diff -u b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php
--- b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php
@@ -92,2 +92,9 @@
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function checkCreateAccess(AccountInterface $account, array $context, $entity_bundle = NULL) {
+    return AccessResult::allowedIfHasPermissions($account, ['administer menu']);
+  }
+
 }