diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
index 76d38f067d..53a5fe2d36 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelprimmediacontrols.cpp
@@ -313,12 +313,21 @@ void LLPanelPrimMediaControls::updateShape()
 
 	if (objectp)
 	{
+		// <FS:ND> VWR-29449; Remeber if user has MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL	
+		bool hasPermsControl = true;
+		// </FS:ND>
+
 		bool mini_controls = false;
 		LLMediaEntry *media_data = objectp->getTE(mTargetObjectFace)->getMediaData();
 		if (media_data && NULL != dynamic_cast<LLVOVolume*>(objectp))
 		{
 			// Don't show the media controls if we do not have permissions
 			enabled = dynamic_cast<LLVOVolume*>(objectp)->hasMediaPermission(media_data, LLVOVolume::MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL);
+		
+			// <FS:ND> VWR-29449; Remeber if user has MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL
+			hasPermsControl = dynamic_cast<LLVOVolume*>(objectp)->hasMediaPermission(media_data, LLVOVolume::MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL);
+			// </FS:ND>
+
 			mini_controls = (LLMediaEntry::MINI == media_data->getControls());
 		}
 		const bool is_hud = objectp->isHUDAttachment();
@@ -563,8 +572,36 @@ void LLPanelPrimMediaControls::updateShape()
 			}
 		}
 		
-		setVisible(enabled);
+		// <FS:ND> VWR-29449; If this is a HUD always set it visible, but hide each control if user has no perms.
+		// When setting it invisible it won't receive any mouse messages anymore, thus eg trying to sroll a webpage with mousewheel has surprising effects.
+
+		// setVisible(enabled);
+		if( !is_hud )
+			setVisible(enabled);
+		else
+		{
+			if( !hasPermsControl )
+			{
+				mBackCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mFwdCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mReloadCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mStopCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mHomeCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mZoomCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mUnzoomCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mOpenCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mMediaAddressCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mMediaPlaySliderPanel->setVisible(false);
+				mVolumeCtrl->setVisible(false);
+				mMediaProgressPanel->setVisible(false);
+				mVolumeSliderCtrl->setVisible(false);
+			}
+
+			setVisible(true);
+		}
 		
+		// </FS:ND>
+
 		//
 		// Calculate position and shape of the controls
 		//
@@ -765,10 +802,23 @@ void LLPanelPrimMediaControls::draw()
 	
 	// ignore space from right bookend padding
 	controls_bg_area.mRight -= mRightBookend->getRect().getWidth() - space - 2;
-		
+
 	// draw control background UI image
-	mBackgroundImage->draw( controls_bg_area, UI_VERTEX_COLOR % alpha);
+
+	// <FS:ND> VWR-29449; Only draw mBackgroundImage when the user has MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL. Otherwise we did hide all media controls above and drawing mBackgroundImage draws a useless grey square.
 	
+	// mBackgroundImage->draw( controls_bg_area, UI_VERTEX_COLOR % alpha);
+
+	LLViewerObject* objectp = getTargetObject();
+	LLMediaEntry *media_data(0);
+
+	if( objectp )
+		media_data = objectp->getTE(mTargetObjectFace)->getMediaData();
+	if( !dynamic_cast<LLVOVolume*>(objectp) || !media_data || dynamic_cast<LLVOVolume*>(objectp)->hasMediaPermission(media_data, LLVOVolume::MEDIA_PERM_CONTROL) )
+		mBackgroundImage->draw( controls_bg_area, UI_VERTEX_COLOR % alpha);
+ 
+	// </FS:ND>
+
 	// draw volume slider background UI image
 	if (mVolumeSliderCtrl->getVisible())
 	{