diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 53e3270be..15cd39c12 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ type User struct {
 	// access key
 	AccessKey string `json:"accessKey,omitempty"`
 
+	// has policy
+	HasPolicy bool `json:"hasPolicy,omitempty"`
+
 	// member of
 	MemberOf []string `json:"memberOf"`
 
diff --git a/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserDetails.tsx b/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserDetails.tsx
index f92515aeb..3c094a96c 100644
--- a/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserDetails.tsx
+++ b/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserDetails.tsx
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ const UserDetails = ({ classes, match }: IUserDetailsProps) => {
   const [changeUserPasswordModalOpen, setChangeUserPasswordModalOpen] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
   const [deleteOpen, setDeleteOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [hasPolicy, setHasPolicy] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const userName = match.params["userName"];
 
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ const UserDetails = ({ classes, match }: IUserDetailsProps) => {
         }
         setCurrentPolicies(currentPolicies);
         setEnabled(res.status === "enabled");
+        setHasPolicy(res.hasPolicy)
         setLoading(false);
       })
       .catch((err: ErrorResponseHandler) => {
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ const UserDetails = ({ classes, match }: IUserDetailsProps) => {
               />
             </TabPanel>
             <TabPanel index={1} value={curTab}>
-              <UserServiceAccountsPanel user={userName} classes={classes} />
+              <UserServiceAccountsPanel user={userName} classes={classes} hasPolicy={hasPolicy} />
             </TabPanel>
             <TabPanel index={2} value={curTab}>
               <div className={classes.actionsTray}>
diff --git a/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserServiceAccountsPanel.tsx b/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserServiceAccountsPanel.tsx
index 168b0e7bb..d4b578d20 100644
--- a/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserServiceAccountsPanel.tsx
+++ b/portal-ui/src/screens/Console/Users/UserServiceAccountsPanel.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface IUserServiceAccountsProps {
   classes: any;
   user: string;
   setErrorSnackMessage: typeof setErrorSnackMessage;
+  hasPolicy: boolean;
 }
 
 const styles = (theme: Theme) =>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const UserServiceAccountsPanel = ({
   classes,
   user,
   setErrorSnackMessage,
+  hasPolicy,
 }: IUserServiceAccountsProps) => {
   const [records, setRecords] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -75,7 +77,6 @@ const UserServiceAccountsPanel = ({
         .invoke("GET", `/api/v1/user/${user}/service-accounts`)
         .then((res: string[]) => {
           const serviceAccounts = res.sort(stringSort);
-
           setLoading(false);
           setRecords(serviceAccounts);
         })
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ const UserServiceAccountsPanel = ({
             setAddScreenOpen(true);
             setSelectedServiceAccount(null);
           }}
+          disabled={!hasPolicy}
         >
           Create service account
         </Button>
diff --git a/restapi/admin_users.go b/restapi/admin_users.go
index 080894edf..bc0b36d3a 100644
--- a/restapi/admin_users.go
+++ b/restapi/admin_users.go
@@ -281,11 +281,35 @@ func getUserInfoResponse(session *models.Principal, params admin_api.GetUserInfo
 		return nil, prepareError(err)
 	}
 
+	var policies []string
+	if user.PolicyName == "" {
+		policies = []string{}
+	} else {
+		policies = strings.Split(user.PolicyName, ",")
+	}
+
+	hasPolicy := true
+
+	if len(policies) == 0 {
+		hasPolicy = false
+		for i := 0; i < len(user.MemberOf); i++ {
+			group, err := adminClient.getGroupDescription(ctx, user.MemberOf[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if group.Policy != "" {
+				hasPolicy = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	userInformation := &models.User{
 		AccessKey: params.Name,
 		MemberOf:  user.MemberOf,
-		Policy:    strings.Split(user.PolicyName, ","),
+		Policy:    policies,
 		Status:    string(user.Status),
+		HasPolicy: hasPolicy,
 	}
 
 	return userInformation, nil
diff --git a/restapi/embedded_spec.go b/restapi/embedded_spec.go
index 900229493..c0f1146bc 100644
--- a/restapi/embedded_spec.go
+++ b/restapi/embedded_spec.go
@@ -5454,6 +5454,9 @@ func init() {
         "accessKey": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "hasPolicy": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "memberOf": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
@@ -11049,6 +11052,9 @@ func init() {
         "accessKey": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "hasPolicy": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "memberOf": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
diff --git a/swagger-console.yml b/swagger-console.yml
index 91ab05635..c597774cf 100644
--- a/swagger-console.yml
+++ b/swagger-console.yml
@@ -2485,6 +2485,9 @@ definitions:
           type: string
       status:
         type: string
+      hasPolicy:
+        type: boolean
+
   listUsersResponse:
     type: object
     properties: