diff --git a/dashboard/src/app/(inside)/user/[id]/page.tsx b/dashboard/src/app/(inside)/user/[id]/page.tsx
index 2fff21c..3393c58 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/app/(inside)/user/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/app/(inside)/user/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ export default async function UserDetailsPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id
                                     schema</CardDescription>
                             </CardHeader>
                             <CardContent>
-                                <IdentityTraits schema={detailIdentitySchema} identity={detailIdentity}/>
+                                <IdentityTraits
+                                    schema={detailIdentitySchema}
+                                    identity={detailIdentity}
+                                    disabled={!pmEditUserTraits}
+                                />
                             </CardContent>
                         </Card>
                         :
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/dynamic-form.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/dynamic-form.tsx
index 9020d46..f36cde4 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/dynamic-form.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/dynamic-form.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface DynamicFormProps<T extends FieldValues> {
     onValid: SubmitHandler<T>,
     onInvalid: SubmitErrorHandler<T>,
     submitLabel?: string,
+    disabled?: boolean,
 }
 
 export function DynamicForm<T extends FieldValues>(
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export function DynamicForm<T extends FieldValues>(
         onValid,
         onInvalid,
         submitLabel,
+        disabled,
     }: DynamicFormProps<T>,
 ) {
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ export function DynamicForm<T extends FieldValues>(
                                     key={fullFieldName}
                                     render={({ field }) => (
                                         <FormItem className="flex items-center space-x-2 space-y-0">
-                                            <Checkbox {...field} checked={field.value}/>
+                                            <Checkbox {...field} disabled={disabled} checked={field.value}/>
                                             <FormLabel>{key}</FormLabel>
                                         </FormItem>
                                     )}
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ export function DynamicForm<T extends FieldValues>(
                                         <FormItem>
                                             <FormLabel>{value.title}</FormLabel>
                                             <FormControl>
-                                                <Input placeholder={value.title} {...field} />
+                                                <Input placeholder={value.title} {...field} disabled={disabled}/>
                                             </FormControl>
                                             <FormDescription>{value.description}</FormDescription>
                                         </FormItem>
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ export function DynamicForm<T extends FieldValues>(
                 <Button
                     key="submit"
                     type="submit"
-                    disabled={!form.formState.isDirty}
+                    disabled={!form.formState.isDirty || disabled}
                 >
                     {submitLabel ?? 'Submit'}
                 </Button>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/identity/identity-traits.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/identity/identity-traits.tsx
index 1606db4..3feb314 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/identity/identity-traits.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/identity/identity-traits.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 interface IdentityTraitFormProps {
     schema: KratosSchema;
     identity: Identity;
+    disabled: boolean;
 }
 
-export function IdentityTraits({ schema, identity }: IdentityTraitFormProps) {
+export function IdentityTraits({ schema, identity, disabled }: IdentityTraitFormProps) {
 
     const [currentIdentity, setCurrentIdentity] = useState(identity);
 
@@ -74,10 +75,11 @@ export function IdentityTraits({ schema, identity }: IdentityTraitFormProps) {
     return (
         <DynamicForm
             form={form}
+            disabled={disabled}
             properties={schema.properties.traits.properties}
             onValid={onValid}
             onInvalid={onInvalid}
-            submitLabel="Update Identity"
+            submitLabel={disabled ? 'Insufficient permissions' : 'Update Identity'}
         >
             <FormField
                 {...form.register('metadata_public')}
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ export function IdentityTraits({ schema, identity }: IdentityTraitFormProps) {
                     <FormItem>
                         <FormLabel>Public Metadata</FormLabel>
                         <FormControl>
-                            <Textarea placeholder="Public Metadata" {...field} />
+                            <Textarea placeholder="Public Metadata" {...field} disabled={disabled}/>
                         </FormControl>
                         <FormDescription>This has to be valid JSON</FormDescription>
                     </FormItem>
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ export function IdentityTraits({ schema, identity }: IdentityTraitFormProps) {
                     <FormItem>
                         <FormLabel>Admin Metadata</FormLabel>
                         <FormControl>
-                            <Textarea placeholder="Admin Metadata" {...field} />
+                            <Textarea placeholder="Admin Metadata" {...field} disabled={disabled}/>
                         </FormControl>
                         <FormDescription>This has to be valid JSON</FormDescription>
                     </FormItem>