diff --git a/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.jsx b/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.jsx
index 44886d3f..40a800e1 100644
--- a/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const TableAction = ({ tableInstance, handleClick }) => (
     onClick={handleClick(tableInstance.rows)}
     variant="primary"
     className="view-all-responses-btn"
+    disabled={tableInstance.rows.length === 0}
   >
     <FormattedMessage {...messages.viewAllResponses} />
   </Button>
diff --git a/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.test.jsx b/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.test.jsx
index 4ecf9f22..5adef4cd 100644
--- a/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/ListView/TableAction.test.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ describe('TableAction component', () => {
     expect(el.snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  test('Inactive Button "View All Responses"', () => {
+    const emptyProps = {
+      tableInstance: { rows: [] },
+      handleClick: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    const el = shallow(<TableAction {...emptyProps} />);
+    expect(el.snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   test('handleClick', () => {
     shallow(<TableAction {...props} />);
     expect(props.handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledWith(props.tableInstance.rows);
diff --git a/src/containers/ListView/__snapshots__/TableAction.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/ListView/__snapshots__/TableAction.test.jsx.snap
index 5b314467..8867be0b 100644
--- a/src/containers/ListView/__snapshots__/TableAction.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/ListView/__snapshots__/TableAction.test.jsx.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`TableAction component Inactive Button "View All Responses" 1`] = `
+<Button
+  className="view-all-responses-btn"
+  disabled={true}
+  variant="primary"
+>
+  <FormattedMessage
+    defaultMessage="View all responses"
+    description="Button text to load all responses for review/grading"
+    id="ora-grading.ListView.viewAllResponses"
+  />
+</Button>
+`;
+
 exports[`TableAction component snapshots 1`] = `
 <Button
   className="view-all-responses-btn"
+  disabled={false}
   onClick={[MockFunction]}
   variant="primary"
 >
diff --git a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.js b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.js
index e0b7e7be..d26dae91 100644
--- a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.js
+++ b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.js
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ export const loadPrev = () => (dispatch) => {
  * @param {string[]} submissionUUIDs - ordered list of submissionUUIDs for selected submissions
  */
 export const loadSelectionForReview = (submissionUUIDs) => (dispatch) => {
-  dispatch(actions.grading.updateSelection(submissionUUIDs));
-  dispatch(actions.app.setShowReview(true));
-  dispatch(module.loadSubmission());
+  if (submissionUUIDs && submissionUUIDs.length > 0) {
+    dispatch(actions.grading.updateSelection(submissionUUIDs));
+    dispatch(actions.app.setShowReview(true));
+    dispatch(module.loadSubmission());
+  }
 };
 
 export const loadSubmission = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
diff --git a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.test.js b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.test.js
index 49349514..efd024a2 100644
--- a/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.test.js
+++ b/src/data/redux/thunkActions/grading.test.js
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ describe('grading thunkActions', () => {
       });
     });
     describe('loadSelectionForReview', () => {
-      const submissionUUIDs = [
-        'submission-id-0',
-        'submission-id-1',
-        'submission-id-2',
-        'submission-id-3',
-      ];
       test('dispatches actions.grading.updateSelection, actions.app.setShowReview(true), and then loadSubmission', () => {
+        const submissionUUIDs = [
+          'submission-id-0',
+          'submission-id-1',
+          'submission-id-2',
+          'submission-id-3',
+        ];
         thunkActions.loadSelectionForReview(submissionUUIDs)(dispatch, getState);
         expect(dispatch.mock.calls).toEqual([
           [actions.grading.updateSelection(submissionUUIDs)],
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ describe('grading thunkActions', () => {
           [thunkActions.loadSubmission()],
         ]);
       });
+      test('with empty submissionUUIDs does not dispatch any action', () => {
+        const submissionUUIDs = [];
+        thunkActions.loadSelectionForReview(submissionUUIDs)(dispatch, getState);
+        expect(dispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
   });