diff --git a/resources/views/taxonomies/show.blade.php b/resources/views/taxonomies/show.blade.php
index c2c3da0280..3aff3310d8 100644
--- a/resources/views/taxonomies/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/taxonomies/show.blade.php
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
                 @endcan
             </dropdown-list>
 
-            @can('create', ['Statamic\Contracts\Taxonomies\Term', $taxonomy])
+            @if($canCreate)
                 <create-term-button
                     url="{{ cp_route('taxonomies.terms.create', [$taxonomy->handle(), $site]) }}"
                     :blueprints="{{ $blueprints->toJson() }}">
                 </create-term-button>
-            @endcan
+            @endif
         </div>
     </header>
 
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Taxonomies/TaxonomiesController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Taxonomies/TaxonomiesController.php
index 15b352d4a2..7c6c2550b5 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Taxonomies/TaxonomiesController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/CP/Taxonomies/TaxonomiesController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Statamic\Contracts\Taxonomies\Taxonomy as TaxonomyContract;
+use Statamic\Contracts\Taxonomies\Term as TermContract;
 use Statamic\Contracts\Taxonomies\TermRepository;
 use Statamic\CP\Column;
 use Statamic\Facades\Blueprint;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public function show($taxonomy)
                 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy->handle(),
                 'blueprints' => $blueprints->pluck('handle')->all(),
             ]),
+            'canCreate' => User::current()->can('create', [TermContract::class, $taxonomy]) && $taxonomy->hasVisibleTermBlueprint(),
         ];
 
         if ($taxonomy->queryTerms()->count() === 0) {
diff --git a/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php b/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
index f3fa2c6cb8..8c61204c02 100644
--- a/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/Taxonomies/Taxonomy.php
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ public function fallbackTermBlueprint()
         return $blueprint;
     }
 
+    public function hasVisibleTermBlueprint()
+    {
+        return $this->termBlueprints()->reject->hidden()->isNotEmpty();
+    }
+
     public function sortField()
     {
         return 'title'; // todo