diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
index 01df7c324..f60420791 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.html
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
             <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="file-text" class="me-1"></i-bs><span>{{document.title}}</span>
           </a>
         } @else {
-          <span class="badge bg-light text-muted" (click)="unselect(document)" (mousedown)="$event.stopImmediatePropagation()" type="button" title="Remove link" i18n-title>
-            <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="exclamation-triangle-fill" class="me-1"></i-bs><span i18n>Not found</span>
+          <span class="badge bg-light text-muted">
+            <i-bs width="0.9em" height="0.9em" name="exclamation-triangle-fill" class="me-1"></i-bs><span i18n>Unavailable</span>
           </span>
         }
       </div>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.spec.ts
index f872cb4b9..be479f2a4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.spec.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,23 @@ describe('DocumentLinkComponent', () => {
     expect(component.selectedDocuments).toEqual([])
   })
 
+  it('should preserve and neutrally label unavailable document IDs', async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(documentService, 'getFew').mockReturnValue(
+      of({
+        count: 0,
+        all: [],
+        results: [],
+      })
+    )
+
+    component.writeValue([99])
+    await fixture.whenStable()
+
+    expect(component.selectedDocuments).toEqual([{ id: 99 }])
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Unavailable')
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).not.toContain('Not found')
+  })
+
   it('should support unselect', () => {
     const getSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'getFew')
     getSpy.mockImplementation((ids) => {
@@ -167,6 +184,15 @@ describe('DocumentLinkComponent', () => {
     expect(component.selectedDocuments).toEqual([documents[1]])
   })
 
+  it('should not unselect documents when disabled', () => {
+    component.disabled = true
+    component.selectedDocuments = [documents[0]]
+
+    component.unselect(documents[0])
+
+    expect(component.selectedDocuments).toEqual([documents[0]])
+  })
+
   it('should use correct compare, trackBy functions', () => {
     expect(component.compareDocuments(documents[0], { id: 1 })).toBeTruthy()
     expect(component.compareDocuments(documents[0], { id: 2 })).toBeFalsy()
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
index cc6b8a6a7..4209bb9d0 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/document-link/document-link.component.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class DocumentLinkComponent
         .subscribe((documentResults) => {
           this.loading.set(false)
           this.selectedDocuments = documentIDs.map(
-            (id) => documentResults.results.find((d) => d.id === id) ?? {}
+            (id) => documentResults.results.find((d) => d.id === id) ?? { id }
           )
           super.writeValue(documentIDs)
         })
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ export class DocumentLinkComponent
   }
 
   unselect(document: Document): void {
+    if (this.disabled) return
+
     this.selectedDocuments = this.selectedDocuments.filter(
       (d) => d && d.id !== document.id
     )
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
index 94c4dba9a..df9d5c299 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
@@ -114,13 +114,23 @@
         </div>
       </button>
       <div ngbDropdownMenu aria-labelledby="dropdownSend" class="shadow">
-        <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="createShareLinkBundle()" [disabled]="!canSendSelection">
-          <i-bs name="link" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Create a share link bundle</ng-container>
-        </button>
-        <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="manageShareLinkBundles()">
-          <i-bs name="list-ul" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Manage share link bundles</ng-container>
-        </button>
-        <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+        @if (permissionService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.Add, PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle)) {
+          <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="createShareLinkBundle()" [disabled]="!canSendSelection">
+            <i-bs name="link" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Create a share link bundle</ng-container>
+          </button>
+        }
+        @if (permissionService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle)) {
+          <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="manageShareLinkBundles()">
+            <i-bs name="list-ul" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Manage share link bundles</ng-container>
+          </button>
+        }
+        @if (
+          emailEnabled &&
+          (permissionService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.Add, PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle) ||
+            permissionService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle))
+        ) {
+          <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+        }
         @if (emailEnabled) {
           <button ngbDropdownItem (click)="emailSelected()" [disabled]="!canSendSelection">
             <i-bs name="envelope" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Email</ng-container>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.spec.ts
index a8d99b656..b8696a958 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import { StoragePath } from 'src/app/data/storage-path'
 import { Tag } from 'src/app/data/tag'
 import { FilterPipe } from 'src/app/pipes/filter.pipe'
 import { DocumentListViewService } from 'src/app/services/document-list-view.service'
-import { PermissionsService } from 'src/app/services/permissions.service'
+import {
+  PermissionAction,
+  PermissionsService,
+  PermissionType,
+} from 'src/app/services/permissions.service'
 import { CorrespondentService } from 'src/app/services/rest/correspondent.service'
 import { CustomFieldsService } from 'src/app/services/rest/custom-fields.service'
 import { DocumentTypeService } from 'src/app/services/rest/document-type.service'
@@ -252,6 +256,54 @@ describe('BulkEditorComponent', () => {
     ).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('should only show permitted share link bundle actions', () => {
+    permissionsService.initialize(
+      [
+        permissionsService.getPermissionCode(
+          PermissionAction.Add,
+          PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle
+        ),
+      ],
+      { is_superuser: false } as any
+    )
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toContain(
+      'Create a share link bundle'
+    )
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).not.toContain(
+      'Manage share link bundles'
+    )
+
+    permissionsService.initialize(
+      [
+        permissionsService.getPermissionCode(
+          PermissionAction.View,
+          PermissionType.ShareLinkBundle
+        ),
+      ],
+      { is_superuser: false } as any
+    )
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).not.toContain(
+      'Create a share link bundle'
+    )
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).toContain(
+      'Manage share link bundles'
+    )
+
+    permissionsService.initialize([], { is_superuser: false } as any)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).not.toContain(
+      'Create a share link bundle'
+    )
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent).not.toContain(
+      'Manage share link bundles'
+    )
+  })
+
   it('should apply selection data to correspondents menu', () => {
     jest.spyOn(permissionsService, 'currentUserCan').mockReturnValue(true)
     fixture.detectChanges()
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
index 3145e3959..fb7c20776 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class BulkEditorComponent
   private toastService = inject(ToastService)
   private storagePathService = inject(StoragePathService)
   private customFieldService = inject(CustomFieldsService)
-  private permissionService = inject(PermissionsService)
+  public readonly permissionService = inject(PermissionsService)
   private savedViewService = inject(SavedViewService)
   private readonly shareLinkBundleService = inject(ShareLinkBundleService)