diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/tools-item-action.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/tools-item-action.inc
index 9b5486980d..b021b541fe 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/tools-item-action.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/tools-item-action.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-          <select name="item_action" id="item_action">
+        [% IF item_action_ignore AND num_items == 0 %]
+            <select name="item_action" id="item_action" disabled="disabled">
+        [% ELSE %]
+            <select name="item_action" id="item_action">
+        [% END %]
             [% IF ( item_action_always_add ) %]
                 <option value="always_add" selected="selected">
             [% ELSE %]