diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontent.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontent.directive.js
index 2d3a8e2238..eb9971d83a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontent.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbvariantcontent.directive.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         controllerAs: 'vm',
         controller: umbVariantContentController
     };
-    
+
     function umbVariantContentController($scope) {
 
         var unsubscribe = [];
@@ -41,20 +41,19 @@
         vm.showBackButton = showBackButton;
 
         function onInit() {
-            
+
             // Make copy of apps, so we can have a variant specific model for the App. (needed for validation etc.)
             vm.editor.variantApps = Utilities.copy(vm.content.apps);
 
             var activeApp = vm.content.apps.find((app) => app.active);
 
             onAppChanged(activeApp);
-
         }
-        
+
         function showBackButton() {
             return vm.page.listViewPath !== null && vm.showBack;
         }
-        
+
         /** Called when the component has linked all elements, this is when the form controller is available */
         function postLink() {
             //set the content to dirty if the header changes
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
                     }
                 }));
         }
-        
+
         function onDestroy() {
             for (var i = 0; i < unsubscribe.length; i++) {
                 unsubscribe[i]();
@@ -88,12 +87,12 @@
          */
         function selectApp(item) {
             // call the callback if any is registered
-            if(vm.onSelectApp) {
-                vm.onSelectApp({"app": item});
+            if (vm.onSelectApp) {
+                vm.onSelectApp({ "app": item });
             }
         }
-        
-        $scope.$on("editors.apps.appChanged", function($event, $args) {
+
+        $scope.$on("editors.apps.appChanged", function ($event, $args) {
             var activeApp = $args.app;
 
             // sync varaintApps active with new active.
@@ -104,11 +103,14 @@
             onAppChanged(activeApp);
         });
 
+        $scope.$on("listView.itemsChanged", function ($event, $args) {
+            vm.disableActionsMenu = $args.items.length > 0;
+        });
+
         function onAppChanged(activeApp) {
 
             // disable the name field if the active content app is not "Content" or "Info"
             vm.nameDisabled = (activeApp && activeApp.alias !== "umbContent" && activeApp.alias !== "umbInfo" && activeApp.alias !== "umbListView");
-
         }
 
         /**
@@ -117,8 +119,8 @@
          */
         function selectAppAnchor(item, anchor) {
             // call the callback if any is registered
-            if(vm.onSelectAppAnchor) {
-                vm.onSelectAppAnchor({"app": item, "anchor": anchor});
+            if (vm.onSelectAppAnchor) {
+                vm.onSelectAppAnchor({ "app": item, "anchor": anchor });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
index fdec4c98d0..846d5c85fe 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
                 nameDisabled: "<?",
                 menu: "=",
                 hideActionsMenu: "<?",
+                disableActionsMenu: "<?",
                 content: "=",
                 editor: "=",
                 hideChangeVariant: "<?",
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditormenu.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditormenu.directive.js
index 665f315bee..281a52e4e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditormenu.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditormenu.directive.js
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
             link: link,
             scope: {
                 currentNode: "=",
-                currentSection: "@"
+                currentSection: "@",
+                isDisabled: "<?"
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/listviewhelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/listviewhelper.service.js
index ee1e2a2311..79c3880e60 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/listviewhelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/listviewhelper.service.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 (function () {
     'use strict';
 
-    function listViewHelper($location, localStorageService, urlHelper) {
+    function listViewHelper($location, $rootScope, localStorageService, urlHelper) {
 
         var firstSelectedIndex = 0;
         var localStorageKey = "umblistViewLayout";
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 
                 selection.push(obj);
                 item.selected = true;
+                $rootScope.$broadcast("listView.itemsChanged", { items: selection });
             }
         }
 
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@
                 if ((item.id !== 2147483647 && item.id === selectedItem.id) || (item.key && item.key === selectedItem.key)) {
                     selection.splice(i, 1);
                     item.selected = false;
+                    $rootScope.$broadcast("listView.itemsChanged", { items: selection });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -339,12 +341,13 @@
                 }
             }
 
-         if(Utilities.isArray(folders)) {
+            if (Utilities.isArray(folders)) {
                 for (i = 0; folders.length > i; i++) {
                     var folder = folders[i];
                     folder.selected = false;
                 }
             }
+            $rootScope.$broadcast("listView.itemsChanged", { items: selection });
         }
 
