diff --git a/apps/checkouts/links.py b/apps/checkouts/links.py
index 5e387d7a34..8e7c2049ae 100644
--- a/apps/checkouts/links.py
+++ b/apps/checkouts/links.py
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ from documents.permissions import PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_VIEW
 
 from .permissions import (PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKOUT, PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKIN)
 
+
+def is_checked_out(context):
+    return context['object'].is_checked_out()
+
+
+def is_not_checked_out(context):
+    return not context['object'].is_checked_out()
+
+
 checkout_list = {'text': _(u'check ins/outs'), 'view': 'checkout_list', 'famfam': 'basket'}
-checkout_document = {'text': _('check out document'), 'view': 'checkout_document', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'basket_put'}#, 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKOUT]}
-checkin_document = {'text': _('check out document'), 'view': 'checkout_document', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'basket_remove'}#, 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKIN]}
+checkout_document = {'text': _('check out document'), 'view': 'checkout_document', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'basket_put', 'condition': is_not_checked_out}#, 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKOUT]}
+checkin_document = {'text': _('check in document'), 'view': 'checkin_document', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'basket_remove', 'condition': is_checked_out}#, 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKIN]}
 checkout_info = {'text': _('check in/out'), 'view': 'checkout_info', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'basket', 'children_views': ['checkout_document', 'checkin_document']}#, 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_CHECKIN]}