diff --git a/module/execution/js/storykanban.ui.js b/module/execution/js/storykanban.ui.js
index f69ce8cd41..329f4e5d47 100644
--- a/module/execution/js/storykanban.ui.js
+++ b/module/execution/js/storykanban.ui.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ window.getItem = function(info)
     }
 
     const unlinkUrl = $.createLink('execution', 'unlinkStory', `executionID=${executionID}&story=${info.item.id}`);
-    const unlinkBtn = `<a href="${unlinkUrl}" title=${unlinkLang} class="btn item text-primary toolbar-item ajax-submit square size-sm ghost"><i class='icon icon-unlink'></i></a>`;
+    const unlinkBtn = priv.canUnlinkStory ? `<a href="${unlinkUrl}" title=${unlinkLang} class="btn item text-primary toolbar-item ajax-submit square size-sm ghost"><i class='icon icon-unlink'></i></a>` : '';
     const content = `
         <div class='flex items-center'>
           <span class='pri-${info.item.pri}'>${info.item.pri}</span>
diff --git a/module/execution/ui/storykanban.html.php b/module/execution/ui/storykanban.html.php
index 7eac7a91eb..e0c5333653 100644
--- a/module/execution/ui/storykanban.html.php
+++ b/module/execution/ui/storykanban.html.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jsVar('hourUnit',    $config->hourUnit);
 jsVar('executionID', $executionID);
 jsVar('priv', array(
     'canViewStory'        => common::hasPriv('execution', 'storyView'),
-    'canUnlinkStory'      => common::hasPriv('execution', 'unlinkStory'),
+    'canUnlinkStory'      => (common::hasPriv('execution', 'unlinkStory') && $execution->hasProduct),
     'canBatchChangeStage' => common::hasPriv('story', 'batchChangeStage')
 ));