diff --git a/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.component.jsx b/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.component.jsx
index 3fe8374e6..2cbbc5db7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.component.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default function VendorsFormComponent({
   formLoading,
   handleDelete,
   responsibilityCenters,
+  selectedvendor,
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const client = useApolloClient();
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@ export default function VendorsFormComponent({
             >
               {t("general.actions.save")}
             </Button>
-            <Button type="danger" onClick={handleDelete} loading={formLoading}>
+            <Button
+              type="danger"
+              disabled={selectedvendor === "new"}
+              onClick={handleDelete}
+              loading={formLoading}
+            >
               {t("general.actions.delete")}
             </Button>
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.container.jsx b/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.container.jsx
index 899258077..4cd639ef7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.container.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/vendors-form/vendors-form.container.jsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ function VendorsFormContainer({ refetch, bodyshop }) {
           formLoading={formLoading}
           handleDelete={handleDelete}
           responsibilityCenters={bodyshop.md_responsibility_centers || null}
+          selectedvendor={selectedvendor}
         />
       ) : (
         t("vendors.labels.noneselected")