diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
index b7078d898..d5c7e4536 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/ExploreViewContainer.jsx
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class ExploreViewContainer extends React.Component {
               }}
             >
               <QueryAndSaveBtns
-                canAdd="True"
+                canAdd={!!(this.props.can_add || this.props.can_overwrite)}
                 onQuery={this.onQuery}
                 onSave={this.toggleModal}
                 onStop={this.onStop}
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
     datasourceId: explore.datasource_id,
     controls: explore.controls,
     can_overwrite: !!explore.can_overwrite,
+    can_add: !!explore.can_add,
     can_download: !!explore.can_download,
     column_formats: explore.datasource
       ? explore.datasource.column_formats
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/QueryAndSaveBtns.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/QueryAndSaveBtns.jsx
index 5ea1d6508..bb86b6c67 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/QueryAndSaveBtns.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/QueryAndSaveBtns.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Button from '../../components/Button';
 
 const propTypes = {
-  canAdd: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  canAdd: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onQuery: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onSave: PropTypes.func,
   onStop: PropTypes.func,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function QueryAndSaveBtns({
   errorMessage,
 }) {
   const saveClasses = classnames({
-    'disabled disabledButton': canAdd !== 'True',
+    'disabled disabledButton': !canAdd,
   });
 
   let qryButtonStyle = 'default';