diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/part/CategoryDetail.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/part/CategoryDetail.tsx
index a8fa7a9cb9..250cd1f298 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/part/CategoryDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/part/CategoryDetail.tsx
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ export default function CategoryDetail() {
             }}
             actions={categoryActions}
             editAction={editCategory.open}
-            editEnabled={user.hasChangePermission(ModelType.partcategory)}
+            editEnabled={
+              !!category?.pk && user.hasChangePermission(ModelType.partcategory)
+            }
           />
           <PanelGroup
             pageKey='partcategory'
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/stock/LocationDetail.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/stock/LocationDetail.tsx
index a5ee51f0c9..cebc6c8e4b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/stock/LocationDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/stock/LocationDetail.tsx
@@ -381,7 +381,10 @@ export default function Stock() {
             icon={location?.icon && <ApiIcon name={location?.icon} />}
             actions={locationActions}
             editAction={editLocation.open}
-            editEnabled={user.hasChangePermission(ModelType.stocklocation)}
+            editEnabled={
+              !!location?.pk &&
+              user.hasChangePermission(ModelType.stocklocation)
+            }
             breadcrumbs={breadcrumbs}
             breadcrumbAction={() => {
               setTreeOpen(true);