diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 439abe5c4..e3f775aef 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  - rfe #2123: Layouts related for export purposes
  - fixed #12125: Recaptcha API url
  - rfe #12127: AssetProperty macro
+ - fixed #12129: AdminBar calls canAdd as an object method
 
 7.10.15
  - fixed #12117: Thingy - www_searchViaAjax broken
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index d3274617c..96d52b164 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ The "turn admin on" group which is group id 12.
 
 sub canAdd {
     my $className = shift;
+
+    # just in case we get called as object method
+    $className = $className->get('className') if blessed $className;
+
     my $session = shift;
     my $userId = shift || $session->user->userId;
     my $user = WebGUI::User->new($session, $userId);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Macro/AdminBar.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Macro/AdminBar.pm
index 7408a0a14..a19d80017 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Macro/AdminBar.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Macro/AdminBar.pm
@@ -160,12 +160,13 @@ sub process {
 		
 		# prototypes
 		foreach my $prototype (@{ $session->asset->getPrototypeList }) {
-            next unless ($prototype->canView && $prototype->canAdd($session) && $prototype->getUiLevel <= $userUiLevel);
+            my $class = $prototype->get('className');
+            next unless ($prototype->canView && $class->canAdd($session) && $prototype->getUiLevel <= $userUiLevel);
             $categories{prototypes}{items} ||= [];
             push @{$categories{prototypes}{items}}, {
                 title   => $prototype->getTitle,
                 url     => $asset->getUrl(
-                    "func=add;class=".$prototype->get('className').";prototype=".$prototype->getId.$proceed
+                    "func=add;class=$class;prototype=".$prototype->getId.$proceed
                 ),
                 icon    => $prototype->getIcon(1),
             };
diff --git a/t/Asset/Asset.t b/t/Asset/Asset.t
index fee63d6c2..f232fd5cb 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Asset.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Asset.t
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use WebGUI::Asset::Sku;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Sku::Product;
 use WebGUI::AssetVersioning;
 use WebGUI::VersionTag;
+use Monkey::Patch;
 
 use Test::More;
 use Test::Deep;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ sub definition {
 
 package main;
 
-plan tests => 137
+plan tests => 138
             + scalar(@fixIdTests)
             + scalar(@fixTitleTests)
             + 2*scalar(@getTitleTests) #same tests used for getTitle and getMenuTitle
@@ -1212,4 +1213,25 @@ sub getTitleTests {
     );
 }
 
+subtest 'canAdd tolerates being called as an object method', sub {
+    my $class = 'WebGUI::Asset::Snippet';
+    my $snip = $tempNode->addChild({className => $class});
 
+    # Make a test user who's just in Turn Admin On
+    my $u = WebGUI::User->create($session);
+    WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup($u);
+    $u->addToGroups(['12']);
+    $session->user({ user => $u });
+
+    # default addGroup is Turn Admin On
+    ok $class->canAdd($session), 'can add when called as a class method';
+    ok $snip->canAdd($session), '...or an object method';
+
+    my $key = "assets/$class/addGroup";
+    WebGUI::Test->originalConfig($key);
+    $session->config->set($key, 3);
+
+    # now only admins can add snippets, so canAdd should return false
+    ok !$class->canAdd($session), 'Cannot add when called as a class method';
+    ok !$snip->canAdd($session), '...or an object method';
+};