diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitle.php b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitle.php
index afb4480d6..df4b2ed4f 100644
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitle.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitle.php
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 
 class GridFieldTitle implements GridField_HTMLProvider {
+
+	protected $newEnabled = true;
+
 	function getHTMLFragments($gridField) {
 		return array(
 			'header' => $gridField->customise(array(
-				'NewLink' => Controller::join_links($gridField->Link('item'), 'new')
+				'NewLink' => Controller::join_links($gridField->Link('item'), 'new'),
+				'NewEnabled' => $this->getNewEnabled()
 			))->renderWith('GridFieldTitle')
 		);
 	}
+
+	function getNewEnabled() {
+		return $this->newEnabled;
+	}
+
+	function setNewEnabled($enabled) {
+		$this->newEnabled = $enabled;
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/templates/Includes/GridFieldTitle.ss b/templates/Includes/GridFieldTitle.ss
index ef23c0dcf..81f6b4817 100644
--- a/templates/Includes/GridFieldTitle.ss
+++ b/templates/Includes/GridFieldTitle.ss
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <tr class="title">
-	<th colspan="$ColumnCount"><h2>$Title</h2> <a href="$NewLink" class="action ss-ui-action-constructive ss-ui-button ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all new new-link" data-icon="add"><% _t('GridField.AddNew', 'Add New') %></a></th>
+	<th colspan="$ColumnCount"><h2>$Title</h2><% if NewEnabled %> <a href="$NewLink" class="action ss-ui-action-constructive ss-ui-button ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all new new-link" data-icon="add"><% _t('GridField.AddNew', 'Add New') %></a><% end_if %></th>
 </tr>
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diff --git a/tests/forms/GridFieldTest.php b/tests/forms/GridFieldTest.php
index 0e877eddd..e536628f0 100644
--- a/tests/forms/GridFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/GridFieldTest.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-class GridFieldtest extends SapphireTest {
+class GridFieldTest extends SapphireTest {
 
 	/**
 	 * @covers GridField::__construct
diff --git a/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitleTest.php b/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf9015ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldTitleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+class GridFieldTitleTest extends SapphireTest {
+
+
+	public function testGridTitleAddNewEnabled() {
+		//construct a fake form field to render out the grid field within it
+		$config = new GridFieldConfig();
+		$config->addComponent($titleField = new GridFieldTitle());
+		$actions = new FieldList();
+		$grid = new GridField('TestField', 'Test Field', new DataList('Company'),$config);
+		$fields = new FieldList($rootTab = new TabSet("Root",$tabMain = new Tab('Main',$grid)));
+		$form = new Form(Controller::curr(), "TestForm", $fields, $actions);
+
+		$titleField->setNewEnabled(true);
+		$html = $form->forTemplate();
+		$this->assertContains('data-icon="add"', $html,"HTML contains the 'add new' button");
+	}
+
+	public function testGridTitleAddNewDisabled() {
+		//construct a fake form field to render out the grid field within it
+		$config = new GridFieldConfig();
+		$config->addComponent($titleField = new GridFieldTitle());
+		$actions = new FieldList();
+		$grid = new GridField('TestField', 'Test Field', new DataList('Company'),$config);
+		$fields = new FieldList($rootTab = new TabSet("Root",$tabMain = new Tab('Main',$grid)));
+		$form = new Form(Controller::curr(), "TestForm", $fields, $actions);
+
+		$titleField->setNewEnabled(false);
+		$html = $form->forTemplate();
+		$this->assertNotContains('data-icon="add"', $html,"HTML does not contain the 'add new' button");
+	}
+}
+?>
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