diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 7f9e2f09420..5b08c317b2b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     init: function(parent) {
         var self = this;
         this._super(parent);
-        var view = this.getParent();
+        this.view = this.getParent();
         this.sections = [
             { 'name' : 'print', 'label' : _t('Print'), },
             { 'name' : 'other', 'label' : _t('More'), }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index d28d021e298..1f22adace16 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -648,9 +648,9 @@
                         <a class="oe_sidebar_action_a" t-att-title="item.title or ''" t-att-data-section="section.name" t-att-data-index="item_index" t-att-href="item.url" target="_blank">
                             <t t-raw="item.label"/>
                         </a>
-                         <a t-if="section.name == 'files' and !item.callback" class="oe_sidebar_delete_item" t-att-data-id="item.id" title="Delete this attachment">x</a>
+                         <a t-if="widget.view.is_action_enabled('edit') &amp;&amp; section.name == 'files' and !item.callback" class="oe_sidebar_delete_item" t-att-data-id="item.id" title="Delete this attachment">x</a>
                     </li>
-                    <li t-if="section.name == 'files'" class="oe_sidebar_add_attachment">
+                    <li t-if="widget.view.is_action_enabled('edit') &amp;&amp; section.name == 'files'" class="oe_sidebar_add_attachment">
                         <t t-call="HiddenInputFile">
                             <t t-set="fileupload_id" t-value="widget.fileupload_id"/>
                             <t t-set="fileupload_action" t-translation="off">/web/binary/upload_attachment</t>