diff --git a/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/locale/en.json b/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/locale/en.json
index b27ebd68..566b57f9 100644
--- a/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/locale/en.json
+++ b/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/locale/en.json
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@
         "full_name": "<strong>{{ name }}</strong> started on {{ create_date | date }}",
         "cancel_workflow": "Cancel the current workflow",
         "cancel_workflow_title": "Cancel the workflow",
-        "cancel_workflow_message": "Do you really want to cancel the current workflow?"
+        "cancel_workflow_message": "Do you really want to cancel the current workflow?",
+        "no_workflow": "You cannot start any workflow on this document."
       },
       "permissions": {
         "permissions": "Permissions",
diff --git a/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/partial/docs/document.view.workflow.html b/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/partial/docs/document.view.workflow.html
index 6e730baa..ac1e6ea3 100644
--- a/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/partial/docs/document.view.workflow.html
+++ b/docs-web/src/main/webapp/src/partial/docs/document.view.workflow.html
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 </p>
 <p class="well-sm">{{ 'document.view.workflow.message' | translate }}</p>
 
-<form name="startWorkflowForm" class="form-horizontal" novalidate ng-show="!document.route_step">
+<p class="well-sm text-danger" ng-show="!document.route_step && routemodels.length == 0">
+  <strong translate="document.view.workflow.no_workflow"></strong>
+</p>
+
+<form name="startWorkflowForm" class="form-horizontal" novalidate ng-show="!document.route_step && routemodels.length > 0">
   <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': !startWorkflowForm.routemodel.$valid && startWorkflowForm.$dirty }">
     <label for="inputRouteModel" class="col-sm-3">
       {{ 'document.view.workflow.workflow_start_label' | translate }}