diff --git a/addons/share/web/editors.py b/addons/share/web/editors.py
index fd6199a4fd6..1928b644073 100644
--- a/addons/share/web/editors.py
+++ b/addons/share/web/editors.py
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ class ShareActionEditor(openobject.templating.TemplateEditor):
         share_opener_insertion = output.index(
                 '\n',
                 output.index(self.ADD_SHARE_SECTION)) + 1
-        return output[:share_opener_insertion] + \
-               '''<div id="share-wizard" class="sideheader-a"><h2>${_("Sharing")}</h2></div>
+        return output[:share_opener_insertion] + '''
+    <%
+        if 'has_share' not in cp.session:
+            cp.session['has_share'] = rpc.RPCProxy('share.wizard').has_share()
+    %>
+    % if cp.session['has_share']:
+        <div id="share-wizard" class="sideheader-a"><h2>${_("Sharing")}</h2></div>
                      <ul class="clean-a">
                          <li>
                              <a id="sharing" href="#share">${_("Share")}</a>
@@ -33,8 +38,9 @@ class ShareActionEditor(openobject.templating.TemplateEditor):
                                });
                            });
                        </script>
-                       \n''' + \
-                output[share_opener_insertion:]
+                       \n
+    % endif
+''' + output[share_opener_insertion:]
 
     def edit(self, template, template_text):
         return self.insert_share_link(
diff --git a/addons/share/wizard/share_wizard.py b/addons/share/wizard/share_wizard.py
index 48243c57dda..755e4777eca 100644
--- a/addons/share/wizard/share_wizard.py
+++ b/addons/share/wizard/share_wizard.py
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ class share_create(osv.osv_memory):
     _name = 'share.wizard'
     _description = 'Share Wizard'
 
+    def has_group(self, cr, uid, module, group_xml_id, context=None):
+        """Returns True if current user is a member of the group identified by the module, group_xml_id pair."""
+        # if the group was deleted or does not exist, we say NO (better safe than sorry)
+        try:
+            model, group_id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, module, group_xml_id)
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+        return group_id in self.pool.get('res.users').read(cr, uid, uid, ['groups_id'], context=context)['groups_id']
+
+    def has_share(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+        return self.has_group(cr, uid, module='share', group_xml_id='group_share_user', context=context)
+
     _columns = {
         'action_id': fields.many2one('ir.actions.act_window', 'Action to share', required=True,
                 help="The action that opens the screen containing the data you wish to share."),