diff --git a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
index edad9c99..6c354eda 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
+++ b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.jsx
@@ -327,7 +327,15 @@ function RoomViewInput({
     if (file !== null) roomsInput.setAttachment(roomId, file);
   }
 
+  const myPowerlevel = roomTimeline.room.getMember(mx.getUserId()).powerLevel;
+  const canISend = roomTimeline.room.currentState.hasSufficientPowerLevelFor('events_default', myPowerlevel);
+
   function renderInputs() {
+    if (!canISend) {
+      return (
+        <Text className="room-input__disallowed">You do not have permission to post to this room</Text>
+      );
+    }
     return (
       <>
         <div className={`room-input__option-container${attachment === null ? '' : ' room-attachment__option'}`}>
diff --git a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
index 112a4c4a..9e0f1a91 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
+++ b/src/app/organisms/room/RoomViewInput.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
   display: flex;
   min-height: 48px;
 
+  &__disallowed {
+    flex: 1;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
   &__space {
     min-width: 0;
     align-self: center;