diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
index 21026c3c8..4af160389 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
@@ -833,6 +833,14 @@ function initPage() {
     monitorStream.setButton('enableAlarmButton', enableAlmBtn);
     monitorStream.setButton('forceAlarmButton', forceAlmBtn);
     monitorStream.setButton('zoomOutButton', $j('zoomOutBtn'));
+    if (canEdit.Monitors) {
+      // Will be enabled by streamStatus ajax
+      enableAlmBtn.on('click', cmdAlarm);
+      forceAlmBtn.on('click', cmdForce);
+    } else {
+      forceAlmBtn.prop('title', forceAlmBtn.prop('title') + ': disabled because cannot edit Monitors');
+      enableAlmBtn.prop('title', enableAlmBtn.prop('title') + ': disabled because cannot edit Monitors');
+    }
 
     /*
     if (streamMode == 'single') {
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php b/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
index fdcdae06d..8ceb06ab2 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ xhtmlHeaders(__FILE__, $monitor->Name().' - '.translate('Feed'));
         <button type="button" id="backBtn" class="btn btn-normal" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('Back') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-arrow-left"></i></button>
         <button type="button" id="refreshBtn" class="btn btn-normal" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('Refresh') ?>" ><i class="fa fa-refresh"></i></button>
         <button type="button" id="settingsBtn" class="btn btn-normal" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('Settings') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-sliders"></i></button>
-        <button type="button" id="enableAlmBtn" class="btn btn-normal" data-on-click="cmdAlarm" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('DisableAlarms') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-bell"></i></button>
-        <button type="button" id="forceAlmBtn" class="btn btn-danger" data-on-click="cmdForce" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('ForceAlarm') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle"></i></button>
+        <button type="button" id="enableAlmBtn" class="btn btn-normal" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('DisableAlarms') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-bell"></i></button>
+        <button type="button" id="forceAlmBtn" class="btn btn-danger" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php echo translate('ForceAlarm') ?>" disabled><i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle"></i></button>
       </div>
       <div id="headerButtons">
 <!--