diff --git a/src/frontend/item_class.rs b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
index e73df7e..69cfbe9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item_class.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async fn add_item_class(form: web::Query<NewItemClassForm>) -> actix_web::Result
                     r#type: forms::InputType::Text,
                     name: "parent",
                     title: "Parent",
-                    disabled: true,
+                    disabled: form.parent.is_none(),
                     value: form.parent.map(|id| id.to_string()),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })