diff --git a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
index f2d5376..76cb67c 100644
--- a/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
+++ b/core/modules/contextual/contextual.module
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ function contextual_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
  * @see \Drupal\contextual\ContextualController::render()
  */
 function contextual_preprocess(&$variables, $hook, $info) {
+  // No use in adding contextual markup if the user has no access.
+  if (!\Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('access contextual links')) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Determine the primary theme function argument.
   if (!empty($info['variables'])) {
     $keys = array_keys($info['variables']);