diff --git a/src/components/Gradebook/index.jsx b/src/components/Gradebook/index.jsx
index c931aa5..050f333 100644
--- a/src/components/Gradebook/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Gradebook/index.jsx
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ export default class Gradebook extends React.Component {
                     options={[{ label: 'Percent', value: 'percent' }, { label: 'Absolute', value: 'absolute' }]}
                     onChange={this.props.toggleFormat}
                   />
-                  {this.props.showDownloadButtons && (
+                  {this.props.showBulkManagement && (
                     <div>
                       <StatefulButton
                         buttonType="primary"
@@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ Gradebook.defaultProps = {
   errorFetchingGradeOverrideHistory: false,
   totalUsersCount: null,
   filteredUsersCount: null,
-  showDownloadButtons: false,
 };
 
 Gradebook.propTypes = {
@@ -990,7 +989,6 @@ Gradebook.propTypes = {
   })),
   totalUsersCount: PropTypes.number,
   filteredUsersCount: PropTypes.number,
-  showDownloadButtons: PropTypes.bool,
   initializeFilters: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   updateGradesIfAssignmentGradeFiltersSet: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   updateCourseGradeFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/src/containers/GradebookPage/index.jsx b/src/containers/GradebookPage/index.jsx
index 6772ba9..257ef94 100644
--- a/src/containers/GradebookPage/index.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/GradebookPage/index.jsx
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => (
       '',
     uploadSuccess: !!(state.grades.bulkManagement &&
                       state.grades.bulkManagement.uploadSuccess),
-    showBulkManagement: stateHasMastersTrack(state),
-    showDownloadButtons: stateHasMastersTrack(state),
+    showBulkManagement: stateHasMastersTrack(state) && state.config.bulkManagementAvailable,
     bulkManagementHistory: getBulkManagementHistory(state),
     totalUsersCount: state.grades.totalUsersCount,
     filteredUsersCount: state.grades.filteredUsersCount,
diff --git a/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.js b/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.js
index d6638b6..e09714c 100644
--- a/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.js
+++ b/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.js
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ import {
   ERROR_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES,
   GOT_ARE_GRADES_FROZEN,
 } from '../constants/actionTypes/assignmentTypes';
+import GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG from '../constants/actionTypes/config';
 import LmsApiService from '../services/LmsApiService';
 
 const startedFetchingAssignmentTypes = () => ({ type: STARTED_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES });
 const errorFetchingAssignmentTypes = () => ({ type: ERROR_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES });
 const gotAssignmentTypes = assignmentTypes => ({ type: GOT_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES, assignmentTypes });
 const gotGradesFrozen = areGradesFrozen => ({ type: GOT_ARE_GRADES_FROZEN, areGradesFrozen });
+const gotBulkManagementConfig = bulkManagementEnabled => ({
+  type: GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG,
+  data: bulkManagementEnabled,
+});
 
 const fetchAssignmentTypes = courseId => (
   (dispatch) => {
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@ const fetchAssignmentTypes = courseId => (
       .then((data) => {
         dispatch(gotAssignmentTypes(Object.keys(data.assignment_types)));
         dispatch(gotGradesFrozen(data.grades_frozen));
+        dispatch(gotBulkManagementConfig(data.can_see_bulk_management));
       })
       .catch(() => {
         dispatch(errorFetchingAssignmentTypes());
diff --git a/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.test.js b/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.test.js
index ca172d1..613f7ce 100644
--- a/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.test.js
+++ b/src/data/actions/assignmentTypes.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   ERROR_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES,
   GOT_ARE_GRADES_FROZEN,
 } from '../constants/actionTypes/assignmentTypes';
+import GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG from '../constants/actionTypes/config';
 
 const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 const axiosMock = new MockAdapter(apiClient);
@@ -42,12 +43,14 @@ describe('actions', () => {
         },
       },
       grades_frozen: false,
+      can_see_bulk_management: true,
     };
     it('dispatches success action after fetching fetchAssignmentTypes', () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         { type: STARTED_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES },
         { type: GOT_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES, assignmentTypes: Object.keys(responseData.assignment_types) },
         { type: GOT_ARE_GRADES_FROZEN, areGradesFrozen: responseData.grades_frozen },
+        { type: GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG, data: true },
       ];
       const store = mockStore();
 
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ describe('actions', () => {
         { type: STARTED_FETCHING_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES },
         { type: GOT_ASSIGNMENT_TYPES, assignmentTypes: Object.keys(responseData.assignment_types) },
         { type: GOT_ARE_GRADES_FROZEN, areGradesFrozen: true },
+        { type: GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG, data: true },
       ];
       const store = mockStore();
       responseData.grades_frozen = true;
diff --git a/src/data/constants/actionTypes/config.js b/src/data/constants/actionTypes/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af5c684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/constants/actionTypes/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG = 'GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG';
+
+export default GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG;
diff --git a/src/data/reducers/config.js b/src/data/reducers/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e98685a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/reducers/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG from '../constants/actionTypes/config';
+
+const reducer = (state = {}, action) => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case GOT_BULK_MANAGEMENT_CONFIG:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        bulkManagementAvailable: action.data,
+      };
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+};
+
+export default reducer;
diff --git a/src/data/reducers/index.js b/src/data/reducers/index.js
index e5330ec..b910077 100755
--- a/src/data/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/data/reducers/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import tracks from './tracks';
 import assignmentTypes from './assignmentTypes';
 import roles from './roles';
 import filters from './filters';
+import config from './config';
 
 const rootReducer = combineReducers({
   grades,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const rootReducer = combineReducers({
   assignmentTypes,
   roles,
   filters,
+  config,
 });
 
 export default rootReducer;