diff --git a/APPL/MLD/mld_forward_save.asp b/APPL/MLD/mld_forward_save.asp
index b9dbb1ea20..20559fbfa3 100644
--- a/APPL/MLD/mld_forward_save.asp
+++ b/APPL/MLD/mld_forward_save.asp
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ if (stdm_key == old_stdm)
 else
 {
   result.toaster = L("lcl_forwarded");
-  var fields =  [ { dbs: "mld_stdmelding_key",          typ: "key",     frm: "stdm",   track: L("lcl_complain"),          foreign: "mld_stdmelding" },
-                  { dbs: "mld_melding_behandelaar_key", typ: "key",     val: -1,       track: L("lcl_mld_behandelaar"),   foreign: "prs_perslid" }
+  var fields =  [ { dbs: "mld_stdmelding_key", typ: "key", frm: "stdm", track: L("lcl_complain"), foreign: "mld_stdmelding" }
                 ];
+  if (mld_melding.mld_status != 5)
+    fields.push({ dbs: "mld_melding_behandelaar_key", typ: "key", val: -1, track: L("lcl_mld_behandelaar"), foreign: "prs_perslid" });
+
   if ((S("mld_forward_opm_flags") & 2) == 2 || S("mld_note_mode") == 2)
   { // Achteraan notitieveld.
     save_notitie = true;