diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
index 68f25faf9..700f0a799 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
@@ -335,11 +335,13 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
 
     private _handleCustomActions() {
         if (this.canPerformActions) {
+            this.instance.enableTools(['AnnotationCreateRectangle']);
             this.instance.enableElements(['add-redaction', 'add-rectangle', 'add-false-positive', 'shapeToolGroupButton']);
             if (this._selectedText.length > 2) {
                 this.instance.enableElements(['add-dictionary', 'add-false-positive']);
             }
         } else {
+            this.instance.disableTools(['AnnotationCreateRectangle']);
             this.instance.disableElements(['add-redaction', 'add-dictionary', 'add-false-positive', 'add-rectangle', 'shapeToolGroupButton']);
         }
     }