diff --git a/app/components/avo/fields/belongs_to_field/edit_component.html.erb b/app/components/avo/fields/belongs_to_field/edit_component.html.erb
index 43cd70ee36..2f99e808a8 100644
--- a/app/components/avo/fields/belongs_to_field/edit_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/avo/fields/belongs_to_field/edit_component.html.erb
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@
                 <%= @form.hidden_field @field.id_input_foreign_key %>
               <% end %>
             <% end %>
-            <% if field.can_create? %>
-              <% create_href = create_path(Avo.resource_manager.get_resource_by_model_class(type.to_s)) %>
+            <% target_resource_for_type = Avo.resource_manager.get_resource_by_model_class(type.to_s) %>
+            <% if field.can_create?(target_resource_for_type) %>
+              <% create_href = create_path(target_resource_for_type) %>
               <% if !disabled && create_href.present? %>
                 <%= link_to t("avo.create_new_item", item: type.model_name.human.downcase),
                       create_href,
diff --git a/lib/avo/fields/belongs_to_field.rb b/lib/avo/fields/belongs_to_field.rb
index 0817368f3d..5781083f2c 100644
--- a/lib/avo/fields/belongs_to_field.rb
+++ b/lib/avo/fields/belongs_to_field.rb
@@ -281,8 +281,12 @@ def index_link_to_record
         end
       end
 
-      def can_create?
-        @can_create
+      # field :user, as: :belongs_to, can_create: true
+      # Only can create when:
+      #   - `can_create: true` option is present
+      #   - target resource's policy allow creation (UserPolicy in this example)
+      def can_create?(final_target_resource = target_resource)
+        @can_create && final_target_resource.authorization.authorize_action(:create, raise_exception: false)
       end
 
       def form_field_label