diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 44b25669c5..45bd542e5f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2965,7 +2965,8 @@ body #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
 
 /* Dashboard right now - Colors */
 
-#dashboard_right_now li a:before {
+#dashboard_right_now li a:before,
+#dashboard_right_now li span:before {
 	color: #888;
 }
 
@@ -2984,12 +2985,14 @@ body #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
 	margin: 0 0 1em;
 }
 
-#dashboard_right_now .warning a:before {
+#dashboard_right_now .warning a:before,
+#dashboard_right_now .warning span:before {
 	color: #d54e21;
 }
 
 /* Dashboard right now - Icons */
-#dashboard_right_now li a:before {
+#dashboard_right_now li a:before,
+#dashboard_right_now li span:before {
 	content: '\f159';
 	font: normal 20px/1 'dashicons';
 	speak: none;
@@ -3004,11 +3007,13 @@ body #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
 	text-decoration: none !important;
 }
 
-#dashboard_right_now .page-count a:before {
+#dashboard_right_now .page-count a:before,
+#dashboard_right_now .page-count span:before {
 	content: '\f105';
 }
 
-#dashboard_right_now .post-count a:before {
+#dashboard_right_now .post-count a:before,
+#dashboard_right_now .post-count span:before {
 	content: '\f109';
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index afc76f0d15..0f62ebc7df 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
 				$text = _n( '%s Page', '%s Pages', $num_posts->publish );
 			}
 			$text = sprintf( $text, number_format_i18n( $num_posts->publish ) );
-			printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><a href="edit.php?post_type=%1$s">%2$s</a></li>', $post_type, $text );
+			$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
+			if ( $post_type_object && current_user_can( $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
+				printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><a href="edit.php?post_type=%1$s">%2$s</a></li>', $post_type, $text );
+			} else {
+				printf( '<li class="%1$s-count"><span>%2$s</span></li>', $post_type, $text );
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 	// Comments