diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.js b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.js
index 04f7e522df..e37805451d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ function InventoryLookup({
   hideSmartInventories,
   history,
   isDisabled,
-  isOverrideDisabled,
   isPromptableField,
   onBlur,
   onChange,
@@ -39,13 +38,7 @@ function InventoryLookup({
   const autoPopulateLookup = useAutoPopulateLookup(onChange);
 
   const {
-    result: {
-      inventories,
-      count,
-      relatedSearchableKeys,
-      searchableKeys,
-      canEdit,
-    },
+    result: { inventories, count, relatedSearchableKeys, searchableKeys },
     request: fetchInventories,
     error,
     isLoading,
@@ -85,8 +78,6 @@ function InventoryLookup({
             key,
             type: actionsResponse.data.actions?.GET[key].type,
           })),
-        canEdit:
-          Boolean(actionsResponse.data.actions.POST) || isOverrideDisabled,
       };
       // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [autoPopulate, autoPopulateLookup, history.location]),
@@ -95,7 +86,6 @@ function InventoryLookup({
       count: 0,
       relatedSearchableKeys: [],
       searchableKeys: [],
-      canEdit: false,
     }
   );
 
@@ -129,7 +119,7 @@ function InventoryLookup({
       label={t`Inventory`}
       promptId={promptId}
       promptName={promptName}
-      isDisabled={!canEdit || isDisabled}
+      isDisabled={isDisabled}
       tooltip={t`Select the inventory containing the hosts
             you want this job to manage.`}
     >
@@ -145,7 +135,7 @@ function InventoryLookup({
         fieldName={fieldName}
         validate={validate}
         isLoading={isLoading}
-        isDisabled={!canEdit || isDisabled}
+        isDisabled={isDisabled}
         qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         renderOptionsList={({ state, dispatch, canDelete }) => (
           <OptionsList
@@ -200,7 +190,7 @@ function InventoryLookup({
         onBlur={onBlur}
         required={required}
         isLoading={isLoading}
-        isDisabled={!canEdit || isDisabled}
+        isDisabled={isDisabled}
         qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         renderOptionsList={({ state, dispatch, canDelete }) => (
           <OptionsList
@@ -251,7 +241,6 @@ InventoryLookup.propTypes = {
   fieldName: string,
   hideSmartInventories: bool,
   isDisabled: bool,
-  isOverrideDisabled: bool,
   onChange: func.isRequired,
   required: bool,
   validate: func,
@@ -264,7 +253,6 @@ InventoryLookup.defaultProps = {
   fieldName: 'inventory',
   hideSmartInventories: false,
   isDisabled: false,
-  isOverrideDisabled: false,
   required: false,
   validate: () => {},
   value: null,
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.test.js b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.test.js
index 7c20846d32..120b4927e9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/InventoryLookup.test.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('InventoryLookup', () => {
     await act(async () => {
       wrapper = mountWithContexts(
         <Formik>
-          <InventoryLookup isOverrideDisabled onChange={() => {}} />
+          <InventoryLookup onChange={() => {}} />
         </Formik>
       );
     });
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('InventoryLookup', () => {
     await act(async () => {
       wrapper = mountWithContexts(
         <Formik>
-          <InventoryLookup onChange={() => {}} />
+          <InventoryLookup isDisabled onChange={() => {}} />
         </Formik>
       );
     });
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.js
index 6357f4adf2..d4929ec663 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { CardBody } from 'components/Card';
 import { getAddedAndRemoved } from 'util/lists';
-import { WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI, OrganizationsAPI, UsersAPI } from 'api';
+import {
+  InventoriesAPI,
+  WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI,
+  OrganizationsAPI,
+  UsersAPI,
+} from 'api';
 import { useConfig } from 'contexts/Config';
 import useRequest from 'hooks/useRequest';
 import ContentError from 'components/ContentError';
@@ -80,15 +85,16 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
   };
 
   const {
-    isLoading,
+    isLoading: isFetchUserRoleLoading,
     request: fetchUserRole,
     result: { orgAdminResults, isOrgAdmin },
-    error: contentError,
+    error: fetchUserRoleError,
   } = useRequest(
     useCallback(async () => {
       const {
         data: { results, count },
       } = await UsersAPI.readAdminOfOrganizations(me?.id);
+
       return { isOrgAdmin: count > 0, orgAdminResults: results };
     }, [me.id]),
     { isOrgAdmin: false, orgAdminResults: null }
@@ -98,11 +104,37 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
     fetchUserRole();
   }, [fetchUserRole]);
 
-  if (contentError) {
-    return <ContentError error={contentError} />;
+  const {
+    isLoading: isFetchInventoryLoading,
+    request: fetchInventory,
+    result: { canChangeInventory },
+    error: fetchInventoryError,
+  } = useRequest(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      if (template.inventory) {
+        const {
+          data: { count },
+        } = await InventoriesAPI.read({
+          role_level: 'use_role',
+          id: template.inventory,
+        });
+        return { canChangeInventory: count && count > 0 };
+      }
+
+      return { canChangeInventory: true };
+    }, [template.inventory]),
+    { canChangeInventory: false }
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchInventory();
+  }, [fetchInventory]);
+
+  if (fetchUserRoleError || fetchInventoryError) {
+    return <ContentError error={fetchUserRoleError || fetchInventoryError} />;
   }
 
-  if (isLoading || !orgAdminResults) {
+  if (isFetchUserRoleLoading || isFetchInventoryLoading || !orgAdminResults) {
     return <ContentLoading />;
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +146,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
         template={template}
         submitError={formSubmitError}
         isOrgAdmin={isOrgAdmin}
+        isInventoryDisabled={!canChangeInventory}
       />
     </CardBody>
   );
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.js
index 9d974f3105..70146b2889 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
   handleCancel,
   submitError,
   isOrgAdmin,
+  isInventoryDisabled,
 }) {
   const helpText = getHelpText();
   const { setFieldValue, setFieldTouched } = useFormikContext();
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
             onChange={handleInventoryUpdate}
             touched={inventoryMeta.touched}
             error={inventoryMeta.error}
+            isDisabled={isInventoryDisabled}
           />
         </FormGroup>
         <FieldWithPrompt
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ WorkflowJobTemplateForm.propTypes = {
   handleCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   submitError: shape({}),
   isOrgAdmin: PropTypes.bool,
+  isInventoryDisabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 WorkflowJobTemplateForm.defaultProps = {
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ WorkflowJobTemplateForm.defaultProps = {
     project: undefined,
   },
   isOrgAdmin: false,
+  isInventoryDisabled: false,
 };
 
 const FormikApp = withFormik({