diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-publishmenu-scheduled.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-publishmenu-scheduled.hbs
index 66583d6af9..5b769859a9 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-publishmenu-scheduled.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-publishmenu-scheduled.hbs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                                         @options={{@availableNewsletters}}
                                         @onChange={{noop}}
                                         @triggerComponent="gh-power-select/trigger"
-                                        @triggerClass="gh-publishmenu-newsletter-trigger"
+                                        @triggerClass="gh-publishmenu-newsletter-trigger disabled"
                                         @dropdownClass="gh-publishmenu-newsletter-dropdown"
                                         @renderInPlace={{true}}
                                         @disabled={{true}}
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/publishmenu.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/publishmenu.css
index 06a0646caf..89b27f15a1 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/publishmenu.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/publishmenu.css
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@
     padding: 7px 10px;
 }
 
+.gh-publishmenu-newsletter-trigger.disabled span {
+    opacity: .5;
+}
+
 .gh-publishmenu-newsletter-trigger svg {
     position: absolute;
     top: 50%;