diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
index 069f90bfd..8196e766e 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/forms.py
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class LiaisonForm(forms.ModelForm):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.as_div()
 
+    def get_post_only(self):
+        return False
+
     def set_required_fields(self):
         purpose = self.data.get('purpose', None)
         if purpose == '5':
@@ -193,6 +196,16 @@ class IncomingLiaisonForm(LiaisonForm):
     def set_organization_field(self):
         self.fields['organization'].choices = self.hm.get_all_incoming_entities()
 
+    def get_post_only(self):
+        if self.user.groups.filter(name='Liaison_Manager'):
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def clean(self):
+        if self.data.has_key('send') and self.get_post_only():
+            self._errors['from_field'] = ErrorList([u'As an IETF Liaison Manager you can not send an incoming liaison statements, you only can post them'])
+        return super(IncomingLiaisonForm, self).clean()
+
 
 class OutgoingLiaisonForm(LiaisonForm):
 
diff --git a/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaisonform.html b/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaisonform.html
index 5871db9e4..f4fd48b27 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaisonform.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/liaisons/liaisonform.html
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 {% if form.liaison %}
     <input type="submit" value="Edit" name="edit" />
 {% else %}
+    {% if not form.get_post_only %}
     <input type="submit" value="Send and Post" name="send" />
+    {% endif %}
     <input type="submit" value="Post Only" name="post_only" />
 {% endif %}
   </div>