diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AppResources/Editor.tsx b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AppResources/Editor.tsx
index aee52d71d0c..b3b48965c77 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AppResources/Editor.tsx
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/AppResources/Editor.tsx
@@ -240,11 +240,18 @@ export function AppResourceEditor({
 
   const footer = (
     <>
-      <Button.Secondary
-        onClick={(): void => navigate('/specify/resources/', { replace: true })}
-      >
-        {commonText.close()}
-      </Button.Secondary>
+      {
+        // handleClone is undefined when the editor is used in a dialog, so don't show the close button in that case
+        handleClone === undefined ? undefined : (
+          <Button.Secondary
+            onClick={(): void =>
+              navigate('/specify/resources/', { replace: true })
+            }
+          >
+            {commonText.close()}
+          </Button.Secondary>
+        )
+      }
       <span className="-ml-2 flex-1" />
       {formElement !== null &&
       hasToolPermission(