouserplans}}
+        {{#canconfigurecoursecompetencies}}
+            <a href="#"
+               data-action="configure-course-competency-settings"
+               data-courseid="{{courseid}}"
+               data-pushratingstouserplans="{{settings.pushratingstouserplans}}">
+                {{#pix}}t/edit, core, {{#str}}edit{{/str}}{{/pix}}
+            </a>
+        {{/canconfigurecoursecompetencies}}
+        </p>
+    {{/cangradecompetencies}}
+    </div>
 {{#statistics}}
 {{> tool_lp/course_competency_statistics }}
 {{/statistics}}