diff --git a/includes/meta/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-taxonomies.php b/includes/meta/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-taxonomies.php
index 14971b9..7ad7b21 100644
--- a/includes/meta/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-taxonomies.php
+++ b/includes/meta/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-taxonomies.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Taxonomies extends Display_Featured_Image_G
 		$term_id  = $term->term_id;
 		$image_id = displayfeaturedimagegenesis_get_term_image( $term_id );
 
+		wp_nonce_field( $this->page . '_save-settings', $this->page . '_nonce', false );
 		echo '<tr class="form-field term-image-wrap">';
 		printf(
 			'<th scope="row" ><label for="%s[term_image]">%s</label></th>',
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Taxonomies extends Display_Featured_Image_G
 	 * @since 2.0.0
 	 */
 	public function save_taxonomy_custom_meta( $term_id ) {
+		if ( ! $this->user_can_save( $this->page . '_save-settings', $this->page . '_nonce' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
 		$input = filter_input( INPUT_POST, $this->page, FILTER_DEFAULT, FILTER_FORCE_ARRAY );
 		if ( ! $input ) {
 			return;