diff --git a/src/redux/studio-mutations.js b/src/redux/studio-mutations.js
index 3987d5e33..be7bb8f97 100644
--- a/src/redux/studio-mutations.js
+++ b/src/redux/studio-mutations.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const mutateStudioCommentsAllowed = shouldAllow => ((dispatch, getState) => {
     api({
         host: '',
         uri: `/site-api/comments/gallery/${studioId}/toggle-comments/`,
-        method: 'PUT',
+        method: 'POST',
         useCsrf: true
     }, (err, body, res) => {
         const error = normalizeError(err, body, res);
diff --git a/src/redux/studio-permissions.js b/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
index 438d2810b..b2d7caad7 100644
--- a/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
+++ b/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ const selectCanDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm = state => selectIsAdmin(state);
 
 const selectCanFollowStudio = state => selectIsLoggedIn(state);
 
+// Matching existing behavior, only the creator is allowed to toggle comments.
+const selectCanEditCommentsAllowed = state => selectIsAdmin(state) || isCreator(state);
+const selectCanEditOpenToAll = state => selectIsAdmin(state) || isManager(state);
+
 export {
     selectCanEditInfo,
     selectCanAddProjects,
@@ -33,5 +37,7 @@ export {
     selectCanDeleteComment,
     selectCanDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm,
     selectCanReportComment,
-    selectCanRestoreComment
+    selectCanRestoreComment,
+    selectCanEditCommentsAllowed,
+    selectCanEditOpenToAll
 };
diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio-comments-allowed.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio-comments-allowed.jsx
index b3a6393c8..ce464fbe1 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio-comments-allowed.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio-comments-allowed.jsx
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 
 import {selectStudioCommentsAllowed, selectIsLoadingInfo} from '../../redux/studio';
-import {selectCanEditInfo} from '../../redux/studio-permissions';
 import {
     mutateStudioCommentsAllowed, selectIsMutatingCommentsAllowed, selectCommentsAllowedMutationError
 } from '../../redux/studio-mutations';
 
 const StudioCommentsAllowed = ({
-    commentsAllowedError, isLoading, isMutating, commentsAllowed, canEditInfo, handleUpdate
+    commentsAllowedError, isLoading, isMutating, commentsAllowed, handleUpdate
 }) => (
     <div>
         {isLoading ? (
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ const StudioCommentsAllowed = ({
             <div>
                 <label>
                     <input
-                        disabled={isMutating || !canEditInfo}
+                        disabled={isMutating}
                         type="checkbox"
                         checked={commentsAllowed}
                         onChange={e => handleUpdate(e.target.checked)}
                     />
-                    <h4>{commentsAllowed ? 'Comments allowed' : 'Comments not allowed'}</h4>
+                    <span>{commentsAllowed ? 'Comments allowed' : 'Comments not allowed'}</span>
                     {commentsAllowedError && <div>Error mutating commentsAllowed: {commentsAllowedError}</div>}
                 </label>
             </div>
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ const StudioCommentsAllowed = ({
 
 StudioCommentsAllowed.propTypes = {
     commentsAllowedError: PropTypes.string,
-    canEditInfo: PropTypes.bool,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
     isMutating: PropTypes.bool,
     commentsAllowed: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ StudioCommentsAllowed.propTypes = {
 export default connect(
     state => ({
         commentsAllowed: selectStudioCommentsAllowed(state),
-        canEditInfo: selectCanEditInfo(state),
         isLoading: selectIsLoadingInfo(state),
         isMutating: selectIsMutatingCommentsAllowed(state),
         commentsAllowedError: selectCommentsAllowedMutationError(state)
diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio-comments.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio-comments.jsx
index 876065d06..78907e560 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio-comments.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio-comments.jsx
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ import {
     selectCanDeleteComment,
     selectCanDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm,
     selectCanReportComment,
-    selectCanRestoreComment
+    selectCanRestoreComment,
+    selectCanEditCommentsAllowed
 } from '../../redux/studio-permissions';
+import {selectStudioCommentsAllowed} from '../../redux/studio.js';
 
 const StudioComments = ({
     comments,
+    commentsAllowed,
     handleLoadMoreComments,
     handleNewComment,
     moreCommentsToLoad,
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ const StudioComments = ({
     shouldShowCommentComposer,
     canDeleteComment,
     canDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm,
+    canEditCommentsAllowed,
     canReportComment,
     canRestoreComment,
     handleDeleteComment,
@@ -41,9 +45,9 @@ const StudioComments = ({
     return (
         <div>
             <h2>Comments</h2>
-            <StudioCommentsAllowed />
+            {canEditCommentsAllowed && <StudioCommentsAllowed />}
             <div>
-                {shouldShowCommentComposer &&
+                {shouldShowCommentComposer && commentsAllowed &&
                     <ComposeComment
                         postURI={postURI}
                         onAddComment={handleNewComment}
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ const StudioComments = ({
 
