diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/CreateFeatureButton.tsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/CreateFeatureButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a177e96fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/CreateFeatureButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Button, IconButton, Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
+import useMediaQuery from '@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery';
+import { Add } from '@material-ui/icons';
+import ConditionallyRender from 'component/common/ConditionallyRender/ConditionallyRender';
+import { NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE } from 'utils/testIds';
+import { IFeaturesFilter } from 'hooks/useFeaturesFilter';
+import { useCreateFeaturePath } from 'component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/useCreateFeaturePath';
+
+interface ICreateFeatureButtonProps {
+    loading: boolean;
+    filter: IFeaturesFilter;
+}
+
+export const CreateFeatureButton = ({
+    loading,
+    filter,
+}: ICreateFeatureButtonProps) => {
+    const smallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width:800px)');
+    const createFeature = useCreateFeaturePath(filter);
+
+    if (!createFeature) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <ConditionallyRender
+            condition={smallScreen}
+            show={
+                <Tooltip title="Create feature toggle">
+                    <IconButton
+                        component={Link}
+                        to={createFeature.path}
+                        data-test={NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE}
+                        disabled={!createFeature.access}
+                    >
+                        <Add titleAccess="New" />
+                    </IconButton>
+                </Tooltip>
+            }
+            elseShow={
+                <Button
+                    to={createFeature.path}
+                    color="primary"
+                    variant="contained"
+                    component={Link}
+                    data-test={NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE}
+                    disabled={!createFeature.access}
+                    className={classnames({ skeleton: loading })}
+                >
+                    New feature toggle
+                </Button>
+            }
+        />
+    );
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/useCreateFeaturePath.ts b/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/useCreateFeaturePath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a5b571eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/CreateFeatureButton/useCreateFeaturePath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { useDefaultProjectId } from 'hooks/api/getters/useDefaultProject/useDefaultProjectId';
+import { IFeaturesFilter } from 'hooks/useFeaturesFilter';
+import { getCreateTogglePath } from 'utils/routePathHelpers';
+import useUiConfig from 'hooks/api/getters/useUiConfig/useUiConfig';
+import { CREATE_FEATURE } from 'component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions';
+import AccessContext from 'contexts/AccessContext';
+import { useContext } from 'react';
+
+interface IUseCreateFeaturePathOutput {
+    path: string;
+    access: boolean;
+}
+
+export const useCreateFeaturePath = (
+    filter: IFeaturesFilter
+): IUseCreateFeaturePathOutput | undefined => {
+    const { hasAccess } = useContext(AccessContext);
+    const defaultProjectId = useDefaultProjectId();
+    const { uiConfig } = useUiConfig();
+
+    const selectedProjectId =
+        filter.project === '*' || !filter.project
+            ? defaultProjectId
+            : filter.project;
+
+    if (!selectedProjectId) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        path: getCreateTogglePath(selectedProjectId, uiConfig.flags.E),
+        access: hasAccess(CREATE_FEATURE, selectedProjectId),
+    };
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
index f4c0707e28..92857f3916 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { useContext } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Button, IconButton, List, ListItem, Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { List, ListItem } from '@material-ui/core';
 import useMediaQuery from '@material-ui/core/useMediaQuery';
-import { Add } from '@material-ui/icons';
 import FeatureToggleListItem from './FeatureToggleListItem';
 import { SearchField } from 'component/common/SearchField/SearchField';
 import FeatureToggleListActions from './FeatureToggleListActions';
@@ -12,13 +11,11 @@ import ConditionallyRender from 'component/common/ConditionallyRender/Conditiona
 import PageContent from 'component/common/PageContent/PageContent';
 import HeaderTitle from 'component/common/HeaderTitle';
 import loadingFeatures from './loadingFeatures';
-import { CREATE_FEATURE } from 'component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions';
 import AccessContext from 'contexts/AccessContext';
 import { useStyles } from './styles';
 import ListPlaceholder from 'component/common/ListPlaceholder/ListPlaceholder';
-import { getCreateTogglePath } from 'utils/routePathHelpers';
-import { NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE } from 'utils/testIds';
-import { resolveFilteredProjectId } from 'hooks/useFeaturesFilter';
+import { CreateFeatureButton } from '../CreateFeatureButton/CreateFeatureButton';
+import { useCreateFeaturePath } from '../CreateFeatureButton/useCreateFeaturePath';
 
 const FeatureToggleList = ({
     features,
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@ const FeatureToggleList = ({
     setSort,
 }) => {
     const { hasAccess } = useContext(AccessContext);
+    const createFeature = useCreateFeaturePath(filter);
     const styles = useStyles();
     const smallScreen = useMediaQuery('(max-width:800px)');
     const mobileView = useMediaQuery('(max-width:600px)');
@@ -41,9 +39,6 @@ const FeatureToggleList = ({
         setFilter(prev => ({ ...prev, query }));
     };
 
