diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/forms/workflow-node-form.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/forms/workflow-node-form.partial.html
index 223897948f..cdc6c966aa 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/forms/workflow-node-form.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/forms/workflow-node-form.partial.html
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
             </select>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div id="workflow_node_checkbox_group" class="form-group Form-formGroup Form-formGroup--singleColumn" >
+    <div id="workflow_node_checkbox_group" class="form-group Form-formGroup Form-formGroup--singleColumn" ng-show="!(nodeConfig.editNodeIsRoot || nodeConfig.newNodeIsRoot)">
         <label class="Form-inputLabelContainer" for="checkbox_group">
             <span translate class="Form-inputLabel">Options</span>
         </label>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
index 95dbe04d2f..17d3d0b05e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
@@ -720,6 +720,15 @@ export default ['$scope', 'TemplatesService',
         /* EDIT NODE FUNCTIONS */
 
         $scope.startEditNode = (nodeToEdit) => {
+            // Determine if this is a root node
+            let editNodeIsRoot = false;
+            $scope.graphState.arrayOfLinksForChart.forEach((link) => {
+                if (link.source.id === 1 && link.target.id === nodeIdToChartNodeIdMapping[nodeToEdit.id]) {
+                    editNodeIsRoot = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+            });
+
             $scope.workflowChangesStarted = true;
             if ($scope.linkConfig) {
                 $scope.cancelLinkForm();
@@ -733,7 +742,8 @@ export default ['$scope', 'TemplatesService',
                 $scope.nodeConfig = {
                     mode: "edit",
                     nodeId: nodeToEdit.id,
-                    node: nodeRef[nodeToEdit.id]
+                    node: nodeRef[nodeToEdit.id],
+                    editNodeIsRoot,
                 };
 
                 $scope.graphState.nodeBeingEdited = nodeToEdit.id;