diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObject.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObject.js
index 98561e7e7d..2b764f7de7 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObject.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObject.js
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ define(
             context: EditableContextCapability,
             composition: EditableCompositionCapability,
             relationship: EditableRelationshipCapability,
-            action: EditableActionCapability,
             editor: EditorCapability
         };
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/object-inspector.html b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/object-inspector.html
index c056bcaeb4..7dd8d6a5b3 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/object-inspector.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/object-inspector.html
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
  this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
 -->
-
+<style>
+    .s-status-editing .location-item{
+        pointer-events: none;
+    }
+</style>
 <span class="l-inspect" ng-controller="ObjectInspectorController as controller">
     <div ng-controller="PaneController as modelPaneEdit">
         <mct-split-pane class='abs contents split-layout' anchor='bottom'>
diff --git a/platform/core/src/actions/ActionCapability.js b/platform/core/src/actions/ActionCapability.js
index 2164969a05..a84e67e62d 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/actions/ActionCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/actions/ActionCapability.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ define(
     [],
     function () {
         "use strict";
-
+        var DISALLOWED_ACTIONS = ["move", "copy", "link", "window", "follow"];
         /**
          * The ActionCapability allows applicable Actions to be retrieved and
          * performed for specific domain objects, e.g.:
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ define(
             this.domainObject = domainObject;
         }
 
+        function isEditable(domainObject){
+            return domainObject.getCapability('status').get('editing');
+        }
+
+        function hasEditableParent(domainObject){
+            return domainObject.hasCapability('context') &&
+                domainObject.getCapability('context').getPath().reduce(
+                    function(previous, domainObject){
+                        return domainObject.getCapability('status').get('editing') || previous;
+                    }, false);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Perform an action. This will find and perform the
          * first matching action available for the specified
@@ -67,9 +79,6 @@ define(
          *       this capability. If given as a string, this will
          *       be taken as the "key" field to match against
          *       specific actions.
-         * @returns {Promise} the result of the action that was
-         *       performed, or undefined if no matching action
-         *       was found.
          * @memberof platform/core.ActionCapability#
          */
         ActionCapability.prototype.getActions = function (context) {
@@ -78,11 +87,19 @@ define(
             // but additionally adds a domainObject field.
             var baseContext = typeof context === 'string' ?
                         { key: context } : (context || {}),
-                actionContext = Object.create(baseContext);
+                actionContext = Object.create(baseContext),
+                actions;
 
             actionContext.domainObject = this.domainObject;
 
-            return this.actionService.getActions(actionContext);
+            actions = this.actionService.getActions(actionContext) || [];
+            if (isEditable(this.domainObject) || hasEditableParent(this.domainObject)){
+                return actions.filter(function(action){
+                    return DISALLOWED_ACTIONS.indexOf(action.getMetadata().key) === -1;
+                });
+            } else {
+                return actions;
+            }
         };
 
         /**