diff --git a/src/wp-includes/admin-bar.php b/src/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
index 98a052379c..27266a108c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
@@ -718,8 +718,9 @@ function wp_admin_bar_new_content_menu( $wp_admin_bar ) {
 	if ( isset( $actions['post-new.php?post_type=content'] ) )
 		$actions['post-new.php?post_type=content'][1] = 'add-new-content';
 
-	if ( current_user_can( 'create_users' ) || current_user_can( 'promote_users' ) )
+	if ( current_user_can( 'create_users' ) || ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'promote_users' ) ) ) {
 		$actions[ 'user-new.php' ] = array( _x( 'User', 'add new from admin bar' ), 'new-user' );
+	}
 
 	if ( ! $actions )
 		return;
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/adminbar.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/adminbar.php
index b6ec315df3..bed0e6096b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/adminbar.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/adminbar.php
@@ -530,6 +530,98 @@ class Tests_AdminBar extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertNull( $node );
 	}
 
+	public function map_meta_cap_grant_create_users( $caps, $cap ) {
+		if ( 'create_users' === $cap ) {
+			$caps = array( 'exist' );
+		}
+
+		return $caps;
+	}
+
+	public function map_meta_cap_deny_create_users( $caps, $cap ) {
+		if ( 'create_users' === $cap ) {
+			$caps = array( 'do_not_allow' );
+		}
+
+		return $caps;
+	}
+
+	public function map_meta_cap_grant_promote_users( $caps, $cap ) {
+		if ( 'promote_users' === $cap ) {
+			$caps = array( 'exist' );
+		}
+
+		return $caps;
+	}
+
+	public function map_meta_cap_deny_promote_users( $caps, $cap ) {
+		if ( 'promote_users' === $cap ) {
+			$caps = array( 'do_not_allow' );
+		}
+
+		return $caps;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39252
+	 */
+	public function test_new_user_link_exists_for_user_with_create_users() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_grant_create_users' ), 10, 2 );
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_deny_promote_users' ), 10, 2 );
+
+		$this->assertTrue( current_user_can( 'create_users' ) );
+		$this->assertFalse( current_user_can( 'promote_users' ) );
+
+		$wp_admin_bar = $this->get_standard_admin_bar();
+		$node         = $wp_admin_bar->get_node( 'new-user' );
+
+		// 'create_users' is sufficient in single- and multisite.
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $node );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39252
+	 */
+	public function test_new_user_link_existence_for_user_with_promote_users() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_deny_create_users' ), 10, 2 );
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_grant_promote_users' ), 10, 2 );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( current_user_can( 'create_users' ) );
+		$this->assertTrue( current_user_can( 'promote_users' ) );
+
+		$wp_admin_bar = $this->get_standard_admin_bar();
+		$node         = $wp_admin_bar->get_node( 'new-user' );
+
+		if ( is_multisite() ) {
+			$this->assertNotEmpty( $node );
+		} else {
+			// 'promote_users' is insufficient in single-site.
+			$this->assertNull( $node );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39252
+	 */
+	public function test_new_user_link_does_not_exist_for_user_without_create_or_promote_users() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_deny_create_users' ), 10, 2 );
+		add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', array( $this, 'map_meta_cap_deny_promote_users' ), 10, 2 );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( current_user_can( 'create_users' ) );
+		$this->assertFalse( current_user_can( 'promote_users' ) );
+
+		$wp_admin_bar = $this->get_standard_admin_bar();
+		$node         = $wp_admin_bar->get_node( 'new-user' );
+
+		$this->assertNull( $node );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 30937
 	 * @covers ::wp_admin_bar_customize_menu