diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index cd318c495b..192e4eb8bb 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         "multiparty": "4.2.3",
         "nconf": "0.12.1",
         "nodebb-plugin-2factor": "7.5.6",
-        "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "10.2.42",
+        "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "10.2.43",
         "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "6.2.5",
         "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "5.1.15",
         "nodebb-plugin-emoji-android": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/public/openapi/read/user/userslug/chats/roomid.yaml b/public/openapi/read/user/userslug/chats/roomid.yaml
index bd0ae278fd..dd853f882d 100644
--- a/public/openapi/read/user/userslug/chats/roomid.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/read/user/userslug/chats/roomid.yaml
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ get:
                           type: number
                   canReply:
                     type: boolean
+                  canUpload:
+                    type: boolean
                   groupChat:
                     type: boolean
                   usernames:
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
index d0b99b4041..ee6ed262d6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ chatsController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 
 	room.title = room.roomName || room.usernames || '[[pages:chats]]';
 	room.bodyClasses = ['chat-loaded'];
-	room.canViewInfo = await privileges.global.can('view:users:info', uid);
-
+	const [canViewInfo, canUploadImage, canUploadFile] = await privileges.global.can([
+		'view:users:info', 'upload:post:image', 'upload:post:file',
+	], uid);
+	room.canViewInfo = canViewInfo;
+	room.canUpload = (canUploadImage || canUploadFile) && (meta.config.maximumFileSize > 0 || room.isAdmin);
 	res.render('chats', {
 		...payload,
 		...room,
diff --git a/src/views/partials/chats/composer.tpl b/src/views/partials/chats/composer.tpl
index dc88f12616..48d78a89a4 100644
--- a/src/views/partials/chats/composer.tpl
+++ b/src/views/partials/chats/composer.tpl
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 		<div component="chat/composer/replying-to-text"></div> <button component="chat/composer/replying-to-cancel" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm px-2 py-1"><i class="fa fa-times"></i></button>
 	</div>
 	<div class="w-100 flex-grow-1 flex-nowrap position-relative d-flex rounded-2 border border-secondary p-1 align-items-end">
+		{{{ if canUpload }}}
 		<button component="chat/upload/button" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm d-flex p-2" type="button" title="[[global:upload]]" data-bs-toggle="tooltip"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-upload"></i></button>
+		{{{ end }}}
 		<div class="flex-grow-1 align-self-center">
 			<textarea component="chat/input" placeholder="{{{ if roomName }}}[[modules:chat.placeholder.message-room, {roomName}]]{{{ else }}}[[modules:chat.placeholder.mobile]]{{{ end }}}" class="bg-transparent text-body form-control chat-input mousetrap rounded-0 border-0 shadow-none px-1 py-0" style="min-height: 1.5rem;height:0;max-height:30vh;resize:none;"></textarea>
 		</div>