diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index d57136de22..a209b40fad 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ foreach ( (array) get_post_types( array('show_ui' => true, '_builtin' => false,
 
 	$menu[$ptype_menu_position] = array( esc_attr( $ptype_obj->labels->menu_name ), $ptype_obj->cap->edit_posts, "edit.php?post_type=$ptype", '', 'menu-top menu-icon-' . $ptype_class, 'menu-posts-' . $ptype_for_id, $menu_icon );
 	$submenu["edit.php?post_type=$ptype"][5]  = array( $ptype_obj->labels->all_items, $ptype_obj->cap->edit_posts,  "edit.php?post_type=$ptype");
-	$submenu["edit.php?post_type=$ptype"][10]  = array( $ptype_obj->labels->add_new, $ptype_obj->cap->edit_posts, "post-new.php?post_type=$ptype" );
+	$submenu["edit.php?post_type=$ptype"][10]  = array( $ptype_obj->labels->add_new, $ptype_obj->cap->create_posts, "post-new.php?post_type=$ptype" );
 
 	$i = 15;
 	foreach ( get_taxonomies( array(), 'objects' ) as $tax ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/admin-bar.php b/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
index 812d030e45..524e735152 100644
--- a/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
+++ b/wp-includes/admin-bar.php
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ function wp_admin_bar_new_content_menu( $wp_admin_bar ) {
 
 	$cpts = (array) get_post_types( array( 'show_in_admin_bar' => true ), 'objects' );
 
-	if ( isset( $cpts['post'] ) && current_user_can( $cpts['post']->cap->edit_posts ) )
+	if ( isset( $cpts['post'] ) && current_user_can( $cpts['post']->cap->create_posts ) )
 		$actions[ 'post-new.php' ] = array( $cpts['post']->labels->name_admin_bar, 'new-post' );
 
 	if ( isset( $cpts['attachment'] ) && current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) )
@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ function wp_admin_bar_new_content_menu( $wp_admin_bar ) {
 	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_links' ) )
 		$actions[ 'link-add.php' ] = array( _x( 'Link', 'add new from admin bar' ), 'new-link' );
 
-	if ( isset( $cpts['page'] ) && current_user_can( $cpts['page']->cap->edit_posts ) )
+	if ( isset( $cpts['page'] ) && current_user_can( $cpts['page']->cap->create_posts ) )
 		$actions[ 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ] = array( $cpts['page']->labels->name_admin_bar, 'new-page' );
 
 	unset( $cpts['post'], $cpts['page'], $cpts['attachment'] );
 
 	// Add any additional custom post types.
 	foreach ( $cpts as $cpt ) {
-		if ( ! current_user_can( $cpt->cap->edit_posts ) )
+		if ( ! current_user_can( $cpt->cap->create_posts ) )
 			continue;
 
 		$key = 'post-new.php?post_type=' . $cpt->name;