diff --git a/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html b/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
index 7e7a6e2c3..c7c3f4264 100644
--- a/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 
                     <adf-content-metadata-card
                         [readOnly]="!canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
-                        [displayEmpty]="true"
+                        [displayEmpty]="canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
                         [preset]="'custom'"
                         [node]="infoInstance.node">
                     </adf-content-metadata-card>
diff --git a/src/app/components/files/files.component.html b/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
index 249dd5c62..39aeb1668 100644
--- a/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
                     <adf-content-metadata-card
                         [readOnly]="!canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
-                        [displayEmpty]="true"
+                        [displayEmpty]="canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
                         [preset]="'custom'"
                         [node]="infoInstance.node">
                     </adf-content-metadata-card>
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html b/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
index 620293c2c..b131a9c4e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
                     <adf-content-metadata-card
                         [readOnly]="!canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
-                        [displayEmpty]="true"
+                        [displayEmpty]="canUpdate(documentList.selection)"
                         [preset]="'custom'"
                         [node]="infoInstance.node">
                     </adf-content-metadata-card>
diff --git a/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html b/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
index 8cb9da375..3fd4440fe 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 
                     <adf-content-metadata-card
                         [readOnly]="!canUpdateShared(documentList.selection)"
-                        [displayEmpty]="true"
+                        [displayEmpty]="canUpdateShared(documentList.selection)"
                         [preset]="'custom'"
                         [node]="infoInstance.node">
                     </adf-content-metadata-card>