diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button_options.html
index af47ee23..2d7d9609 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelve_button_options.html
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 {% comparison_bool shelf.identifier active_shelf.shelf.identifier as is_current %}
 {% if dropdown %}<li role="menuitem">{% endif %}
     <div class="{% if dropdown %}dropdown-item pt-0 pb-0{% elif active_shelf.shelf.identifier|next_shelf != shelf.identifier %}hidden{% endif %}">
-    {% if shelf.identifier == 'reading' %}
+    {% if shelf.identifier == 'reading' %}{% if not dropdown or active_shelf.shelf.identifier|next_shelf != shelf.identifier %}
         {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with class=class text="Start reading" controls_text="start-reading" controls_uid=button_uuid focus="modal-title-start-reading" disabled=is_current %}
-    {% elif shelf.identifier == 'read' and active_shelf.shelf.identifier == 'read' %}
+    {% endif %}{% elif shelf.identifier == 'read' and active_shelf.shelf.identifier == 'read' %}{% if not dropdown or active_shelf.shelf.identifier|next_shelf != shelf.identifier %}
     <button type="button" class="button {{ class }}" disabled><span>Read</span>
-    {% elif shelf.identifier == 'read' %}
+    {% endif %}{% elif shelf.identifier == 'read' %}{% if not dropdown or active_shelf.shelf.identifier|next_shelf != shelf.identifier %}
         {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with class=class text="Finish reading" controls_text="finish-reading" controls_uid=button_uuid focus="modal-title-finish-reading" disabled=is_current %}
-    {% elif shelf.identifier == 'to-read' %}
+    {% endif %}{% elif shelf.identifier == 'to-read' %}{% if not dropdown or active_shelf.shelf.identifier|next_shelf != shelf.identifier %}
         {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with class=class text="Want to read" controls_text="want-to-read" controls_uid=button_uuid focus="modal-title-want-to-read" disabled=is_current %}
-    {% else %}
+    {% endif %}{% elif shelf.editable %}
         <form name="shelve" action="/shelve/" method="post">
             {% csrf_token %}
             <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ active_shelf.book.id }}">