diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/admin.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/admin.component.ts
index 319d50cda..7fc83351b 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/admin.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/admin.component.ts
@@ -74,12 +74,24 @@ export class AdminComponent implements OnInit {
       })
     }
 
-    if (this.hasUsersRight()) this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Users'), routerLink: '/admin/users' })
+    if (this.hasUsersRight()) {
+      this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Users'), routerLink: '/admin/users' })
+    }
+
     if (this.hasServerFollowRight()) this.menuEntries.push(federationItems)
     if (this.hasAbusesRight() || this.hasVideoBlocklistRight()) this.menuEntries.push(moderationItems)
-    if (this.hasConfigRight()) this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Configuration'), routerLink: '/admin/config' })
-    if (this.hasPluginsRight()) this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Plugins/Themes'), routerLink: '/admin/plugins' })
-    if (this.hasJobsRight() || this.hasLogsRight() || this.hasDebugRight()) this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('System'), routerLink: '/admin/system' })
+
+    if (this.hasConfigRight()) {
+      this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Configuration'), routerLink: '/admin/config' })
+    }
+
+    if (this.hasPluginsRight()) {
+      this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('Plugins/Themes'), routerLink: '/admin/plugins' })
+    }
+
+    if (this.hasJobsRight() || this.hasLogsRight() || this.hasDebugRight()) {
+      this.menuEntries.push({ label: this.i18n('System'), routerLink: '/admin/system' })
+    }
   }
 
   hasUsersRight () {
diff --git a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account.component.ts b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account.component.ts
index 07cab37fc..5b2238f5a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+my-account/my-account.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
-import { ServerService } from '@app/core'
+import { AuthService, ServerService, AuthUser } from '@app/core'
 import { I18n } from '@ngx-translate/i18n-polyfill'
 import { ServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
 import { TopMenuDropdownParam } from '../shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component'
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import { TopMenuDropdownParam } from '../shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdo
 })
 export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
   menuEntries: TopMenuDropdownParam[] = []
+  user: AuthUser
 
   private serverConfig: ServerConfig
 
   constructor (
     private serverService: ServerService,
+    private authService: AuthService,
     private i18n: I18n
   ) { }
 
@@ -24,6 +26,20 @@ export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
     this.serverService.getConfig()
         .subscribe(config => this.serverConfig = config)
 
+    this.user = this.authService.getUser()
+
+    this.authService.userInformationLoaded.subscribe(
+      () => this.buildMenu()
+    )
+  }
+
+  isVideoImportEnabled () {
+    const importConfig = this.serverConfig.import.videos
+
+    return importConfig.http.enabled || importConfig.torrent.enabled
+  }
+
+  private buildMenu () {
     const libraryEntries: TopMenuDropdownParam = {
       label: this.i18n('My library'),
       children: [
@@ -35,7 +51,8 @@ export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
         {
           label: this.i18n('My videos'),
           routerLink: '/my-account/videos',
-          iconName: 'videos'
+          iconName: 'videos',
+          isDisplayed: () => this.user.canSeeVideosLink
         },
         {
           label: this.i18n('My playlists'),
@@ -45,7 +62,7 @@ export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
         {
           label: this.i18n('My subscriptions'),
           routerLink: '/my-account/subscriptions',
-          iconName: 'subscriptions'
+          iconName: 'inbox-full'
         },
         {
           label: this.i18n('My history'),
@@ -59,7 +76,8 @@ export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
       libraryEntries.children.push({
         label: 'My imports',
         routerLink: '/my-account/video-imports',
-        iconName: 'cloud-download'
+        iconName: 'cloud-download',
+        isDisplayed: () => this.user.canSeeVideosLink
       })
     }
 
@@ -97,11 +115,4 @@ export class MyAccountComponent implements OnInit {
       miscEntries
     ]
   }
-
-  isVideoImportEnabled () {
-    const importConfig = this.serverConfig.import.videos
-
-    return importConfig.http.enabled || importConfig.torrent.enabled
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.html b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.html
index 5690ac37f..14d41f95b 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-<div class="margin-content">
+<div *ngIf="user.isUploadDisabled()" class="no-upload">
+  <div class="alert alert-warning">
+    <div i18n>Sorry, the upload feature is disabled for your account. If you want to add videos, an admin must unlock your quota.</div>
+    <a i18n routerLink="/about/instance" class="about-link">Read instance rules for help</a>
+  </div>
+  <img src="/client/assets/images/mascot/defeated.svg" alt="defeated mascot">
+</div>
+
+<div *ngIf="!user.isUploadDisabled()" class="margin-content">
   <div class="alert alert-warning" *ngIf="isRootUser()" i18n>
     We recommend you to not use the <strong>root</strong> user to publish your videos, since it's the super-admin account of your instance.
     <br />
@@ -45,4 +53,4 @@
   </div>
 
