diff --git a/tailbone/views/inventory.py b/tailbone/views/inventory.py
index 03ef10ba..365b5af9 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/inventory.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/inventory.py
@@ -109,8 +109,23 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
 
     def _preconfigure_fieldset(self, fs):
         super(InventoryBatchView, self)._preconfigure_fieldset(fs)
-        fs.mode.set(renderer=forms.renderers.EnumFieldRenderer(self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE),
+        permission_prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
+
+        modes = dict(self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE)
+        if not self.request.has_perm('{}.create.replace'.format(permission_prefix)):
+            if hasattr(self.enum, 'INVENTORY_MODE_REPLACE'):
+                modes.pop(self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE_REPLACE, None)
+            if hasattr(self.enum, 'INVENTORY_MODE_REPLACE_ADJUST'):
+                modes.pop(self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE_REPLACE_ADJUST, None)
+        if not self.request.has_perm('{}.create.zero'.format(permission_prefix)):
+            if hasattr(self.enum, 'INVENTORY_MODE_ZERO_ALL'):
+                modes.pop(self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE_ZERO_ALL, None)
+
+        fs.mode.set(renderer=forms.renderers.EnumFieldRenderer(modes),
                     label="Count Mode", required=True, attrs={'auto-enhance': 'true'})
+        # if len(modes) == 1:
+        #     fs.mode.set(readonly=True)
+
         fs.total_cost.set(readonly=True, renderer=forms.renderers.CurrencyFieldRenderer)
         fs.append(fa.Field('handheld_batches', renderer=forms.renderers.HandheldBatchesFieldRenderer, readonly=True,
                            value=lambda b: b._handhelds))
@@ -319,15 +334,17 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
 
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
-        cls._inventory_defaults(config)
         cls._batch_defaults(config)
         cls._defaults(config)
+        cls._inventory_defaults(config)
 
     @classmethod
     def _inventory_defaults(cls, config):
         model_key = cls.get_model_key()
+        model_title = cls.get_model_title()
         route_prefix = cls.get_route_prefix()
         url_prefix = cls.get_url_prefix()
+        permission_prefix = cls.get_permission_prefix()
         row_permission_prefix = cls.get_row_permission_prefix()
 
         # mobile - make new row from UPC
@@ -335,6 +352,12 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         config.add_view(cls, attr='mobile_row_from_upc', route_name='mobile.{}.row_from_upc'.format(route_prefix),
                         permission='{}.create'.format(row_permission_prefix))
 
+        # extra perms for creating batches per "mode"
+        config.add_tailbone_permission(permission_prefix, '{}.create.replace'.format(permission_prefix),
+                                       "Create new {} with 'replace' mode".format(model_title))
+        config.add_tailbone_permission(permission_prefix, '{}.create.zero'.format(permission_prefix),
+                                       "Create new {} with 'zero' mode".format(model_title))
+
 
 class ValidBatchRow(forms.validators.ModelValidator):
     model_class = model.InventoryBatchRow