diff --git a/js/id/actions/move.js b/js/id/actions/move.js
index 09a69f09c..db6078c3a 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/move.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/move.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ iD.actions.Move = function(ids, delta, projection) {
         });
     }
 
-    return function(graph) {
+    var action = function(graph) {
         var nodes = [];
 
         addNodes(ids, nodes, graph);
@@ -28,4 +28,13 @@ iD.actions.Move = function(ids, delta, projection) {
 
         return graph;
     };
+
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
+        return _.every(ids, function(id) {
+            var entity = graph.entity(id);
+            return entity.type !== 'relation' || entity.isComplete(graph);
+        });
+    };
+
+    return action;
 };
diff --git a/js/id/core/relation.js b/js/id/core/relation.js
index 778568917..13f7dc294 100644
--- a/js/id/core/relation.js
+++ b/js/id/core/relation.js
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ _.extend(iD.Relation.prototype, {
         return this.tags.type === 'multipolygon';
     },
 
+    isComplete: function(resolver) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < this.members.length; i++) {
+            if (!resolver.entity(this.members[i].id)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    },
+
     isRestriction: function() {
         return !!(this.tags.type && this.tags.type.match(/^restriction:?/));
     },
diff --git a/js/id/operations/move.js b/js/id/operations/move.js
index 23e9bdcc6..7d3f7143e 100644
--- a/js/id/operations/move.js
+++ b/js/id/operations/move.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 iD.operations.Move = function(selection, context) {
-
     var operation = function() {
         context.enter(iD.modes.Move(context, selection));
     };
@@ -10,7 +9,8 @@ iD.operations.Move = function(selection, context) {
     };
 
     operation.enabled = function() {
-        return true;
+        return iD.actions.Move(selection)
+            .enabled(context.graph());
     };
 
     operation.id = "move";
diff --git a/test/spec/actions/move.js b/test/spec/actions/move.js
index 2017409c7..1e64c58e0 100644
--- a/test/spec/actions/move.js
+++ b/test/spec/actions/move.js
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
 describe("iD.actions.Move", function() {
+    describe("#enabled", function() {
+        it("returns true by default", function() {
+            var node  = iD.Node({loc: [0, 0]}),
+                action = iD.actions.Move([node.id], [0, 0], d3.geo.mercator()),
+                graph = iD.Graph([node]);
+            expect(action.enabled(graph)).to.be.true;
+        });
+
+        it("returns false for an incomplete relation", function() {
+            var relation = iD.Relation({members: [{id: 1}]}),
+                action = iD.actions.Move([relation.id], [0, 0], d3.geo.mercator()),
+                graph = iD.Graph([relation]);
+            expect(action.enabled(graph)).to.be.false;
+        });
+
+        it("returns true for a complete relation", function() {
+            var node  = iD.Node({loc: [0, 0]}),
+                relation = iD.Relation({members: [{id: node.id}]}),
+                action = iD.actions.Move([relation.id], [0, 0], d3.geo.mercator()),
+                graph = iD.Graph([node, relation]);
+            expect(action.enabled(graph)).to.be.true;
+        });
+    });
+
     it("moves all nodes in a way by the given amount", function() {
         var node1  = iD.Node({loc: [0, 0]}),
             node2  = iD.Node({loc: [5, 10]}),