diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
index 931a50ef50..da8ee2d3a8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
             if (vm.variants.length > 1) {
 
+                vm.displayVariants = vm.displayVariants.filter(variant => allowPublish(variant));
                 vm.displayVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.displayVariants);
 
                 var active = vm.variants.find(v => v.active);
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@
             }            
         }
 
+        function allowPublish (variant) {
+            return variant.allowedActions.includes("U");
+        }
+
         function toggleIncludeUnpublished() {
             vm.includeUnpublished = !vm.includeUnpublished;
             // make sure this value is pushed back to the scope