diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
index 13601ad7246..9d64f3022d9 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/content-metadata/components/content-metadata/content-metadata.component.html
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </adf-content-metadata-header>
                 </mat-expansion-panel-header>
-                <div *ngIf="!showGroup(group) && !group.editable" class="adf-metadata-no-item-added">
+                <div *ngIf="!showGroup(group) && group.editable && !editing" class="adf-metadata-no-item-added">
                     {{ 'METADATA.BASIC.NO_ITEMS_MESSAGE' | translate : { groupTitle: group.title | translate } }}
                 </div>
                 <adf-card-view