diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
index 348f618805858..17f7d2520e862 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
@@ -358,3 +358,88 @@ exports[`should render a Welcome screen with the telemetry disclaimer when optIn
   </div>
 </EuiPortal>
 `;
+
+exports[`should render a Welcome screen without the opt in/out link when user cannot change optIn status 1`] = `
+<EuiPortal>
+  <div
+    className="homWelcome"
+    data-test-subj="homeWelcomeInterstitial"
+  >
+    <header
+      className="homWelcome__header"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="homWelcome__content eui-textCenter"
+      >
+        <EuiSpacer
+          size="xl"
+        />
+        <span
+          className="homWelcome__logo"
+        >
+          <EuiIcon
+            size="xxl"
+            type="logoElastic"
+          />
+        </span>
+        <EuiTitle
+          className="homWelcome__title"
+          size="l"
+        >
+          <h1>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              defaultMessage="Welcome to Elastic"
+              id="home.welcomeTitle"
+              values={Object {}}
+            />
+          </h1>
+        </EuiTitle>
+        <EuiSpacer
+          size="m"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </header>
+    <div
+      className="homWelcome__content homWelcome-body"
+    >
+      <EuiFlexGroup
+        gutterSize="l"
+      >
+        <EuiFlexItem>
+          <SampleDataCard
+            onConfirm={[Function]}
+            onDecline={[Function]}
+            urlBasePath="/"
+          />
+          <EuiSpacer
+            size="s"
+          />
+          <EuiTextColor
+            className="euiText--small"
+            color="subdued"
+          >
+            <FormattedMessage
+              defaultMessage="To learn about how usage data helps us manage and improve our products and services, see our "
+              id="home.dataManagementDisclaimerPrivacy"
+              values={Object {}}
+            />
+            <EuiLink
+              rel="noopener"
+              target="_blank"
+            >
+              <FormattedMessage
+                defaultMessage="Privacy Statement."
+                id="home.dataManagementDisclaimerPrivacyLink"
+                values={Object {}}
+              />
+            </EuiLink>
+          </EuiTextColor>
+          <EuiSpacer
+            size="xs"
+          />
+        </EuiFlexItem>
+      </EuiFlexGroup>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</EuiPortal>
+`;
diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.test.tsx b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.test.tsx
index 440af1e0093b5..b042a91e58c9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.test.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ test('should render a Welcome screen with no telemetry disclaimer', () => {
   expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+test('should render a Welcome screen without the opt in/out link when user cannot change optIn status', () => {
+  const telemetry = telemetryPluginMock.createStartContract();
+  telemetry.telemetryService.getCanChangeOptInStatus = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false);
+  const component = shallow(<Welcome urlBasePath="/" onSkip={() => {}} telemetry={telemetry} />);
+
+  expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
 test('fires opt-in seen when mounted', () => {
   const telemetry = telemetryPluginMock.createStartContract();
   const mockSetOptedInNoticeSeen = jest.fn();
diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.tsx b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.tsx
index ca7e6874c75c2..de8708c855138 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/welcome.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ export class Welcome extends React.Component<Props> {
 
   private renderTelemetryEnabledOrDisabledText = () => {
     const { telemetry } = this.props;
-    if (!telemetry || !telemetry.telemetryService.userCanChangeSettings) {
+    if (
+      !telemetry ||
+      !telemetry.telemetryService.userCanChangeSettings ||
+      !telemetry.telemetryService.getCanChangeOptInStatus()
+    ) {
       return null;
     }