diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/add/add.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/add/add.controller.js
index e005515215..522dbe1129 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/add/add.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/add/add.controller.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export default
                 form = inventoryScriptsFormObject,
                 url = GetBasePath('inventory_scripts');
 
+            $scope.canEdit = true;
+
             generator.inject(form, {
                 mode: 'add' ,
                 scope:scope,
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ export default
 
             // Save
             scope.formSave = function () {
-
                 generator.clearApiErrors();
                 Wait('start');
                 Rest.setUrl(url);
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/edit/edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/edit/edit.controller.js
index 7ed84066b8..a9515d60a5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/edit/edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/edit/edit.controller.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ export default
                                 data.summary_fields[form.fields[fld].sourceModel][form.fields[fld].sourceField];
                         }
                     }
+                    $scope.canEdit = data['script'] !== null;
+                    if (!$scope.canEdit) {
+                        $scope.script = "Script contents hidden";
+                    }
                     Wait('stop');
                 })
                 .error(function (data, status) {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
index b9a2160a8a..67778ce50f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default function() {
                 addRequired: true,
                 editRequired: true,
                 awDropFile: true,
+                ngDisabled: '!canEdit',
                 rows: 10,
                 awPopOver: "<p>Drag and drop your custom inventory script file here or create one in the field to import your custom inventory. " +
                                     "<br><br> Script must begin with a hashbang sequence: i.e.... #!/usr/bin/env python</p>",
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export default function() {
             },
             save: {
                 ngClick: 'formSave()', //$scope.function to call on click, optional
-                ngDisabled: true //Disable when $pristine or $invalid, optional
+                ngDisabled: 'custom_inventory_form.$pristine || custom_inventory_form.$invalid || !canEdit' //Disable when $pristine or $invalid, optional
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
index 60e6f1e7a9..70e0d97710 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                         html += (field.ngChange) ? this.attr(field, 'ngChange') : "";
                         html += buildId(field, fld, this.form);
                         html += (field.placeholder) ? this.attr(field, 'placeholder') : "";
+                        html += (field.ngDisabled) ? this.attr(field, 'ngDisabled'): "";
                         html += (options.mode === 'edit' && field.editRequired) ? "required " : "";
                         html += (options.mode === 'add' && field.addRequired) ? "required " : "";
                         html += (field.ngRequired) ? "ng-required=\"" + field.ngRequired +"\"" : "";