diff --git a/src/display/editor/editor.js b/src/display/editor/editor.js
index 2de0aea40d4367..f883c57eebb8e9 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/editor.js
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ class AnnotationEditor {
     altText.addEventListener(
       "click",
       event => {
+        this.#altTextButton.hidden = true;
         event.preventDefault();
         this._uiManager.editAltText(this);
       },
@@ -919,6 +920,10 @@ class AnnotationEditor {
     }
   }
 
+  altTextFinish() {
+    this.#altTextButton.hidden = false;
+  }
+
   getClientDimensions() {
     return this.div.getBoundingClientRect();
   }
diff --git a/web/alt_text_manager.js b/web/alt_text_manager.js
index 48bd2df02a7e92..a8e165268c5d78 100644
--- a/web/alt_text_manager.js
+++ b/web/alt_text_manager.js
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class AltTextManager {
     this.#removeOnClickListeners();
     this.#uiManager?.addEditListeners();
     this.#eventBus._off("resize", this.#boundSetPosition);
+    this.#currentEditor.altTextFinish();
     this.#currentEditor = null;
     this.#uiManager = null;
   }