         /**
@@ -395,10 +398,11 @@
             if (clearSelection) {
                 selection.length = 0;
             }
+            $rootScope.$broadcast("listView.itemsChanged", { items: selection });
 
         }
-        
-        
+
+
         /**
         * @ngdoc method
         * @name umbraco.services.listViewHelper#selectAllItemsToggle
@@ -410,27 +414,27 @@
         * @param {Array} items Items to toggle selection on, should be $scope.items
         * @param {Array} selection Listview selection, available as $scope.selection
         */
-        
+
         function selectAllItemsToggle(items, selection) {
-            
+
             if (!Utilities.isArray(items)) {
                 return;
             }
-            
+
             if (isSelectedAll(items, selection)) {
                 // unselect all items
                 items.forEach(function (item) {
                     item.selected = false;
                 });
-                
+
                 // reset selection without loosing reference.
                 selection.length = 0;
-                
+
             } else {
-                
+
                 // reset selection without loosing reference.
                 selection.length = 0;
-                
+
                 // select all items
                 items.forEach(function (item) {
                     var obj = {
@@ -443,6 +447,7 @@
                     selection.push(obj);
                 });
             }
+            $rootScope.$broadcast("listView.itemsChanged", { items: selection });
 
         }
 
@@ -558,7 +563,7 @@
             };
         }
 
-        
+
         /**
         * @ngdoc method
         * @name umbraco.services.listViewHelper#editItem
@@ -584,7 +589,7 @@
                 $location.search(p, params[p]);
             }
         }
-        
+
         function isMatchingLayout(id, layout) {
             // legacy format uses "nodeId", be sure to look for both
             return layout.id === id || layout.nodeId === id;
@@ -592,21 +597,21 @@
 
         var service = {
 
-          getLayout: getLayout,
-          getFirstAllowedLayout: getFirstAllowedLayout,
-          setLayout: setLayout,
-          saveLayoutInLocalStorage: saveLayoutInLocalStorage,
-          selectHandler: selectHandler,
-          selectItem: selectItem,
-          deselectItem: deselectItem,
-          clearSelection: clearSelection,
-          selectAllItems: selectAllItems,
-          selectAllItemsToggle: selectAllItemsToggle,
-          isSelectedAll: isSelectedAll,
-          setSortingDirection: setSortingDirection,
-          setSorting: setSorting,
-          getButtonPermissions: getButtonPermissions,
-          editItem: editItem
+            getLayout: getLayout,
+            getFirstAllowedLayout: getFirstAllowedLayout,
+            setLayout: setLayout,
+            saveLayoutInLocalStorage: saveLayoutInLocalStorage,
+            selectHandler: selectHandler,
+            selectItem: selectItem,
+            deselectItem: deselectItem,
+            clearSelection: clearSelection,
+            selectAllItems: selectAllItems,
+            selectAllItemsToggle: selectAllItemsToggle,
+            isSelectedAll: isSelectedAll,
+            setSortingDirection: setSortingDirection,
+            setSorting: setSorting,
+            getButtonPermissions: getButtonPermissions,
+            editItem: editItem
 
         };
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-variant-content.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-variant-content.html
index 7db4f785f5..40a88ae6a6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-variant-content.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-variant-content.html
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         <ng-form name="contentHeaderForm" ng-if="vm.content.apps.length > 0">
             <umb-editor-content-header
                 menu="vm.page.menu"
-                hide-menu="vm.page.hideActionsMenu"
+                hide-actions-menu="vm.page.hideActionsMenu"
+                disable-actions-menu="vm.disableActionsMenu"
                 name="vm.editor.content.name"
                 name-disabled="vm.nameDisabled"
                 editor="vm.editor"
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
index fdcd734020..687c8ef24e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
             <umb-editor-menu
                 data-element="editor-actions"
                 current-node="menu.currentNode"
-                current-section="{{menu.currentSection}}">
+                current-section="{{menu.currentSection}}"
+                is-disabled="disableActionsMenu">
             </umb-editor-menu>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-menu.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-menu.html
index 0fe8c862c1..789e8aa79e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-menu.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-menu.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         show-caret="true"
         has-popup="true"
         is-expanded="dropdown.isOpen"
-        disabled="!actions || !actions.length"
+        disabled="!actions || !actions.length || isDisabled"
         >
     </umb-button>