 StudioComments.propTypes = {
     comments: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({})),
+    commentsAllowed: PropTypes.bool,
     handleLoadMoreComments: PropTypes.func,
     handleNewComment: PropTypes.func,
     moreCommentsToLoad: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ StudioComments.propTypes = {
     shouldShowCommentComposer: PropTypes.bool,
     canDeleteComment: PropTypes.bool,
     canDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm: PropTypes.bool,
+    canEditCommentsAllowed: PropTypes.bool,
     canReportComment: PropTypes.bool,
     canRestoreComment: PropTypes.bool,
     handleDeleteComment: PropTypes.func,
@@ -109,9 +115,11 @@ export default connect(
         comments: state.comments.comments,
         moreCommentsToLoad: state.comments.moreCommentsToLoad,
         replies: state.comments.replies,
+        commentsAllowed: selectStudioCommentsAllowed(state),
         shouldShowCommentComposer: selectShowCommentComposer(state),
         canDeleteComment: selectCanDeleteComment(state),
         canDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm: selectCanDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm(state),
+        canEditCommentsAllowed: selectCanEditCommentsAllowed(state),
         canReportComment: selectCanReportComment(state),
         canRestoreComment: selectCanRestoreComment(state),
         postURI: `/proxy/comments/studio/${state.studio.id}`
diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio-open-to-all.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio-open-to-all.jsx
index 5b09b1f00..4222b991a 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio-open-to-all.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio-open-to-all.jsx
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 
 import {selectStudioOpenToAll, selectIsLoadingInfo} from '../../redux/studio';
-import {selectCanEditInfo} from '../../redux/studio-permissions';
 import {
     mutateStudioOpenToAll, selectIsMutatingOpenToAll, selectOpenToAllMutationError
 } from '../../redux/studio-mutations';
 
 const StudioOpenToAll = ({
-    openToAllError, isLoading, isMutating, openToAll, canEditInfo, handleUpdate
+    openToAllError, isLoading, isMutating, openToAll, handleUpdate
 }) => (
     <div>
         {isLoading ? (
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ const StudioOpenToAll = ({
             <div>
                 <label>
                     <input
-                        disabled={isMutating || !canEditInfo}
+                        disabled={isMutating}
                         type="checkbox"
                         checked={openToAll}
                         onChange={e => handleUpdate(e.target.checked)}
                     />
-                    <h4>{openToAll ? 'Open to all' : 'Not open to all'}</h4>
+                    <span>{openToAll ? 'Open to all' : 'Not open to all'}</span>
                     {openToAllError && <div>Error mutating openToAll: {openToAllError}</div>}
                 </label>
             </div>
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ const StudioOpenToAll = ({
 
 StudioOpenToAll.propTypes = {
     openToAllError: PropTypes.string,
-    canEditInfo: PropTypes.bool,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
     isMutating: PropTypes.bool,
     openToAll: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ StudioOpenToAll.propTypes = {
 export default connect(
     state => ({
         openToAll: selectStudioOpenToAll(state),
-        canEditInfo: selectCanEditInfo(state),
         isLoading: selectIsLoadingInfo(state),
         isMutating: selectIsMutatingOpenToAll(state),
         openToAllError: selectOpenToAllMutationError(state)
diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio-projects.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio-projects.jsx
index 5045e9982..c3ce6200c 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio-projects.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio-projects.jsx
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import StudioOpenToAll from './studio-open-to-all.jsx';
 
 import {projectFetcher} from './lib/fetchers';
 import {projects} from './lib/redux-modules';
-import {selectCanAddProjects} from '../../redux/studio-permissions';
+import {selectCanAddProjects, selectCanEditOpenToAll} from '../../redux/studio-permissions';
 import Debug from './debug.jsx';
 
 const {actions, selector: projectsSelector} = projects;
 
 const StudioProjects = ({
-    canAddProjects, items, error, loading, moreToLoad, onLoadMore
+    canAddProjects, canEditOpenToAll, items, error, loading, moreToLoad, onLoadMore
 }) => {
     const {studioId} = useParams();
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const StudioProjects = ({
     return (
         <div>
             <h2>Projects</h2>
-            <StudioOpenToAll />
+            {canEditOpenToAll && <StudioOpenToAll />}
             {error && <Debug
                 label="Error"
                 data={error}
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const StudioProjects = ({
 
 StudioProjects.propTypes = {
     canAddProjects: PropTypes.bool,
+    canEditOpenToAll: PropTypes.bool,
     items: PropTypes.array, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
     loading: PropTypes.bool,
     error: PropTypes.object, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ StudioProjects.propTypes = {
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
     ...projectsSelector(state),
-    canAddProjects: selectCanAddProjects(state)
+    canAddProjects: selectCanAddProjects(state),
+    canEditOpenToAll: selectCanEditOpenToAll(state)
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js b/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
index 8f3bef712..648a100bf 100644
--- a/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import {
     selectCanDeleteCommentWithoutConfirm,
     selectCanReportComment,
     selectCanRestoreComment,
-    selectCanFollowStudio
+    selectCanFollowStudio,
+    selectCanEditCommentsAllowed,
+    selectCanEditOpenToAll
 } from '../../../src/redux/studio-permissions';
 
 import {getInitialState as getInitialStudioState} from '../../../src/redux/studio';
@@ -176,4 +178,34 @@ describe('studio comments', () => {
             expect(selectCanFollowStudio(state)).toBe(expected);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('can set "comments allowed" on a studio', () => {
+        test.each([
+            ['admin', true],
+            ['curator', false],
+            ['manager', false],
+            ['creator', true],
+            ['logged in', false],
+            ['unconfirmed', false],
+            ['logged out', false]
+        ])('%s: %s', (role, expected) => {
+            setStateByRole(role);
+            expect(selectCanEditCommentsAllowed(state)).toBe(expected);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('can set "open to all" on a studio', () => {
+        test.each([
+            ['admin', true],
+            ['curator', false],
+            ['manager', true],
+            ['creator', true],
+            ['logged in', false],
+            ['unconfirmed', false],
+            ['logged out', false]
+        ])('%s: %s', (role, expected) => {
+            setStateByRole(role);
+            expect(selectCanEditOpenToAll(state)).toBe(expected);
+        });
+    });
 });