diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index a84ac16fa..ff537ba91 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ echo esc_html( $visibility_trans ); ?></span>
 
 
 <input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-public" value="public" <?php checked( $visibility, 'public' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-public" class="selectit"><?php _e('Public'); ?></label><br />
-<?php if ($post_type == 'post'): ?>
-<span id="sticky-span"><input id="sticky" name="sticky" type="checkbox" value="sticky" <?php checked(is_sticky($post->ID)); ?> tabindex="4" /> <label for="sticky" class="selectit"><?php _e('Stick this post to the front page') ?></label><br /></span>
+<?php if ( $post_type == 'post' && current_user_can( 'edit_others_posts' ) ) : ?>
+<span id="sticky-span"><input id="sticky" name="sticky" type="checkbox" value="sticky" <?php checked( is_sticky( $post->ID ) ); ?> tabindex="4" /> <label for="sticky" class="selectit"><?php _e( 'Stick this post to the front page' ); ?></label><br /></span>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-password" value="password" <?php checked( $visibility, 'password' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-password" class="selectit"><?php _e('Password protected'); ?></label><br />
 <span id="password-span"><label for="post_password"><?php _e('Password:'); ?></label> <input type="text" name="post_password" id="post_password" value="<?php echo esc_attr($post->post_password); ?>" /><br /></span>