diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index 4d4968ea4..7d6c2531c 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop'
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 import { ProfileEditDialogComponent } from '../common/profile-edit-dialog/profile-edit-dialog.component'
+import { ObjectWithId } from 'src/app/data/object-with-id'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'pngx-app-frame',
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
index 7ad5a65c3..a434eaf23 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         <div class="btn-group ms-auto">
             <button #primaryButton type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary d-flex"
             (click)="primaryAction(type, item); $event.stopPropagation()"
+            [disabled]="disablePrimaryButton(type, item)"
             (mouseenter)="onButtonHover($event)">
                 @if (type === 'document') {
                     <i-bs width="1em" height="1em" name="pencil"></i-bs>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
             @if (type !== 'workflow' && type !== 'customField' && type !== 'group' && type !== 'user') {
                 <button #secondaryButton type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary d-flex"
                 (click)="secondaryAction(type, item); $event.stopPropagation()"
+                [disabled]="disableSecondaryButton(type, item)"
                 (mouseenter)="onButtonHover($event)">
                     @if (type === 'document') {
                         <i-bs width="1em" height="1em" name="download"></i-bs>
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
     </div>
 </ng-template>
 
-    <div ngbDropdownMenu class="w-100 mh-75 overflow-y-scroll shadow-lgs">
+    <div ngbDropdownMenu class="w-100 mh-75 overflow-y-scroll shadow-lg">
         @if (searchResults?.total === 0) {
             <h6 class="dropdown-header" i18n="@@searchResults.noResults">No results</h6>
         } @else {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.ts
index 7223dcfa9..be008af7e 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-  AfterViewInit,
   Component,
   ElementRef,
   HostListener,
@@ -34,6 +33,10 @@ import {
   FILTER_HAS_DOCUMENT_TYPE_ANY,
   FILTER_HAS_STORAGE_PATH_ANY,
 } from 'src/app/data/filter-rule-type'
+import {
+  PermissionAction,
+  PermissionsService,
+} from 'src/app/services/permissions.service'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'pngx-global-search',
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ export class GlobalSearchComponent {
           this.currentItemIndex = -1
         }
       } else if (event.key === 'ArrowRight') {
-        this.secondaryButtons.get(this.domIndex).nativeElement.focus()
+        this.secondaryButtons.get(this.domIndex)?.nativeElement.focus()
       } else if (event.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
         this.primaryButtons.get(this.domIndex).nativeElement.focus()
       }
@@ -93,7 +96,8 @@ export class GlobalSearchComponent {
     private router: Router,
     private modalService: NgbModal,
     private documentService: DocumentService,
-    private documentListViewService: DocumentListViewService
+    private documentListViewService: DocumentListViewService,
+    private permissionsService: PermissionsService
   ) {
     this.queryDebounce = new Subject<string>()
 
@@ -268,4 +272,26 @@ export class GlobalSearchComponent {
       this.reset()
     }
   }
+
+  public disablePrimaryButton(type: string, object: ObjectWithId): boolean {
+    if (['workflow', 'customField', 'group', 'user'].includes(type)) {
+      return !this.permissionsService.currentUserHasObjectPermissions(
+        PermissionAction.Change,
+        object
+      )
+    }
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  public disableSecondaryButton(type: string, object: ObjectWithId): boolean {
+    if ('document' === type) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    return !this.permissionsService.currentUserHasObjectPermissions(
+      PermissionAction.Change,
+      object
+    )
+  }
 }