-    const resolvedProjectId = resolveFilteredProjectId(filter);
-    const createURL = getCreateTogglePath(resolvedProjectId, flags.E);
-
     const renderFeatures = () => {
         features.forEach(e => {
             e.reviveName = e.name;
@@ -83,11 +78,15 @@ const FeatureToggleList = ({
                             </ListItem>
                         }
                         elseShow={
-                            <ListPlaceholder
-                                text="No features available. Get started by adding a
-                                new feature toggle."
-                                link={createURL}
-                                linkText="Add your first toggle"
+                            <ConditionallyRender
+                                condition={Boolean(createFeature?.access)}
+                                show={() => (
+                                    <ListPlaceholder
+                                        text="No features available. Get started by adding a new feature toggle."
+                                        link={createFeature.path}
+                                        linkText="Add your first toggle"
+                                    />
+                                )}
                             />
                         }
                     />
@@ -143,49 +142,9 @@ const FeatureToggleList = ({
                                 <ConditionallyRender
                                     condition={!archive}
                                     show={
-                                        <ConditionallyRender
-                                            condition={smallScreen}
-                                            show={
-                                                <Tooltip title="Create feature toggle">
-                                                    <IconButton
-                                                        component={Link}
-                                                        to={createURL}
-                                                        data-test={
-                                                            NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE
-                                                        }
-                                                        disabled={
-                                                            !hasAccess(
-                                                                CREATE_FEATURE,
-                                                                resolvedProjectId
-                                                            )
-                                                        }
-                                                    >
-                                                        <Add />
-                                                    </IconButton>
-                                                </Tooltip>
-                                            }
-                                            elseShow={
-                                                <Button
-                                                    to={createURL}
-                                                    color="primary"
-                                                    variant="contained"
-                                                    component={Link}
-                                                    data-test={
-                                                        NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE
-                                                    }
-                                                    disabled={
-                                                        !hasAccess(
-                                                            CREATE_FEATURE,
-                                                            resolvedProjectId
-                                                        )
-                                                    }
-                                                    className={classnames({
-                                                        skeleton: loading,
-                                                    })}
-                                                >
-                                                    New feature toggle
-                                                </Button>
-                                            }
+                                        <CreateFeatureButton
+                                            filter={filter}
+                                            loading={loading}
                                         />
                                     }
                                 />
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/__snapshots__/FeatureToggleList.test.jsx.snap b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/__snapshots__/FeatureToggleList.test.jsx.snap
index e365ef90c2..693175c21b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/__snapshots__/FeatureToggleList.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/__snapshots__/FeatureToggleList.test.jsx.snap
@@ -142,32 +142,6 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature 1`] = `
                 </span>
               </button>
             </div>
-            <a
-              aria-disabled={true}
-              className="MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root MuiButton-contained MuiButton-containedPrimary Mui-disabled Mui-disabled"
-              data-test="NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE"
-              href="/projects/default/create-toggle"
-              onBlur={[Function]}
-              onClick={[Function]}
-              onDragLeave={[Function]}
-              onFocus={[Function]}
-              onKeyDown={[Function]}
-              onKeyUp={[Function]}
-              onMouseDown={[Function]}
-              onMouseLeave={[Function]}
-              onMouseUp={[Function]}
-              onTouchEnd={[Function]}
-              onTouchMove={[Function]}
-              onTouchStart={[Function]}
-              role="button"
-              tabIndex={-1}
-            >
-              <span
-                className="MuiButton-label"
-              >
-                New feature toggle
-              </span>
-            </a>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -339,32 +313,6 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature without permissions 1`] = `
                 />
               </button>
             </div>
-            <a
-              aria-disabled={true}
-              className="MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root MuiButton-contained MuiButton-containedPrimary Mui-disabled Mui-disabled"
-              data-test="NAVIGATE_TO_CREATE_FEATURE"
-              href="/projects/default/create-toggle"
-              onBlur={[Function]}
-              onClick={[Function]}
-              onDragLeave={[Function]}
-              onFocus={[Function]}
-              onKeyDown={[Function]}
-              onKeyUp={[Function]}
-              onMouseDown={[Function]}
-              onMouseLeave={[Function]}
-              onMouseUp={[Function]}
-              onTouchEnd={[Function]}
-              onTouchMove={[Function]}
-              onTouchStart={[Function]}
-              role="button"
-              tabIndex={-1}
-            >
-              <span
-                className="MuiButton-label"
-              >
-                New feature toggle
-              </span>
-            </a>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useDefaultProject/useDefaultProjectId.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useDefaultProject/useDefaultProjectId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a5542f178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/getters/useDefaultProject/useDefaultProjectId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import useProjects from 'hooks/api/getters/useProjects/useProjects';
+
+const DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID = 'default';
+
+export const useDefaultProjectId = (): string | undefined => {
+    const { projects = [] } = useProjects();
+
+    const defaultProject = projects.find(project => {
+        return project.id === DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID;
+    });
+
+    return defaultProject?.id || projects[0]?.id;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useFeaturesFilter.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useFeaturesFilter.ts
index 82114b75de..a2afed09db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useFeaturesFilter.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useFeaturesFilter.ts
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ export const useFeaturesFilter = (
     };
 };
 
-// Return the current project ID a project has been selected,
-// or the 'default' project if showing all projects.
-export const resolveFilteredProjectId = (filter: IFeaturesFilter): string => {
-    if (!filter.project || filter.project === '*') {
-        return 'default';
-    }
-
-    return filter.project;
-};
-
 const filterFeatures = (
     features: IFeatureToggle[],
     filter: IFeaturesFilter