diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
index e8ac8d3b5bb..4e39d483b31 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ export default {
       required: false,
       default: 'issue',
     },
+    canAttachFile: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: true,
+    },
   },
   data() {
     const store = new Store({
@@ -234,6 +239,7 @@ export default {
       :project-path="projectPath"
       :project-namespace="projectNamespace"
       :show-delete-button="showDeleteButton"
+      :can-attach-file="canAttachFile"
     />
     <div v-else>
       <title-component
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
index 0aa1b2c2e31..4d2ef409bad 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/fields/description.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
         type: String,
         required: true,
       },
+      canAttachFile: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        required: false,
+        default: true,
+      },
     },
     components: {
       markdownField,
@@ -36,7 +41,8 @@
     </label>
     <markdown-field
       :markdown-preview-path="markdownPreviewPath"
-      :markdown-docs-path="markdownDocsPath">
+      :markdown-docs-path="markdownDocsPath"
+      :can-attach-file="canAttachFile">
       <textarea
         id="issue-description"
         class="note-textarea js-gfm-input js-autosize markdown-area"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/form.vue
index 8bb5c86d567..d61776d480d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/form.vue
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
         required: false,
         default: true,
       },
+      canAttachFile: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        required: false,
+        default: true,
+      },
     },
     components: {
       lockedWarning,
@@ -83,7 +88,8 @@
     <description-field
       :form-state="formState"
       :markdown-preview-path="markdownPreviewPath"
-      :markdown-docs-path="markdownDocsPath" />
+      :markdown-docs-path="markdownDocsPath"
+      :can-attach-file="canAttachFile" />
     <edit-actions
       :form-state="formState"
       :can-destroy="canDestroy"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/field.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/field.vue
index a873e00d0f3..ee50ce27c3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/field.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/field.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
         type: String,
         required: false,
       },
+      canAttachFile: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        required: false,
+        default: true,
+      },
     },
     data() {
       return {
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@
         <markdown-toolbar
           :markdown-docs-path="markdownDocsPath"
           :quick-actions-docs-path="quickActionsDocsPath"
+          :can-attach-file="canAttachFile"
           />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar.vue
index 65fe7bbd94e..ea2509d2839 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
         type: String,
         required: false,
       },
+      canAttachFile: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        required: false,
+        default: true,
+      },
     },
   };
 </script>
@@ -41,7 +46,10 @@
         are supported
       </template>
     </div>
-    <span class="uploading-container">
+    <span
+      v-if="canAttachFile"
+      class="uploading-container"
+    >
       <span class="uploading-progress-container hide">
         <i
           class="fa fa-file-image-o toolbar-button-icon"
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..818ef0af3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import toolbar from '~/vue_shared/components/markdown/toolbar.vue';
+import mountComponent from '../../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+
+describe('toolbar', () => {
+  let vm;
+  const Toolbar = Vue.extend(toolbar);
+  const props = {
+    markdownDocsPath: '',
+  };
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('user can attach file', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = mountComponent(Toolbar, props);
+    });
+
+    it('should render uploading-container', () => {
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.uploading-container')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('user cannot attach file', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = mountComponent(Toolbar, Object.assign({}, props, {
+        canAttachFile: false,
+      }));
+    });
+
+    it('should not render uploading-container', () => {
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.uploading-container')).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+});