   <div [ngbNavOutlet]="nav"></div>
-</div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.scss b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.scss
index f9977bda0..5db9e823d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,34 @@ $border-type: solid;
 $border-color: #EAEAEA;
 $nav-link-height: 40px;
 
+.no-upload {
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+
+  .about-link {
+    @include peertube-button-link;
+    @include orange-button;
+
+    height: fit-content;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
+
+  img {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 75px;
+    width: 220px;
+    height: auto;
+  }
+
+  @media screen and (max-height: 600px) {
+    img {
+      margin-top: 5px;
+      width: 160px;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .margin-content {
   padding-top: 20px;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.ts b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.ts
index 016791d59..94e85efc1 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+videos/+video-edit/video-add.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, HostListener, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'
-import { AuthService, CanComponentDeactivate, ServerService, User } from '@app/core'
+import { AuthService, AuthUser, CanComponentDeactivate, ServerService } from '@app/core'
 import { ServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
 import { VideoImportTorrentComponent } from './video-add-components/video-import-torrent.component'
 import { VideoImportUrlComponent } from './video-add-components/video-import-url.component'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class VideoAddComponent implements OnInit, CanComponentDeactivate {
   @ViewChild('videoImportUrl') videoImportUrl: VideoImportUrlComponent
   @ViewChild('videoImportTorrent') videoImportTorrent: VideoImportTorrentComponent
 
-  user: User = null
+  user: AuthUser = null
 
   secondStepType: 'upload' | 'import-url' | 'import-torrent'
   videoName: string
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export class VideoAddComponent implements OnInit, CanComponentDeactivate {
 
     this.serverService.getConfig()
       .subscribe(config => this.serverConfig = config)
+
+    this.user = this.auth.getUser()
   }
 
   onFirstStepDone (type: 'upload' | 'import-url' | 'import-torrent', videoName: string) {
@@ -80,6 +82,6 @@ export class VideoAddComponent implements OnInit, CanComponentDeactivate {
   }
 
   isRootUser () {
-    return this.auth.getUser().username === 'root'
+    return this.user.username === 'root'
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/auth/auth-user.model.ts b/client/src/app/core/auth/auth-user.model.ts
index 4e7801550..88b730938 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/auth/auth-user.model.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/auth/auth-user.model.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs'
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { User } from '@app/core/users/user.model'
 import { peertubeLocalStorage } from '@app/helpers/peertube-web-storage'
 import {
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   NSFWPolicyType,
   User as ServerUserModel,
   UserRight,
-  UserRole
+  UserRole,
+  UserVideoQuota
 } from '@shared/models'
 
 export type TokenOptions = {
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ export class AuthUser extends User implements ServerMyUserModel {
   tokens: Tokens
   specialPlaylists: MyUserSpecialPlaylist[]
 
+  canSeeVideosLink = true
+
   static load () {
     const usernameLocalStorage = peertubeLocalStorage.getItem(this.KEYS.USERNAME)
     if (usernameLocalStorage) {
@@ -150,4 +155,26 @@ export class AuthUser extends User implements ServerMyUserModel {
     peertubeLocalStorage.setItem(AuthUser.KEYS.AUTO_PLAY_VIDEO, JSON.stringify(this.autoPlayVideo))
     this.tokens.save()
   }
+
+  computeCanSeeVideosLink (quotaObservable: Observable<UserVideoQuota>): Observable<boolean> {
+    if (!this.isUploadDisabled()) {
+      this.canSeeVideosLink = true
+      return of(this.canSeeVideosLink)
+    }
+
+    // Check if the user has videos
+    return quotaObservable.pipe(
+      map(({ videoQuotaUsed }) => {
+        if (videoQuotaUsed !== 0) {
+          // User already uploaded videos, so it can see the link
+          this.canSeeVideosLink = true
+        } else {
+          // No videos, no upload so the user don't need to see the videos link
+          this.canSeeVideosLink = false
+        }
+
+        return this.canSeeVideosLink
+      })
+    )
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/users/user.model.ts b/client/src/app/core/users/user.model.ts
index 31b9c2152..6a56786d9 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/users/user.model.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/users/user.model.ts
@@ -149,4 +149,8 @@ export class User implements UserServerModel {
   updateAccountAvatar (newAccountAvatar: Avatar) {
     this.account.updateAvatar(newAccountAvatar)
   }
+
+  isUploadDisabled () {
+    return this.videoQuota === 0 || this.videoQuotaDaily === 0
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.html b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.html
index 8faa37ed6..71fb2c154 100644
--- a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       <div *ngIf="isLoggedIn" class="panel-block">
         <div i18n class="block-title">MY LIBRARY</div>
 
