diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
index 807b6588fb..8833590a09 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class SelectController extends Controller
      */
     public function selectTransactions(Rule $rule)
     {
+        if(false===$rule->active) {
+            session()->flash('warning',trans('firefly.cannot_fire_inactive_rules'));
+            return redirect(route('rules.index'));
+        }
         // does the user have shared accounts?
         $first    = session('first', Carbon::now()->subYear())->format('Y-m-d');
         $today    = Carbon::now()->format('Y-m-d');
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index f71931885b..3a69b9b949 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ return [
     'yearly'                                     => 'yearly',
 
     // rules
+    'cannot_fire_inactive_rules'                 => 'You cannot execute inactive rules.',
     'rules'                                      => 'Rules',
     'rule_name'                                  => 'Name of rule',
     'rule_triggers'                              => 'Rule triggers when',
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/rules/index.twig b/resources/views/v1/rules/index.twig
index e1090a2a00..61c8863a3c 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/rules/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/rules/index.twig
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
                                         <td>
                                             <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs test_buttons">
                                                 {# show which transactions would match #}
+                                                {% if rule.active %}
                                                 <a href="#" class="btn btn-default test_rule_triggers" data-id="{{ rule.id }}"
                                                    title="{{ 'test_rule_triggers'|_ }}"><i data-id="{{ rule.id }}"
                                                                                            class="test_rule_triggers fa fa-fw fa-flask"></i></a>
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
                                                 <a href="{{ route('rules.select-transactions',rule.id) }}" class="btn btn-default"
                                                    title=" {{ trans('firefly.apply_rule_selection', {title: rule.title}) }}">
                                                     <i class="fa fa-fw fa-power-off "></i></a>
-
+                                                {% endif %}
                                                 {# duplicate rule #}
                                                 <a href="{{ route('rules.duplicate',rule.id) }}" class="btn btn-default"
                                                    title=" {{ trans('firefly.duplicate_rule', {title: rule.title}) }}">