diff --git a/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx b/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
index 6532bc050..d36d962c1 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
           <li class="list-inline-item"><Link class="text-info" to={`/u/${mod.user_name}`}>{mod.user_name}</Link></li>
         )}
       </ul>
-      <Link class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" 
-        to={`/create_post/c/${community.name}`}>Create a Post</Link>
+      <Link class={`btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3 ${(community.deleted || community.removed) && 'no-click'}`}
+          to={`/create_post/c/${community.name}`}>Create a Post</Link>
       <div>
         {community.subscribed 
           ? <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" onClick={linkEvent(community.id, this.handleUnsubscribe)}>Unsubscribe</button>