-        <a routerLink="/my-account/videos" routerLinkActive="active">
+        <a *ngIf="user.canSeeVideosLink" routerLink="/my-account/videos" routerLinkActive="active">
           <my-global-icon iconName="videos" aria-hidden="true"></my-global-icon>
           <ng-container i18n>Videos</ng-container>
         </a>
diff --git a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.ts b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.ts
index 0ea251f1c..2c55b9a84 100644
--- a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 import { HotkeysService } from 'angular2-hotkeys'
+import * as debug from 'debug'
+import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'
-import { AuthService, AuthStatus, RedirectService, ScreenService, ServerService, User, UserService } from '@app/core'
+import { AuthService, AuthStatus, AuthUser, RedirectService, ScreenService, ServerService, UserService } from '@app/core'
 import { LanguageChooserComponent } from '@app/menu/language-chooser.component'
 import { QuickSettingsModalComponent } from '@app/modal/quick-settings-modal.component'
 import { I18n } from '@ngx-translate/i18n-polyfill'
 import { ServerConfig, UserRight, VideoConstant } from '@shared/models'
 
+const logger = debug('peertube:menu:MenuComponent')
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-menu',
   templateUrl: './menu.component.html',
-  styleUrls: [ './menu.component.scss' ]
+  styleUrls: ['./menu.component.scss']
 })
 export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
   @ViewChild('languageChooserModal', { static: true }) languageChooserModal: LanguageChooserComponent
   @ViewChild('quickSettingsModal', { static: true }) quickSettingsModal: QuickSettingsModalComponent
 
-  user: User
+  user: AuthUser
   isLoggedIn: boolean
 
   userHasAdminAccess = false
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 
   private languages: VideoConstant<string>[] = []
   private serverConfig: ServerConfig
-  private routesPerRight: { [ role in UserRight ]?: string } = {
+  private routesPerRight: { [role in UserRight]?: string } = {
     [UserRight.MANAGE_USERS]: '/admin/users',
     [UserRight.MANAGE_SERVER_FOLLOW]: '/admin/friends',
     [UserRight.MANAGE_ABUSES]: '/admin/moderation/abuses',
@@ -62,21 +66,30 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
       .subscribe(config => this.serverConfig = config)
 
     this.isLoggedIn = this.authService.isLoggedIn()
-    if (this.isLoggedIn === true) this.user = this.authService.getUser()
-    this.computeIsUserHasAdminAccess()
+    if (this.isLoggedIn === true) {
+      this.user = this.authService.getUser()
+      this.computeVideosLink()
+    }
+
+    this.computeAdminAccess()
 
     this.authService.loginChangedSource.subscribe(
       status => {
         if (status === AuthStatus.LoggedIn) {
           this.isLoggedIn = true
           this.user = this.authService.getUser()
-          this.computeIsUserHasAdminAccess()
-          console.log('Logged in.')
+
+          this.computeAdminAccess()
+          this.computeVideosLink()
+
+          logger('Logged in.')
         } else if (status === AuthStatus.LoggedOut) {
           this.isLoggedIn = false
           this.user = undefined
-          this.computeIsUserHasAdminAccess()
-          console.log('Logged out.')
+
+          this.computeAdminAccess()
+
+          logger('Logged out.')
         } else {
           console.error('Unknown auth status: ' + status)
         }
@@ -84,15 +97,15 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
     )
 
     this.hotkeysService.cheatSheetToggle
-        .subscribe(isOpen => this.helpVisible = isOpen)
+      .subscribe(isOpen => this.helpVisible = isOpen)
 
     this.serverService.getVideoLanguages()
-        .subscribe(languages => {
-          this.languages = languages
+      .subscribe(languages => {
+        this.languages = languages
 
-          this.authService.userInformationLoaded
-              .subscribe(() => this.buildUserLanguages())
-        })
+        this.authService.userInformationLoaded
+          .subscribe(() => this.buildUserLanguages())
+      })
   }
 
   get language () {
@@ -116,7 +129,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 
   isRegistrationAllowed () {
     return this.serverConfig.signup.allowed &&
-           this.serverConfig.signup.allowedForCurrentIP
+      this.serverConfig.signup.allowedForCurrentIP
   }
 
   getFirstAdminRightAvailable () {
@@ -172,7 +185,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
     this.user.webTorrentEnabled = !this.user.webTorrentEnabled
 
     this.userService.updateMyProfile({ webTorrentEnabled: this.user.webTorrentEnabled })
-        .subscribe(() => this.authService.refreshUserInformation())
+      .subscribe(() => this.authService.refreshUserInformation())
   }
 
   langForLocale (localeId: string) {
@@ -188,18 +201,28 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     if (!this.user.videoLanguages) {
-      this.videoLanguages = [ this.i18n('any language') ]
+      this.videoLanguages = [this.i18n('any language')]
       return
     }
 
     this.videoLanguages = this.user.videoLanguages
-                              .map(locale => this.langForLocale(locale))
-                              .map(value => value === undefined ? '?' : value)
+      .map(locale => this.langForLocale(locale))
+      .map(value => value === undefined ? '?' : value)
   }
 
-  private computeIsUserHasAdminAccess () {
+  private computeAdminAccess () {
     const right = this.getFirstAdminRightAvailable()
 
     this.userHasAdminAccess = right !== undefined
   }
+
+  private computeVideosLink () {
+    this.authService.userInformationLoaded
+      .pipe(
+        switchMap(() => this.user.computeCanSeeVideosLink(this.userService.getMyVideoQuotaUsed()))
+      ).subscribe(res => {
+        if (res === true) logger('User can see videos link.')
+        else logger('User cannot see videos link.')
+      })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.html b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.html
index c737b40c7..530b9e376 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div class="sub-menu" [ngClass]="{ 'no-scroll': isModalOpened }">
   <ng-container *ngFor="let menuEntry of menuEntries; index as id">
 
-    <a *ngIf="menuEntry.routerLink" [routerLink]="menuEntry.routerLink" routerLinkActive="active" class="title-page title-page-settings">{{ menuEntry.label }}</a>
+    <a *ngIf="menuEntry.routerLink && isDisplayed(menuEntry)" [routerLink]="menuEntry.routerLink" routerLinkActive="active" class="title-page title-page-settings">{{ menuEntry.label }}</a>
 
-    <div *ngIf="!menuEntry.routerLink" ngbDropdown class="parent-entry"
+    <div *ngIf="!menuEntry.routerLink && isDisplayed(menuEntry)" ngbDropdown class="parent-entry"
       #dropdown="ngbDropdown" autoClose="outside">
       <span
         *ngIf="isInSmallView"
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@
       </span>
 
       <div ngbDropdownMenu>
-        <a *ngFor="let menuChild of menuEntry.children" class="dropdown-item" [ngClass]="{ icon: hasIcons, active: suffixLabels[menuEntry.label] === menuChild.label }" [routerLink]="menuChild.routerLink">
-          <my-global-icon *ngIf="menuChild.iconName" [iconName]="menuChild.iconName" aria-hidden="true"></my-global-icon>
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let menuChild of menuEntry.children">
+          <a *ngIf="isDisplayed(menuChild)" class="dropdown-item"
+            [ngClass]="{ icon: hasIcons, active: suffixLabels[menuEntry.label] === menuChild.label }"
+            [routerLink]="menuChild.routerLink">
+            <my-global-icon *ngIf="menuChild.iconName" [iconName]="menuChild.iconName" aria-hidden="true"></my-global-icon>
 
-          {{ menuChild.label }}
-        </a>
+            {{ menuChild.label }}
+          </a>
+        </ng-container>
       </div>
     </div>
   </ng-container>
@@ -39,13 +43,15 @@
   <div class="modal-body">
     <ng-container *ngFor="let menuEntry of menuEntries; index as id">
       <div [ngClass]="{ hidden: id !== currentMenuEntryIndex }">
-        <a *ngFor="let menuChild of menuEntry.children"
-          [ngClass]="{ icon: hasIcons }"
-          [routerLink]="menuChild.routerLink" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="dismissOtherModals()">
-          <my-global-icon *ngIf="menuChild.iconName" [iconName]="menuChild.iconName" aria-hidden="true"></my-global-icon>
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let menuChild of menuEntry.children">
+          <a *ngIf="isDisplayed(menuChild)"
+            [ngClass]="{ icon: hasIcons }"
+            [routerLink]="menuChild.routerLink" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="dismissOtherModals()">
+            <my-global-icon *ngIf="menuChild.iconName" [iconName]="menuChild.iconName" aria-hidden="true"></my-global-icon>
 
-          {{ menuChild.label }}
-        </a>
+            {{ menuChild.label }}
+          </a>
+        </ng-container>
       </div>
     </ng-container>
   </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.ts
index 66f8f7e55..c3cd22307 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/misc/top-menu-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import { NgbDropdown, NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 export type TopMenuDropdownParam = {
   label: string
   routerLink?: string
+  isDisplayed?: () => boolean // Default: () => true
 
   children?: {
     label: string
     routerLink: string
-
     iconName?: GlobalIconName
+
+    isDisplayed?: () => boolean // Default: () => true
   }[]
 }
 
@@ -92,6 +94,12 @@ export class TopMenuDropdownComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.modalService.dismissAll()
   }
 
+  isDisplayed (obj: { isDisplayed?: () => boolean }) {
+    if (typeof obj.isDisplayed !== 'function') return true
+
+    return obj.isDisplayed()
+  }
+
   private updateChildLabels (path: string) {
     this.suffixLabels = {}