diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.cpp b/src/GUI/gui.cpp
index 6b43451f..628f9809 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.cpp
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ void GUI::createActions()
 	_drawHillShadingAction = new QAction(tr("Show hillshading"), this);
 	_drawHillShadingAction->setMenuRole(QAction::NoRole);
 	_drawHillShadingAction->setCheckable(true);
+	_drawHillShadingAction->setEnabled(false);
 	connect(_drawHillShadingAction, &QAction::triggered, _mapView,
 	  &MapView::drawHillShading);
 
@@ -2248,6 +2249,7 @@ void GUI::updateMapDEMDownloadAction()
 {
 	_downloadMapDEMAction->setEnabled(!_dem->url().isEmpty()
 	  && _map->usesDEM() && !_dem->checkTiles(_map->llBounds()));
+	_drawHillShadingAction->setEnabled(_map->usesDEM());
 }
 
 void GUI::setTimeType(TimeType type)