diff --git a/ext/bg/js/api.js b/ext/bg/js/api.js
index 222e7ffe..ed7171b5 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/api.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/api.js
@@ -97,15 +97,33 @@ async function apiDefinitionsAddable(definitions, modes, optionsContext) {
             }
         }
 
-        const results = await utilBackend().anki.canAddNotes(notes);
+        const cannotAdd = [];
+        const anki = utilBackend().anki;
+        const results = await anki.canAddNotes(notes);
         for (let resultBase = 0; resultBase < results.length; resultBase += modes.length) {
             const state = {};
             for (let modeOffset = 0; modeOffset < modes.length; ++modeOffset) {
-                state[modes[modeOffset]] = results[resultBase + modeOffset];
+                const index = resultBase + modeOffset;
+                const result = results[index];
+                const info = {canAdd: result};
+                state[modes[modeOffset]] = info;
+                if (!result) {
+                    cannotAdd.push([notes[index], info]);
+                }
             }
 
             states.push(state);
         }
+
+        if (cannotAdd.length > 0) {
+            const noteIdsArray = await anki.findNoteIds(cannotAdd.map(e => e[0]));
+            for (let i = 0, ii = Math.min(cannotAdd.length, noteIdsArray.length); i < ii; ++i) {
+                const noteIds = noteIdsArray[i];
+                if (noteIds.length > 0) {
+                    cannotAdd[i][1].noteId = noteIds[0];
+                }
+            }
+        }
     } catch (e) {
         // NOP
     }
diff --git a/ext/mixed/js/display.js b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
index 9beb2c52..17370654 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/js/display.js
+++ b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
@@ -286,15 +286,23 @@ class Display {
 
             for (let i = 0; i < states.length; ++i) {
                 const state = states[i];
+                let noteId = null;
                 for (const mode in state) {
                     const button = this.adderButtonFind(i, mode);
                     if (button === null) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    button.classList.toggle('disabled', !state[mode]);
+                    const info = state[mode];
+                    if (!info.canAdd && noteId === null && info.noteId) {
+                        noteId = info.noteId;
+                    }
+                    button.classList.toggle('disabled', !info.canAdd);
                     button.classList.remove('pending');
                 }
+                if (noteId !== null) {
+                    this.viewerButtonShow(i, noteId);
+                }
             }
         } catch (e) {
             this.onError(e);
@@ -380,11 +388,7 @@ class Display {
                 if (adderButton !== null) {
                     adderButton.classList.add('disabled');
                 }
-                const viewerButton = this.viewerButtonFind(index);
-                if (viewerButton !== null) {
-                    viewerButton.classList.remove('pending', 'disabled');
-                    viewerButton.dataset.noteId = noteId;
-                }
+                this.viewerButtonShow(index, noteId);
             } else {
                 throw new Error('Note could not be added');
             }
@@ -504,6 +508,15 @@ class Display {
         return entry !== null ? entry.querySelector('.action-view-note') : null;
     }
 
+    viewerButtonShow(index, noteId) {
+        const viewerButton = this.viewerButtonFind(index);
+        if (viewerButton === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        viewerButton.classList.remove('pending', 'disabled');
+        viewerButton.dataset.noteId = noteId;
+    }
+
     static delay(time) {
         return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, time));
     }