diff --git a/js/id/actions/delete_node.js b/js/id/actions/delete_node.js
index a93129ce3..48e704ac3 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/delete_node.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/delete_node.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // https://github.com/openstreetmap/potlatch2/blob/master/net/systemeD/halcyon/connection/actions/DeleteNodeAction.as
 iD.actions.DeleteNode = function(nodeId) {
-    return function(graph) {
+    var action = function(graph) {
         var node = graph.entity(nodeId);
 
         graph.parentWays(node)
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@ iD.actions.DeleteNode = function(nodeId) {
 
         return graph.remove(node);
     };
+
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    return action;
 };
diff --git a/js/id/actions/delete_way.js b/js/id/actions/delete_way.js
index 19e9e7c2a..224537c81 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/delete_way.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/delete_way.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // https://github.com/openstreetmap/potlatch2/blob/master/net/systemeD/halcyon/connection/actions/DeleteWayAction.as
 iD.actions.DeleteWay = function(wayId) {
-    return function(graph) {
+    var action = function(graph) {
         var way = graph.entity(wayId);
 
         graph.parentRelations(way)
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ iD.actions.DeleteWay = function(wayId) {
 
         return graph.remove(way);
     };
+
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return action;
 };
diff --git a/js/id/actions/reverse_way.js b/js/id/actions/reverse_way.js
index 160017637..4a7d392b7 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/reverse_way.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/reverse_way.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ iD.actions.ReverseWay = function(wayId) {
         }
     }
 
-    return function(graph) {
+    var action = function(graph) {
         var way = graph.entity(wayId),
             nodes = way.nodes.slice().reverse(),
             tags = {}, key, role;
@@ -73,4 +73,10 @@ iD.actions.ReverseWay = function(wayId) {
 
         return graph.replace(way.update({nodes: nodes, tags: tags}));
     };
+
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    return action;
 };
diff --git a/js/id/actions/split_way.js b/js/id/actions/split_way.js
index f6d502b97..6db8b57e0 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/split_way.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/split_way.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ iD.actions.SplitWay = function(nodeId, newWayId) {
     }
 
     var action = function(graph) {
-        if (!action.permitted(graph))
+        if (!action.enabled(graph))
             return graph;
 
         var way = candidateWays(graph)[0],
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ iD.actions.SplitWay = function(nodeId, newWayId) {
         return graph;
     };
 
-    action.permitted = function(graph) {
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
         return candidateWays(graph).length === 1;
     };
 
diff --git a/js/id/actions/unjoin_node.js b/js/id/actions/unjoin_node.js
index 037c56137..39e05a9cf 100644
--- a/js/id/actions/unjoin_node.js
+++ b/js/id/actions/unjoin_node.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //
 iD.actions.UnjoinNode = function(nodeId, newNodeId) {
     var action = function(graph) {
-        if (!action.permitted(graph))
+        if (!action.enabled(graph))
             return graph;
 
         var node = graph.entity(nodeId);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ iD.actions.UnjoinNode = function(nodeId, newNodeId) {
         return graph;
     };
 
-    action.permitted = function(graph) {
+    action.enabled = function(graph) {
         return graph.parentWays(graph.entity(nodeId)).length >= 2;
     };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/actions/split_way.js b/test/spec/actions/split_way.js
index 09bacb82a..6074cbaa8 100644
--- a/test/spec/actions/split_way.js
+++ b/test/spec/actions/split_way.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe("iD.actions.SplitWay", function () {
-    describe("#permitted", function () {
+    describe("#enabled", function () {
         it("returns true for a non-end node of a single way", function () {
             var graph = iD.Graph({
                     'a': iD.Node({id: 'a'}),
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe("iD.actions.SplitWay", function () {
                     '-': iD.Way({id: '-', nodes: ['a', 'b', 'c']})
                 });
 
-            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('b').permitted(graph)).to.be.true;
+            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('b').enabled(graph)).to.be.true;
         });
 
         it("returns false for the first node of a single way", function () {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe("iD.actions.SplitWay", function () {
                     '-': iD.Way({id: '-', nodes: ['a', 'b']})
                 });
 
-            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('a').permitted(graph)).to.be.false;
+            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('a').enabled(graph)).to.be.false;
         });
 
         it("returns false for the last node of a single way", function () {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("iD.actions.SplitWay", function () {
                     '-': iD.Way({id: '-', nodes: ['a', 'b']})
                 });
 
-            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('b').permitted(graph)).to.be.false;
+            expect(iD.actions.SplitWay('b').enabled(graph)).to.be.false;
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/actions/unjoin_node.js b/test/spec/actions/unjoin_node.js
index 247239f5c..5901e97da 100644
--- a/test/spec/actions/unjoin_node.js
+++ b/test/spec/actions/unjoin_node.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 describe("iD.actions.UnjoinNode", function () {
-    describe("#permitted", function () {
+    describe("#enabled", function () {
         it("returns false for a node shared by less than two ways", function () {
             var graph = iD.Graph({'a': iD.Node()});
 
-            expect(iD.actions.UnjoinNode('a').permitted(graph)).to.equal(false);
+            expect(iD.actions.UnjoinNode('a').enabled(graph)).to.equal(false);
         });
 
         it("returns true for a node shared by two or more ways", function () {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe("iD.actions.UnjoinNode", function () {
                     '|': iD.Way({id: '|', nodes: ['d', 'b']})
                 });
 
-            expect(iD.actions.UnjoinNode('b').permitted(graph)).to.equal(true);
+            expect(iD.actions.UnjoinNode('b').enabled(graph)).to.equal(true);
         });
     });