diff --git a/worldedit_gui/init.lua b/worldedit_gui/init.lua
index d309d7e..27190ab 100644
--- a/worldedit_gui/init.lua
+++ b/worldedit_gui/init.lua
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ else --fallback button
 			return
 		end
 		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-		if minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") and creative_inventory then --creative_inventory is active, add button to modified formspec
+		if (minetest.check_player_privs(name, {creative=true}) or minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode")) and creative_inventory then --creative_inventory is active, add button to modified formspec
 			formspec = player:get_inventory_formspec() .. "image_button[6,0;1,1;inventory_plus_worldedit_gui.png;worldedit_gui;]"
 		else
 			formspec = formspec .. "image_button[0,0;1,1;inventory_plus_worldedit_gui.png;worldedit_gui;]"
@@ -228,4 +228,4 @@ worldedit.register_gui_handler("worldedit_gui", function(name, fields)
 	return false
 end)
 
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()) .. "/functionality.lua")
\ No newline at end of file
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()) .. "/functionality.lua")