diff --git a/application/controllers/system/messages/MessageClient.php b/application/controllers/system/messages/MessageClient.php
index a0cc5c518..5adb49296 100644
--- a/application/controllers/system/messages/MessageClient.php
+++ b/application/controllers/system/messages/MessageClient.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class MessageClient extends FHC_Controller
 	public function read()
 	{
 		// Loads the view to read messages
-		$this->load->view('system/messages/ajaxRead');
+		$this->load->view('system/messages/ajaxRead', $this->CLMessagesModel->prepareAjaxRead());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php b/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
index cbb42543f..dc4f4382c 100644
--- a/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
+++ b/application/models/CL/Messages_model.php
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ class Messages_model extends CI_Model
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Prepares data for the view system/messages/ajaxRead
+	 */
+	public function prepareAjaxRead()
+	{
+		$psResult = $this->PrestudentModel->loadWhere(array('person_id' => getAuthPersonId()));
+
+		if (isError($psResult)) show_error('An error occurred while loading this page, please contact the site administrator');
+
+		if (hasData($psResult))
+		{
+			return array('writeButton' => '<input id="writeMessage" type="button" value="'.$this->p->t('ui', 'nachrichtSenden').'">');
+		}
+
+		return array('writeButton' => '');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Prepares data for the view system/messages/ajaxWrite
 	 */
diff --git a/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php b/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
index 1ed1b7f40..f7d60a68d 100644
--- a/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
+++ b/application/views/system/messages/ajaxRead.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 			<span class="buttonsSpacer"></span>
 
 			<span>
-				<input id="writeMessage" type="button" value="<?php echo $this->p->t('ui', 'nachrichtSenden'); ?>">
+				<?php echo $writeButton; ?>
 
 				<input id="replyMessage" type="button" value="<?php echo $this->p->t('global', 'reply'); ?>">
 			</span>