diff --git a/modules/core/validation/models.js b/modules/core/validation/models.js
index c8551422a..f99577e6e 100644
--- a/modules/core/validation/models.js
+++ b/modules/core/validation/models.js
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ export function validationIssue(attrs) {
 
 
 export function validationIssueFix(attrs) {
-    this.title = attrs.title;                 // Required
-    this.onClick = attrs.onClick;             // Optional - the function to run to apply the fix
-    this.icon = attrs.icon;                   // Optional - shows 'iD-icon-wrench' if not set
-    this.entityIds = attrs.entityIds || [];   // Optional - used for hover-higlighting.
-    this.autoArgs = attrs.autoArgs;           // Optional - pass [actions, annotation] arglist if this fix can automatically run
+    this.title = attrs.title;                   // Required
+    this.onClick = attrs.onClick;               // Optional - the function to run to apply the fix
+    this.disabledReason = attrs.disabledReason; // Optional - a string explaining why the fix is unavailable, if any
+    this.icon = attrs.icon;                     // Optional - shows 'iD-icon-wrench' if not set
+    this.entityIds = attrs.entityIds || [];     // Optional - used for hover-higlighting.
+    this.autoArgs = attrs.autoArgs;             // Optional - pass [actions, annotation] arglist if this fix can automatically run
 
     this.issue = null;    // Generated link - added by validationIssue
 }
diff --git a/modules/ui/entity_issues.js b/modules/ui/entity_issues.js
index 2fd0a5c3d..5dece486c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/entity_issues.js
+++ b/modules/ui/entity_issues.js
@@ -255,6 +255,12 @@ export function uiEntityIssues(context) {
         fixesEnter.merge(fixes)
             .classed('actionable', function(d) {
                 return d.onClick;
+            })
+            .attr('title', function(d) {
+                if (d.disabledReason) {
+                    return d.disabledReason;
+                }
+                return null;
             });
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/validations/missing_tag.js b/modules/validations/missing_tag.js
index 0d9b5ee7c..e9d848a63 100644
--- a/modules/validations/missing_tag.js
+++ b/modules/validations/missing_tag.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ export function validationMissingTag() {
 
                 var id = this.entityIds[0];
                 var operation = operationDelete([id], context);
-                if (!operation.disabled()) {
+                var disabledReasonID = operation.disabled();
+                if (!disabledReasonID) {
                     deleteOnClick = function(context) {
                         var id = this.issue.entityIds[0];
                         var operation = operationDelete([id], context);
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export function validationMissingTag() {
                     new validationIssueFix({
                         icon: 'iD-operation-delete',
                         title: t('issues.fix.delete_feature.title'),
+                        disabledReason: disabledReasonID ? t('operations.delete.' + disabledReasonID + '.single') : undefined,
                         onClick: deleteOnClick
                     })
                 );