diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.html b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.html
index 8ae146b42c4..a8ec02239d3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         </button>
     </div>
     <div class="modal-body">
+      <div data-test="admin-div" *ngIf="(isAdmin$ | async)">
         <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-lg btn-block" (click)="selectObject(undefined)">{{'dso-selector.create.community.top-level' | translate}}</button>
         <div class="h3 position-relative py-1 my-3 font-weight-normal">
             <hr>
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
                 <span class="px-4 bg-white">{{'dso-selector.create.community.or-divider' | translate}}</span>
             </div>
         </div>
-
+      </div>
         <span class="h5 px-2">{{'dso-selector.create.community.sub-level' | translate}}</span>
         <ds-dso-selector [currentDSOId]="dsoRD?.payload.uuid" [types]="selectorTypes" [sort]="defaultSort" (onSelect)="selectObject($event)"></ds-dso-selector>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.spec.ts
index 2d0a2a25de4..d21714a5ef5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent } from './create-community-parent-selector.component';
 import { MetadataValue } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../remote-data.utils';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
 describe('CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent', () => {
   let component: CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent;
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@ describe('CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent', () => {
   const communityRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(community);
   const modalStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('modalStub', ['close']);
   const createPath = '/communities/create';
-
+  const mockAuthorizationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authorizationService', {
+    isAuthorized: observableOf(true),
+  });
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
@@ -47,7 +52,8 @@ describe('CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent', () => {
         },
         {
           provide: Router, useValue: router
-        }
+        },
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: mockAuthorizationDataService },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -70,4 +76,20 @@ describe('CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent', () => {
     expect(router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([createPath], { queryParams: { parent: community.uuid } });
   });
 
+  it('should show the div when user is an admin', (waitForAsync(() => {
+    component.isAdmin$ = observableOf(true);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const divElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div[data-test="admin-div"]'));
+    expect(divElement).toBeTruthy();
+  })));
+
+  it('should hide the div when user is not an admin', (waitForAsync(() => {
+    component.isAdmin$ = observableOf(false);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const divElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div[data-test="admin-div"]'));
+    expect(divElement).toBeFalsy();
+  })));
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.ts
index 77458d98022..e44a7450e67 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/create-community-parent-selector.component.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../community-page/community-page-routing-paths';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../environments/environment';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 /**
  * Component to wrap a button - for top communities -
@@ -32,11 +35,16 @@ export class CreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent extends DSOSelectorModalWrap
   selectorTypes = [DSpaceObjectType.COMMUNITY];
   action = SelectorActionType.CREATE;
   defaultSort = new SortOptions(environment.comcolSelectionSort.sortField, environment.comcolSelectionSort.sortDirection as SortDirection);
+  isAdmin$: Observable<boolean>;
 
-  constructor(protected activeModal: NgbActiveModal, protected route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router) {
+  constructor(protected activeModal: NgbActiveModal, protected route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router, protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService) {
     super(activeModal, route);
   }
 
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.isAdmin$ = this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Navigate to the community create page
    */