diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.create.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.create.controller.js
index c36a0a47b8..54753a94f1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.create.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.create.controller.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function contentCreateController($scope,
     function initialize() {
         $scope.loading = true;
         $scope.allowedTypes = null;
+        $scope.runtimeModeProduction = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.application.runtimeMode == 'Production';
 
         var getAllowedTypes = contentTypeResource.getAllowedTypes($scope.currentNode.id).then(function (data) {
             $scope.allowedTypes = iconHelper.formatContentTypeIcons(data);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/create.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/create.html
index e2e3fb9453..eb245c06b2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/create.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/create.html
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
             <h5 ng-show="selectBlueprint"><localize key="blueprints_selectBlueprint">Select a blueprint</localize></h5>
 
             <div ng-if="allowedTypes && allowedTypes.length === 0">
-                <p class="abstract" ng-if="!hasSettingsAccess">
+                <p class="abstract" ng-if="!hasSettingsAccess || runtimeModeProduction">
                     <localize key="create_noDocumentTypesWithNoSettingsAccess">The selected page in the content tree doesn't allow for any pages to be created below it.</localize>
                 </p>
-                <div ng-if="hasSettingsAccess && currentNode.id >= 0">
+                <div ng-if="hasSettingsAccess && currentNode.id >= 0 && !runtimeModeProduction">
                     <p class="abstract">
                         <localize key="create_noDocumentTypes">There are no allowed Document Types available for creating content here. You must enable these in <strong>Document
                             Types</strong> within the <strong>Settings</strong> section, by editing the <strong>Allowed child node