diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.html
index 4e3d3127a..6481467ec 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.html
@@ -86,29 +86,29 @@
 </ng-template>
 
 <ng-template #actions let-row="row" let-item>
-	<div class="row" (click)="$event.stopPropagation()">
+	<div *ngIf="showActions(row)" class="row" (click)="$event.stopPropagation()">
 		<div class="col-auto">
 			<button mat-icon-button [matMenuTriggerFor]="actionsMenu">
 				<mat-icon>more_horiz</mat-icon>
 			</button>
 			<mat-menu #actionsMenu="matMenu">
-				<button *ngIf="row.status !== descriptionTemplateStatuses.Finalized && hasPermission(permissionEnum.EditDescriptionTemplate, row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/', row.id])">
+				<button *ngIf="canEdit(row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/', row.id])">
 					<mat-icon>edit</mat-icon>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.EDIT' | translate}}
 				</button>
-				<button *ngIf="row.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && hasExplicitPermission(permissionEnum.EditDescriptionTemplate)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/new-version/', row.id])">
+				<button *ngIf="canAddNewVersion(row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/new-version/', row.id])">
 					<mat-icon>queue</mat-icon>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.NEW-VERSION' | translate}}
 				</button>
-				<button *ngIf="row.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && hasPermission(permissionEnum.CloneDescriptionTemplate, row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/clone/', row.id])">
+				<button *ngIf="canClone(row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/clone/', row.id])">
 					<mat-icon>content_copy</mat-icon>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.CLONE' | translate}}
 				</button>
-				<button *ngIf="row.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && hasExplicitPermission(permissionEnum.EditDescriptionTemplate)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/versions/', row.groupId])">
+				<button *ngIf="canViewVersions(row)" mat-menu-item [routerLink]="routerUtils.generateUrl(['/description-templates/versions/', row.groupId])">
 					<mat-icon>library_books</mat-icon>
 					{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.VIEW-VERSIONS' | translate}}
 				</button>
-				<button *ngIf="row.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && hasPermission(permissionEnum.ExportDescriptionTemplate, row)" mat-menu-item (click)="export($event, row.id)">
+				<button *ngIf="canDownloadXml(row)" mat-menu-item (click)="export($event, row.id)">
 					<mat-icon>download</mat-icon>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.DOWNLOAD-XML' | translate}}
 				</button>
-				<button *ngIf="row.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && hasPermission(permissionEnum.DeleteDescriptionTemplate, row)" mat-menu-item (click)="delete(row.id)">
+				<button *ngIf="canDelete(row)" mat-menu-item (click)="delete(row.id)">
 					<mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
 					{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-LISTING.ACTIONS.DELETE' | translate}}
 				</button>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.ts
index 697777afc..7420d1f91 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/listing/description-template-listing.component.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,36 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateListingComponent extends BaseListingComponent<De
 		this.onColumnsChangedInternal(event.properties.map(x => x.toString()));
 	}
 
+	public showActions(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {
+		return this.canEdit(descriptionTemplate) || this.canAddNewVersion(descriptionTemplate) || 
+			this.canClone(descriptionTemplate) || this.canViewVersions(descriptionTemplate) || 
+			this.canDownloadXml(descriptionTemplate) || this.canDelete(descriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canEdit(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {	
+		return descriptionTemplate.status !== DescriptionTemplateStatus.Finalized && this.hasPermission(AppPermission.EditDescriptionTemplate, descriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canAddNewVersion(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {	
+		return descriptionTemplate.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && this.hasExplicitPermission(AppPermission.EditDescriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canClone(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {
+		return descriptionTemplate.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && this.hasPermission(AppPermission.CloneDescriptionTemplate, descriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canViewVersions(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {
+		return descriptionTemplate.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && this.hasExplicitPermission(AppPermission.EditDescriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canDownloadXml(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {
+		return descriptionTemplate.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && this.hasPermission(AppPermission.ExportDescriptionTemplate, descriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
+	public canDelete(descriptionTemplate: DescriptionTemplate): boolean {
+		return descriptionTemplate.belongsToCurrentTenant != false && this.hasPermission(AppPermission.DeleteDescriptionTemplate, descriptionTemplate);
+	}
+
 	private onColumnsChangedInternal(columns: string[]) {
 		// Here are defined the projection fields that always requested from the api.
 		const fields = new Set(this.lookupFields);