diff --git a/code/MemberTableField.php b/code/MemberTableField.php
index 5cd78acb..0b515743 100755
--- a/code/MemberTableField.php
+++ b/code/MemberTableField.php
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ class MemberTableField extends ComplexTableField {
 				$className, 
 				sprintf('"%s" = \'%s\'', $identifierField, $data[$identifierField])
 			);
+			
+			if($record && !$record->canEdit()) return $this->httpError('401');
 		} 
 			
 		// Fall back to creating a new record