diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
index 71ce5153d3..9527ef5853 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
@@ -119,10 +119,28 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 			'post_type'     => 'post',
 			'post_status'   => 'draft',
 			'post_format'   => ( ! empty( $_POST['post_format'] ) ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_POST['post_format'] ) : '',
-			'tax_input'     => ( ! empty( $_POST['tax_input'] ) ) ? $_POST['tax_input'] : array(),
-			'post_category' => ( ! empty( $_POST['post_category'] ) ) ? $_POST['post_category'] : array(),
 		);
 
+		// Only accept categories if the user actually can assign
+		$category_tax = get_taxonomy( 'category' );
+		if ( current_user_can( $category_tax->cap->assign_terms ) ) {
+			$post_data['post_category'] = ( ! empty( $_POST['post_category'] ) ) ? $_POST['post_category'] : array();
+		}
+
+		// Only accept taxonomies if the user can actually assign
+		if ( ! empty( $_POST['tax_input'] ) ) {
+			$tax_input = $_POST['tax_input'];
+			foreach ( $tax_input as $tax => $_ti ) {
+				$tax_object = get_taxonomy( $tax );
+				if ( ! $tax_object || ! current_user_can( $tax_object->cap->assign_terms ) ) {
+					unset( $tax_input[ $tax ] );
+				}
+			}
+
+			$post_data['tax_input'] = $tax_input;
+		}
+
+		// Toggle status to pending if user cannot actually publish
 		if ( ! empty( $_POST['post_status'] ) && 'publish' === $_POST['post_status'] ) {
 			if ( current_user_can( 'publish_posts' ) ) {
 				$post_data['post_status'] = 'publish';
@@ -453,7 +471,7 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 	 * @since 4.2.0
 	 *
 	 * @param string $src Embed source URL.
-	 * @return string If not from a supported provider, an empty string. Otherwise, a reformattd embed URL.
+	 * @return string If not from a supported provider, an empty string. Otherwise, a reformatted embed URL.
 	 */
 	private function _limit_embed( $src ) {
 		$src = $this->_limit_url( $src );
@@ -853,6 +871,12 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 	public function categories_html( $post ) {
 		$taxonomy = get_taxonomy( 'category' );
 
+		// Bail if user cannot assign terms
+		if ( ! current_user_can( $taxonomy->cap->assign_terms ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Only show "add" if user can edit terms
 		if ( current_user_can( $taxonomy->cap->edit_terms ) ) {
 			?>
 			<button type="button" class="add-cat-toggle button-link" aria-expanded="false">
@@ -1272,6 +1296,12 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 		wp_enqueue_script( 'json2' );
 		wp_enqueue_script( 'editor' );
 
+		$categories_tax   = get_taxonomy( 'category' );
+		$show_categories  = current_user_can( $categories_tax->cap->assign_terms ) || current_user_can( $categories_tax->cap->edit_terms );
+
+		$tag_tax          = get_taxonomy( 'post_tag' );
+		$show_tags        = current_user_can( $tag_tax->cap->assign_terms );
+
 		$supports_formats = false;
 		$post_format      = 0;
 
@@ -1423,17 +1453,21 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 					</button>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
-				<button type="button" class="button-link post-option">
-					<span class="dashicons dashicons-category"></span>
-					<span class="post-option-title"><?php _e( 'Categories' ); ?></span>
-					<span class="dashicons post-option-forward"></span>
-				</button>
+				<?php if ( $show_categories ) : ?>
+					<button type="button" class="button-link post-option">
+						<span class="dashicons dashicons-category"></span>
+						<span class="post-option-title"><?php _e( 'Categories' ); ?></span>
+						<span class="dashicons post-option-forward"></span>
+					</button>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 
-				<button type="button" class="button-link post-option">
-					<span class="dashicons dashicons-tag"></span>
-					<span class="post-option-title"><?php _e( 'Tags' ); ?></span>
-					<span class="dashicons post-option-forward"></span>
-				</button>
+				<?php if ( $show_tags ) : ?>
+					<button type="button" class="button-link post-option">
+						<span class="dashicons dashicons-tag"></span>
+						<span class="post-option-title"><?php _e( 'Tags' ); ?></span>
+						<span class="dashicons post-option-forward"></span>
+					</button>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 			</div>
 
 			<?php if ( $supports_formats ) : ?>
@@ -1447,23 +1481,27 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 				</div>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
-			<div class="setting-modal is-off-screen is-hidden">
-				<button type="button" class="button-link modal-close">
-					<span class="dashicons post-option-back"></span>
-					<span class="setting-title" aria-hidden="true"><?php _e( 'Categories' ); ?></span>
-					<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Back to post options' ) ?></span>
-				</button>
-				<?php $this->categories_html( $post ); ?>
-			</div>
+			<?php if ( $show_categories ) : ?>
+				<div class="setting-modal is-off-screen is-hidden">
+					<button type="button" class="button-link modal-close">
+						<span class="dashicons post-option-back"></span>
+						<span class="setting-title" aria-hidden="true"><?php _e( 'Categories' ); ?></span>
+						<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Back to post options' ) ?></span>
+					</button>
+					<?php $this->categories_html( $post ); ?>
+				</div>
+			<?php endif; ?>
 
-			<div class="setting-modal tags is-off-screen is-hidden">
-				<button type="button" class="button-link modal-close">
-					<span class="dashicons post-option-back"></span>
-					<span class="setting-title" aria-hidden="true"><?php _e( 'Tags' ); ?></span>
-					<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Back to post options' ) ?></span>
-				</button>
-				<?php $this->tags_html( $post ); ?>
-			</div>
+			<?php if ( $show_tags ) : ?>
+				<div class="setting-modal tags is-off-screen is-hidden">
+					<button type="button" class="button-link modal-close">
+						<span class="dashicons post-option-back"></span>
+						<span class="setting-title" aria-hidden="true"><?php _e( 'Tags' ); ?></span>
+						<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Back to post options' ) ?></span>
+					</button>
+					<?php $this->tags_html( $post ); ?>
+				</div>
+			<?php endif; ?>
 		</div><!-- .options-panel -->
 	</div><!-- .wrapper -->