diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.test.tsx
index fcc943f565895..0aa9c5601f87e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { TimelineEventsDetailsItem } from '../../../../common/search_strategy';
 import { useRuleWithFallback } from '../../../detections/containers/detection_engine/rules/use_rule_with_fallback';
 
 import { TestProviders, TestProvidersComponent } from '../../mock';
+import { TimelineId } from '../../../../common';
 import { mockBrowserFields } from '../../containers/source/mock';
 
 jest.mock('../../lib/kibana');
@@ -49,6 +50,24 @@ describe('AlertSummaryView', () => {
     expect(getByTestId('summary-view')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  test('it renders the action cell by default', () => {
+    const { getAllByTestId } = render(
+      <TestProviders>
+        <AlertSummaryView {...props} />
+      </TestProviders>
+    );
+    expect(getAllByTestId('hover-actions-filter-for').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  test('it does NOT render the action cell for the active timeline', () => {
+    const { queryAllByTestId } = render(
+      <TestProviders>
+        <AlertSummaryView {...props} timelineId={TimelineId.active} />
+      </TestProviders>
+    );
+    expect(queryAllByTestId('hover-actions-filter-for').length).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
   test("render no investigation guide if it doesn't exist", async () => {
     (useRuleWithFallback as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
       rule: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.tsx
index 19a23e5002567..82259aa2312ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/alert_summary_view.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { AlertSummaryRow, getSummaryColumns, SummaryRow } from './helpers';
 
 import { ActionCell } from './table/action_cell';
 import { FieldValueCell } from './table/field_value_cell';
-import { TimelineEventsDetailsItem } from '../../../../common';
+import { TimelineEventsDetailsItem, TimelineId } from '../../../../common';
 
 import { getSummaryRows } from './get_alert_summary_rows';
 
@@ -37,15 +37,17 @@ const getDescription = ({
       isDraggable={isDraggable}
       values={values}
     />
-    <ActionCell
-      contextId={timelineId}
-      data={data}
-      eventId={eventId}
-      fieldFromBrowserField={fieldFromBrowserField}
-      linkValue={linkValue}
-      timelineId={timelineId}
-      values={values}
-    />
+    {timelineId !== TimelineId.active && (
+      <ActionCell
+        contextId={timelineId}
+        data={data}
+        eventId={eventId}
+        fieldFromBrowserField={fieldFromBrowserField}
+        linkValue={linkValue}
+        timelineId={timelineId}
+        values={values}
+      />
+    )}
   </>
 );