diff --git a/lang/de.slf b/lang/de.slf
index f0c49fdb208192816aad7fa465903acfbec8c5c2..8d2abcbcbdbbc1080e0cf5663b2028e857967a93 100644
--- a/lang/de.slf
+++ b/lang/de.slf
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ setting.entry.notifications_responsible_courses_chapter_submitted = "... ein Kap
 setting.entry.notifications_responsible_courses_changes = "... ein anderer Benutzer Felder (z.B. Titel oder Kommentar) geändert hat"
 
 ui.announcement.info_static_not_editable = "Dies ist eine dynamische Ankündigung, welche vom Server kommt und nicht bearbeitet werden kann"
+ui.announcement.info_hide_disabled_in_edit_mode = """
+    Du kannst aktuell alle Ankündigungen sehen um diese zu bearbeiten, daher kannst du diese Ankündigung nicht verstecken.
+    """
 ui.announcement.create_new = "Neue Ankündigung"
 
 ui.object.field_supports_markdown = """
diff --git a/lang/en.slf b/lang/en.slf
index d0ddea3e7e74ddf222e95b23d4a99bf8be58f533..a34224db46aab40304876cc1e4189edd4bf4a811 100644
--- a/lang/en.slf
+++ b/lang/en.slf
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ setting.entry.notifications_responsible_courses_chapter_submitted = "... a chapt
 setting.entry.notifications_responsible_courses_changes = "... another user fields (e.g. title, comment) changed"
 
 ui.announcement.info_static_not_editable = "This is a dynamic announcement provided by the server, which can not be edited"
+ui.announcement.info_hide_disabled_in_edit_mode = """
+    You can currently see all announcements to edit them, and therefore you can't hide this announcement.
+    """
 ui.announcement.create_new = "New announcement"
 
 ui.object.field_supports_markdown = """
diff --git a/src/videoag/site/AnnouncementComponent.tsx b/src/videoag/site/AnnouncementComponent.tsx
index 48f7300d9a7441f01acd58b1c33be116b9afcd75..af6639233736a3bf960e2f6931f568ae5c944d99 100644
--- a/src/videoag/site/AnnouncementComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/videoag/site/AnnouncementComponent.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
     );
 
     const isHome = router.asPath === "/";
+    const allowEditing = editMode && isHome;
 
     const hideAnnouncement = (announcement: announcement) =>
         setHiddenAnnouncements((oldHidden: string[]) => {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
 
     return (
         <div>
-            {editMode && (
+            {allowEditing && (
                 <div className="">
                     <OMCreate object_type="announcement">
                         <button className="btn btn-secondary mb-3 w-100" type="button">
@@ -85,10 +86,10 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
                 let alertColor = "alert-info";
                 if (announcement.type == "warning") alertColor = "alert-warning";
                 else if (announcement.type == "important") alertColor = "alert-danger";
-
+                
                 if (announcement.page_visibility == "only_main_page" && !isHome) return null;
 
-                if (!forceShowHidden && !editMode && hiddenAnnouncements.includes(hash))
+                if (!forceShowHidden && !allowEditing && hiddenAnnouncements.includes(hash))
                     return null;
 
                 return (
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
                         key={hash + "#" + ind}
                         role="alert"
                     >
-                        {announcement.id ? (
+                        {announcement.id && allowEditing ? (
                             <EmbeddedOMFieldComponent
                                 object_type="announcement"
                                 object_id={announcement.id}
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
                         )}
 
                         <div className="flex-grow-1" />
-                        {editMode &&
+                        {allowEditing &&
                             (announcement.id ? (
                                 <>
                                     <OMEdit
@@ -134,13 +135,19 @@ export default function AnnouncementComponent({
                                     )}
                                 </TooltipButton>
                             ))}
-                        {!forceShowHidden && !editMode && (
-                            <button
-                                type="button"
-                                className="btn-close "
-                                aria-label="Close"
-                                onClick={() => hideAnnouncement(announcement)}
-                            />
+                        {!forceShowHidden && (
+                            <span
+                                className="d-flex align-items-center"
+                                title={allowEditing ? language.get("ui.announcement.info_hide_disabled_in_edit_mode") : ""}
+                            >
+                                <button
+                                    type="button"
+                                    className="btn-close ms-1"
+                                    aria-label="Close"
+                                    disabled={allowEditing}
+                                    onClick={() => hideAnnouncement(announcement)}
+                                />
+                            </span>
                         )}
                     </div>
                 );