diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.share.js b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.share.js
index f849fe7ada4..0545d775a81 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.share.js
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.share.js
@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@ var ForumShare = publicWidget.registry.socialShare.extend({
      * @private
      */
     _render: function () {
+        var $question = this.$('article.question');
         if (!this.targetType) {
             this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         } else if (this.targetType === 'social-alert') {
-            $('.row .question').before(qweb.render('website.social_alert', {medias: this.socialList}));
+            $question.before(qweb.render('website.social_alert', {medias: this.socialList}));
         } else {
-            $('body').append(qweb.render('website.social_modal', {medias: this.socialList, target_type: this.targetType}));
+            $('body').append(qweb.render('website.social_modal', {
+                medias: this.socialList,
+                target_type: this.targetType,
+                state: $question.data('state'),
+            }));
             $('#oe_social_share_modal').modal('show');
         }
     },
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/xml/website_forum_share_templates.xml b/addons/website_forum/static/src/xml/website_forum_share_templates.xml
index 205b05d9011..e1ef8d75194 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/xml/website_forum_share_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/xml/website_forum_share_templates.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         <t t-if="target_type == 'question'" t-call="website_forum.social_message_question"/>
                         <t t-if="target_type == 'answer'" t-call="website_forum.social_message_answer"/>
                         <t t-if="target_type == 'default'" t-call="website_forum.social_message_default"/>
-                        <div class="share-icons text-center text-primary">
+                        <div t-if="state != 'pending'" class="share-icons text-center text-primary">
                             <t t-foreach="medias" t-as="media">
                                 <a style="cursor: pointer" t-attf-class="fa-stack fa-lg share #{media}" t-attf-aria-label="Share on #{media}" t-attf-title="Share on #{media}">
                                     <span class="fa fa-square fa-stack-2x"></span>
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         <p>On average, <b>45% of questions shared</b> on social networks get an answer within
         5 hours. Questions shared on two social networks have <b>65% more chance to get an
         answer</b> !</p>
+        <p t-if="state == 'pending'">You can share your question once it has been validated</p>
     </t>
     <t t-name="website_forum.social_message_answer">
         <p>By sharing you answer, you will get additional <b>karma points</b> if your
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index 353924d88e6..d2a77de4971 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -988,7 +988,8 @@
         <article t-attf-class="question o_wforum_post row no-gutters #{can_bump and 'oe_js_bump'}"
             data-type="question"
             t-att-data-last-update="question.write_date"
-            t-att-data-id="question.id">
+            t-att-data-id="question.id"
+            t-att-data-state="question.state">
 
             <div t-if="question.state == 'active'" class="col-6 mb-3 col-md-auto pr-2 pr-md-3 pr-lg-4">
                 <t t-call="website_forum.vote">