diff --git a/src/components/itemContextMenu.js b/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
index 809767be5b..ad2052a3e1 100644
--- a/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
@@ -214,11 +214,7 @@ export function getCommands(options) {
         });
     }
 
-    if ((canEdit || user.Policy.EnableSubtitleManagement) && item.MediaType === 'Video' && item.Type !== 'TvChannel' && item.Type !== 'Program'
-            && item.LocationType !== 'Virtual'
-            && !(item.Type === 'Recording' && item.Status !== 'Completed')
-            && options.editSubtitles !== false
-    ) {
+    if (itemHelper.canEditSubtitles(user, item) && options.editSubtitles !== false) {
         commands.push({
             name: globalize.translate('EditSubtitles'),
             id: 'editsubtitles',
diff --git a/src/components/itemHelper.js b/src/components/itemHelper.js
index d763003fb9..18c97c7fd4 100644
--- a/src/components/itemHelper.js
+++ b/src/components/itemHelper.js
@@ -155,6 +155,33 @@ export function canEditImages (user, item) {
     return itemType !== 'Timer' && itemType !== 'SeriesTimer' && canEdit(user, item) && !isLocalItem(item);
 }
 
+export function canEditSubtitles (user, item) {
+    if (item.MediaType !== 'Video') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const itemType = item.Type;
+    if (itemType === 'Recording' && item.Status !== 'Completed') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (itemType === 'TvChannel'
+        || itemType === 'Program'
+        || itemType === 'Timer'
+        || itemType === 'SeriesTimer'
+        || itemType === 'UserRootFolder'
+        || itemType === 'UserView'
+    ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (isLocalItem(item)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (item.LocationType === 'Virtual') {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return user.Policy.EnableSubtitleManagement
+           || user.Policy.IsAdministrator;
+}
+
 export function canShare (item, user) {
     if (item.Type === 'Program') {
         return false;
@@ -300,6 +327,7 @@ export default {
     canIdentify: canIdentify,
     canEdit: canEdit,
     canEditImages: canEditImages,
+    canEditSubtitles: canEditSubtitles,
     canShare: canShare,
     enableDateAddedDisplay: enableDateAddedDisplay,
     canMarkPlayed: canMarkPlayed,