diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.ts
index 0a03dc1ec..690a2ba7f 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_icon.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export default class NoteIconWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
     async refreshWithNote(note: FNote) {
         this.$icon.removeClass().addClass(`${note.getIcon()} note-icon`);
+        this.$icon.prop("disabled", !!(this.noteContext?.viewScope?.viewMode !== "default"));
         this.dropdown.hide();
     }