diff --git a/app/views/ai_tags/_preview.html.erb b/app/views/ai_tags/_preview.html.erb
index b55eee7e4..37ede2758 100644
--- a/app/views/ai_tags/_preview.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/ai_tags/_preview.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <% if ai_tag.post.nil? %>
+      <% if ai_tag.post.nil? || !policy(ai_tag).update? %>
         <%= button_to "Add", nil, class: "button-primary button-sm", disabled: true %>
       <% elsif ai_tag.post_tagged? %>
         <%= button_to "Remove", tag_ai_tag_path(media_asset_id: ai_tag.media_asset, tag_id: ai_tag.tag), remote: true, method: :put, params: { mode: "remove" }, class: "button-outline-danger button-sm" %>