diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
index 8076ed60d0fd6e3eaa332fe8d483dee94cd2fd22..b93989f70fae4ab2eb0525b04ee853bddb3eb53b 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-selectors/src/index.js
@@ -364,13 +364,17 @@ export const getInvitationsWithReviewersForFragment = (state, fragmentId) =>
 
 export const canMakeHERecommendation = (state, { collection, statuses }) => {
   const validHE = isHEToManuscript(state, get(collection, 'id', ''))
+  if (!validHE) return false
+
   const statusImportance = get(
     statuses,
     `${get(collection, 'status', 'draft')}.importance`,
     1,
   )
 
-  return statusImportance > 1 && statusImportance < 9 && validHE
+  if (!(statusImportance > 1 && statusImportance < 10)) return false
+
+  return true
 }
 
 export const getFragmentAuthorResponse = (state, fragmentId) =>
@@ -384,6 +388,7 @@ export const getFragmentReviewerRecommendations = (state, fragmentId) =>
   getFragmentRecommendations(state, fragmentId).filter(
     r => r.recommendationType === 'review',
   )
+
 const getFragmentEditorialComments = (state, fragmentId) =>
   getFragmentRecommendations(state, fragmentId).filter(
     r => r.recommendationType === 'editorRecommendation',
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
index 877243b16fc5e34b2cc9b4ccb2593124c031624e..69f2a7b7f2164e0086292d91dfdc1b458621409a 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
@@ -46,6 +46,31 @@ const options = [
   },
 ]
 
+const optionsWhereHECanOnlyReject = [
+  'reviewersInvited',
+  'underReview',
+  'revisionRequested',
+]
+
+const showHEOptions = ({
+  collection,
+  hasReviewerReports,
+  fragment,
+  options,
+  optionsWhereHECanOnlyReject,
+}) => {
+  const { status, fragments } = collection
+  const { invitations } = fragment
+  if (optionsWhereHECanOnlyReject.includes(status)) {
+    return [options[1]]
+  } else if (!hasReviewerReports && fragments.length === 1) {
+    return tail(options)
+  } else if (invitations === []) {
+    return [options[1]]
+  }
+  return options
+}
+
 const parseFormValues = ({ recommendation, ...rest }) => {
   const comments = Object.entries(rest).map(([key, value]) => ({
     content: value,
@@ -65,6 +90,8 @@ const HERecommendation = ({
   handleSubmit,
   hasReviewerReports,
   highlight,
+  collection,
+  fragment,
 }) => (
   <ContextualBox
     highlight={highlight}
@@ -82,7 +109,13 @@ const HERecommendation = ({
           <ValidatedField
             component={input => (
               <Menu
-                options={hasReviewerReports ? options : tail(options)}
+                options={showHEOptions({
+                  collection,
+                  hasReviewerReports,
+                  fragment,
+                  options,
+                  optionsWhereHECanOnlyReject,
+                })}
                 {...input}
               />
             )}
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
index 6d08c78bb1b32a5c536ab1b63b3a1807ab241799..b328d774aada05a389071f6d477f18d1b849ab7d 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/ManuscriptLayout.js
@@ -226,10 +226,11 @@ const ManuscriptLayout = ({
           )}
 
         {isLatestVersion &&
-          get(currentUser, 'permissions.canMakeHERecommendation', false) &&
-          reviewerRecommendations.length > 0 && (
+          get(currentUser, 'permissions.canMakeHERecommendation', false) && (
             <HERecommendation
+              collection={collection}
               formValues={get(formValues, 'editorialRecommendation', {})}
+              fragment={fragment}
               hasReviewerReports={reviewerRecommendations.length > 0}
               highlight={reviewerRecommendations.length > 0}
               modalKey="heRecommendation"