diff --git a/libs/shared/lib/querybuilder/panel/QueryBuilderNav.tsx b/libs/shared/lib/querybuilder/panel/QueryBuilderNav.tsx
index 5446dde2d4b4ecfc0e895a38489027e571d8da7a..39079ed5bd967e869af0f6b1f7d47eabb7a25eff 100644
--- a/libs/shared/lib/querybuilder/panel/QueryBuilderNav.tsx
+++ b/libs/shared/lib/querybuilder/panel/QueryBuilderNav.tsx
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export const QueryBuilderNav = (props: QueryBuilderNavProps) => {
               </PopoverContent>
             </Popover>
             <Popover>
-              <PopoverTrigger>
+              <PopoverTrigger disabled={!saveStateAuthorization.query.W}>
                 <Tooltip>
                   <TooltipTrigger>
                     <Button variantType="secondary" variant="ghost" size="xs" iconComponent="icon-[ic--baseline-search]" />