diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
index 25e017d5914..7d1cf51f166 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ module('Acceptance | allocation detail', function(hooks) {
       node.id.split('-')[0],
       'Node short id is in the subheading'
     );
+    assert.ok(Allocation.execButton.isPresent);
 
     assert.equal(document.title, `Allocation ${allocation.name} - Nomad`);
 
@@ -347,6 +348,12 @@ module('Acceptance | allocation detail (not running)', function(hooks) {
       'Empty message is appropriate'
     );
   });
+
+  test('the exec and stop/restart buttons are absent', async function(assert) {
+    assert.notOk(Allocation.execButton.isPresent);
+    assert.notOk(Allocation.stop.isPresent);
+    assert.notOk(Allocation.restart.isPresent);
+  });
 });
 
 module('Acceptance | allocation detail (preemptions)', function(hooks) {
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js b/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
index f5e069cf745..55a5aa4f48f 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/module-for-job.js
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ export default function moduleForJob(title, context, jobFactory, additionalTests
       assert.equal(currentURL(), `/jobs/${job.id}/evaluations`);
     });
 
+    test('the title buttons are dependent on job status', async function(assert) {
+      if (job.status === 'dead') {
+        assert.ok(JobDetail.start.isPresent);
+        assert.notOk(JobDetail.stop.isPresent);
+        assert.notOk(JobDetail.execButton.isPresent);
+      } else {
+        assert.notOk(JobDetail.start.isPresent);
+        assert.ok(JobDetail.stop.isPresent);
+        assert.ok(JobDetail.execButton.isPresent);
+      }
+    });
+
     if (context === 'allocations') {
       test('allocations for the job are shown in the overview', async function(assert) {
         assert.ok(JobDetail.allocationsSummary, 'Allocations are shown in the summary section');
diff --git a/ui/tests/pages/allocations/detail.js b/ui/tests/pages/allocations/detail.js
index f0ddf45f5e4..9d268d0ef5d 100644
--- a/ui/tests/pages/allocations/detail.js
+++ b/ui/tests/pages/allocations/detail.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export default create({
   stop: twoStepButton('[data-test-stop]'),
   restart: twoStepButton('[data-test-restart]'),
 
+  execButton: {
+    scope: '[data-test-exec-button]',
+  },
+
   details: {
     scope: '[data-test-allocation-details]',
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/pages/jobs/detail.js b/ui/tests/pages/jobs/detail.js
index f7676811103..654f9ec4e40 100644
--- a/ui/tests/pages/jobs/detail.js
+++ b/ui/tests/pages/jobs/detail.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'ember-cli-page-object';
 
 import allocations from 'nomad-ui/tests/pages/components/allocations';
+import twoStepButton from 'nomad-ui/tests/pages/components/two-step-button';
 
 export default create({
   visit: visitable('/jobs/:id'),
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ export default create({
     return this.tabs.toArray().findBy('id', id);
   },
 
+  stop: twoStepButton('[data-test-stop]'),
+  start: twoStepButton('[data-test-start]'),
+
+  execButton: {
+    scope: '[data-test-exec-button]',
+  },
+
   stats: collection('[data-test-job-stat]', {
     id: attribute('data-test-job-stat'),
     text: text(),