diff --git a/inventory-app/inventory.py b/inventory-app/inventory.py
index 4edd4ff..e9dfbfc 100644
--- a/inventory-app/inventory.py
+++ b/inventory-app/inventory.py
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ def check_edit_permission(item_id):
 @page_inventory.route("/m/inventory/<clone_item_id>/clone-by-slug/<slug>", methods=['GET'])
 @login_required
 def view_inventory_edit(item_id=None, slug=None, clone_item_id=None):
+    user = read_user()
+    has_board = user and "k-space:board" in user.get("groups", [])
     item = None
     if item_id:
         if not check_edit_permission(item_id):
diff --git a/inventory-app/templates/base.html b/inventory-app/templates/base.html
index be27fa9..5b17469 100644
--- a/inventory-app/templates/base.html
+++ b/inventory-app/templates/base.html
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ body {
 .unclickable {
     pointer-events: none;
 }
+span.tooltipped {
+    text-decoration-line: underline;
+    text-decoration-style: dotted;
+}
 </style>
 
   </head>
diff --git a/inventory-app/templates/inventory_edit.html b/inventory-app/templates/inventory_edit.html
index 1eb5c9d..8a0a37a 100644
--- a/inventory-app/templates/inventory_edit.html
+++ b/inventory-app/templates/inventory_edit.html
@@ -65,7 +65,15 @@
       </tr>
 
       <tr>
-        <td>Owner</td>
+        <td>
+          <span
+            {% if not has_board %}
+              class="tooltipped" data-position="right" data-tooltip="You can only edit items where you are the owner"
+            {% endif %}
+          >
+            Owner
+          <span>
+        </td>
         <td>{{ form.inventory.owner.username }}</td>
       </tr>