diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
index c496a8aedeb..95bdbb1632d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/dataset.py
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ class DatasetInterface(BaseUIController, UsesAnnotations, UsesItemRatings, UsesE
             if data.missing_meta():
                 message = 'Required metadata values are missing. Some of these values may not be editable by the user. Selecting "Auto-detect" will attempt to fix these values.'
                 status = "warning"
+            metadata_disable = data.state not in [
+                trans.model.Dataset.states.OK,
+                trans.model.Dataset.states.FAILED_METADATA,
+            ]
             metadata_disable = data.state not in [trans.model.Dataset.states.OK, trans.model.Dataset.states.FAILED_METADATA]
             # datatype conversion
             conversion_options = [