diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
index 1a7d5f8ea1..68d3296112 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/RemoveAction.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define(
             var object = (context || {}).domainObject,
                 contextCapability = object && object.getCapability("context"),
                 parent = contextCapability && contextCapability.getParent(),
-                parentType = parent.getCapability('type'),
+                parentType = parent && parent.getCapability('type'),
                 parentCreatable = parentType && parentType.hasFeature('creation');
 
             // Only creatable types should be modifiable
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/EditActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/EditActionSpec.js
index e0a47feb18..b0fb481b35 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/EditActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/EditActionSpec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define(
                 mockNavigationService,
                 mockLog,
                 mockDomainObject,
+                mockType,
                 actionContext,
                 action;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,13 @@ define(
                     "domainObject",
                     [ "getId", "getModel", "getCapability" ]
                 );
+                mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "type",
+                    [ "hasFeature" ]
+                );
+
+                mockDomainObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockType);
+                mockType.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
 
                 actionContext = { domainObject: mockDomainObject };
 
@@ -44,6 +52,8 @@ define(
             it("is only applicable when a domain object is present", function () {
                 expect(EditAction.appliesTo(actionContext)).toBeTruthy();
                 expect(EditAction.appliesTo({})).toBeFalsy();
+                // Should have checked for creatability
+                expect(mockType.hasFeature).toHaveBeenCalledWith('creation');
             });
 
             it("changes URL path to edit mode when performed", function () {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js
index ad0f6ad895..604da4bc69 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ define(
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 capabilities = {
-                    type: { getProperties: function () { return []; } },
+                    type: {
+                        getProperties: function () { return []; },
+                        hasFeature: jasmine.createSpy('hasFeature')
+                    },
                     persistence: jasmine.createSpyObj("persistence", ["persist"]),
                     mutation: jasmine.createSpy("mutation")
                 };
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ define(
                     }
                 };
 
+                capabilities.type.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
                 capabilities.mutation.andReturn(true);
 
                 action = new PropertiesAction(dialogService, context);
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ define(
             it("is only applicable when a domain object is in context", function () {
                 expect(PropertiesAction.appliesTo(context)).toBeTruthy();
                 expect(PropertiesAction.appliesTo({})).toBeFalsy();
+                // Make sure it checked for creatability
+                expect(capabilities.type.hasFeature).toHaveBeenCalledWith('creation');
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
index 459c14a31e..e6f73e06b1 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/RemoveActionSpec.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ define(
                 mockContext,
                 mockMutation,
                 mockPersistence,
+                mockType,
                 actionContext,
                 model,
                 capabilities,
@@ -47,16 +48,18 @@ define(
                 mockContext = jasmine.createSpyObj("context", [ "getParent" ]);
                 mockMutation = jasmine.createSpyObj("mutation", [ "invoke" ]);
                 mockPersistence = jasmine.createSpyObj("persistence", [ "persist" ]);
+                mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj("type", [ "hasFeature" ]);
 
                 mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn("test");
                 mockDomainObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockContext);
                 mockContext.getParent.andReturn(mockParent);
-
+                mockType.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
 
 
                 capabilities = {
                     mutation: mockMutation,
-                    persistence: mockPersistence
+                    persistence: mockPersistence,
+                    type: mockType
                 };
                 model = {
                     composition: [ "a", "test", "b", "c" ]
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ define(
                 mockContext.getParent.andReturn(undefined);
 
                 expect(RemoveAction.appliesTo(actionContext)).toBeFalsy();
+
+                // Also verify that creatability was checked
+                expect(mockType.hasFeature).toHaveBeenCalledWith('creation');
             });
 
             it("mutates the parent when performed", function () {