diff --git a/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb b/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
index 8c152c3c5..5e86059c0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/budget_groups/_form.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% if group.persisted? %>
+  <% if group.persisted? && group.headings.any? %>
     <div class="small-12 medium-6 column margin">
       <%= f.select :max_votable_headings,
                    (1..group.headings.count),
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
index c74b82177..090375235 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/budget_groups_spec.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,25 @@ describe "Admin budget groups", :admin do
       expect(page).to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects", with: "2"
     end
 
+    describe "Select for maxium number of headings to select projects" do
+      scenario "is present if there are headings in the group" do
+        group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
+        create(:budget_heading, group: group)
+
+        visit edit_admin_budget_group_path(budget, group)
+
+        expect(page).to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects"
+      end
+
+      scenario "is not present if there are no headings in the group" do
+        group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget)
+
+        visit edit_admin_budget_group_path(budget, group)
+
+        expect(page).not_to have_field "Maximum number of headings in which a user can select projects"
+      end
+    end
+
     scenario "Changing name for current locale will update the slug if budget is in draft phase" do
       group = create(:budget_group, budget: budget, name: "Old English Name")