diff --git a/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message.rs b/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message.rs
index 6a1525d386..76fa2bbb16 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message.rs
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ use crate::messages::prelude::*;
 pub enum MenuBarMessage {
 	// Messages
 	SendLayout,
+	UpdateMakePathEditableState { allowed: bool },
 }
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message_handler.rs
index b06b7397a7..ac11a58d34 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/menu_bar/menu_bar_message_handler.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ impl MessageHandler<MenuBarMessage, ()> for MenuBarMessageHandler {
 			MenuBarMessage::SendLayout => {
 				self.send_layout(responses, LayoutTarget::MenuBar);
 			}
+			MenuBarMessage::UpdateMakePathEditableState { allowed } => {
+				self.make_path_editable_is_allowed = allowed;
+				self.send_layout(responses, LayoutTarget::MenuBar);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/path_tool.rs b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/path_tool.rs
index 5bf09bd7a3..f3ca486c7f 100644
--- a/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/path_tool.rs
+++ b/editor/src/messages/tool/tool_messages/path_tool.rs
@@ -1575,6 +1575,11 @@ impl Fsm for PathToolFsmState {
 
 				shape_editor.set_selected_layers(target_layers);
 
+				tool_data.make_path_editable_is_allowed = make_path_editable_is_allowed(&mut document.network_interface).is_some();
+				responses.add(MenuBarMessage::UpdateMakePathEditableState { 
+					allowed: tool_data.make_path_editable_is_allowed 
+				});
+
 				responses.add(OverlaysMessage::Draw);
 				self
 			}
@@ -3127,6 +3132,11 @@ impl Fsm for PathToolFsmState {
 
 				tool_data.make_path_editable_is_allowed = make_path_editable_is_allowed(&mut document.network_interface).is_some();
 				tool_data.update_selection_status(shape_editor, document);
+
+				responses.add(MenuBarMessage::UpdateMakePathEditableState { 
+					allowed: tool_data.make_path_editable_is_allowed 
+				});
+
 				self
 			}
 			(_, PathToolMessage::ManipulatorMakeHandlesColinear) => {