diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView.java
index 32a41e8..6a7978b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView.java
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public ListBoxModel doFillColumnItems() {
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 		public FormValidation doDropColumn(@QueryParameter("column") final String column) {
+			Hudson.getInstance().checkPermission(Jenkins.ADMINISTER);
 			Connection conn = null;
 			Statement stat = null;
 			if ("".equals(column)) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView/configure-entries.jelly b/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView/configure-entries.jelly
index 8434a19..d5afc55 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView/configure-entries.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/jenkinsci/plugins/environmentdashboard/EnvDashboardView/configure-entries.jelly
@@ -13,17 +13,20 @@
         <f:textbox default="10"/>
     </f:entry>
 
-    <f:advanced>
+    <j:if test="${h.hasPermission(app.ADMINISTER)}">
+        <f:advanced>
 
-        <f:entry title="Custom Columns" field="column" >
-            <f:select id="selectColumn" onclick="updateListBox('selectColumn', '/descriptorByName/org.jenkinsci.plugins.environmentdashboard.EnvDashboardView/fillColumnItems')" />
-        </f:entry>
+            <f:entry title="Custom Columns" field="column" >
+                <f:select id="selectColumn" onclick="updateListBox('selectColumn', '/descriptorByName/org.jenkinsci.plugins.environmentdashboard.EnvDashboardView/fillColumnItems')" />
+            </f:entry>
 
-        <f:entry >
-            <f:validateButton title="${%Drop column}" progress="${%Processing...}"
-                method="dropColumn" with="column" />
-        </f:entry>
+            <f:entry >
 
-    </f:advanced>
+                <f:validateButton title="${%Drop column}" progress="${%Processing...}"
+                    method="dropColumn" with="column" />
+            </f:entry>
+
+        </f:advanced>
+    </j:if>
 
 </j:jelly>