diff --git a/include/application.php b/include/application.php
index adbbac9..0ebda5f 100644
--- a/include/application.php
+++ b/include/application.php
@@ -1068,6 +1068,11 @@ class Application {
     {
         return $this->iAppId;
     }
+
+    function objectShowAddEntry()
+    {
+        return TRUE;
+    }
 }
 
 function get_vendor_from_keywords($sKeywords)
diff --git a/include/distribution.php b/include/distribution.php
index e1b22ab..2503781 100644
--- a/include/distribution.php
+++ b/include/distribution.php
@@ -669,6 +669,11 @@ class distribution {
     {
         return FALSE;
     }
+
+    function objectShowAddEntry()
+    {
+        return TRUE;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/include/objectManager.php b/include/objectManager.php
index 6025c6f..ea2906a 100644
--- a/include/objectManager.php
+++ b/include/objectManager.php
@@ -130,8 +130,14 @@ class ObjectManager
                 break;
             }
 
-            echo "<br /><center><a href=\"".$this->makeUrl("add", false,
-                    "Add $this->sClass entry")."\">Add an entry?</a></center>";
+            if(method_exists($oObject, "objectShowAddEntry") &&
+               $oObject->objectShowAddEntry())
+            {
+                echo "<br /><center><a href=\"".
+                     $this->makeUrl("add", false,
+                     "Add $this->sClass entry").
+                     "\">Add an entry?</a></center>";
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -187,7 +193,9 @@ class ObjectManager
         echo "</table>";
 
         $oObject = new $this->sClass();
-        if($oObject->canEdit())
+        if($oObject->canEdit() &&
+           method_exists($oObject, "objectShowAddEntry") &&
+           $oObject->objectShowAddEntry())
         {
             echo "<br /><br /><a href=\"".$this->makeUrl("add", false,
                     "Add $this->sClass")."\">Add entry</a>\n";
diff --git a/include/vendor.php b/include/vendor.php
index 41105d8..eb847e7 100644
--- a/include/vendor.php
+++ b/include/vendor.php
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ class Vendor {
         $iDefaultPerPage = 25;
         return array($aItemsPerPage, $iDefaultPerPage);
     }
+
+    function objectShowAddEntry()
+    {
+        return TRUE;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>