diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/shared/components/file-actions/file-actions.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/shared/components/file-actions/file-actions.component.ts
index 95a6427cd..f4bc25a51 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/shared/components/file-actions/file-actions.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/dossier/shared/components/file-actions/file-actions.component.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class FileActionsComponent extends AutoUnsubscribe implements OnDestroy,
                 ariaExpanded: this._excludedPagesService?.shown$,
                 showDot: !!this.file.excludedPages?.length,
                 icon: 'red:exclude-pages',
-                show: !!this._excludedPagesService,
+                show: !!this._excludedPagesService && !this.file.excluded,
             },
             {
                 type: ActionTypes.circleBtn,
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
index 88b9afe77..55eeaf96b 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/permissions.service.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class PermissionsService {
 
     // TODO: Remove '?', after we make sure file is loaded before page
     canPerformAnnotationActions(file: File): boolean {
-        return (file?.isUnderReview || file?.isUnderApproval) && this.isFileAssignee(file);
+        return !file.excluded && (file?.isUnderReview || file?.isUnderApproval) && this.isFileAssignee(file);
     }
 
     canUndoApproval(file: File | File[]): boolean {