diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
index 2e37f79641..9dd98aeaa3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit categories for this blog.'));
+
 /**
  * @var object
  */
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
index bb721110c6..cee75dcc39 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit link categories for this blog.'));
+
 /**
  * @var object
  */
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index efef02bcab..de975c9765 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * @subpackage Administration
  */
 
+if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit tags for this blog.'));
+
 if ( empty($tag_ID) ) { ?>
 	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('A tag was not selected for editing.'); ?></strong></p></div>
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/export.php b/wp-admin/export.php
index 4e5f80d1f4..807ef0faf8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/export.php
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
 require_once ('admin.php');
 
+if ( !current_user_can('edit_files') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to export the content of this blog.'));
+
 /** Load WordPress export API */
 require_once('includes/export.php');
 $title = __('Export');
diff --git a/wp-admin/import.php b/wp-admin/import.php
index 8b10fc8440..86dcb1479a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/import.php
+++ b/wp-admin/import.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 /** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
 require_once ('admin.php');
+
+if ( !current_user_can('edit_files') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to import content in this blog.'));
+
 $title = __('Import');
 require_once ('admin-header.php');
 $parent_file = 'tools.php';
diff --git a/wp-admin/link-add.php b/wp-admin/link-add.php
index e7d861bff9..e0e4489a7d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-add.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-add.php
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /** Load WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
 require_once('admin.php');
 
+if ( ! current_user_can('manage_links') )
+	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to add links to this blog.'));
+
 $title = __('Add New Link');
 $parent_file = 'link-manager.php';