diff --git a/src/app/features/metadata/metadata.component.ts b/src/app/features/metadata/metadata.component.ts
index a3ffe6340..dfa3e6f93 100644
--- a/src/app/features/metadata/metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/metadata/metadata.component.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ export class MetadataComponent implements OnInit {
     this.customDialogService
       .open(ContributorsDialogComponent, {
         header: this.translateService.instant('project.metadata.contributors.editContributors'),
+        width: '600px',
         data: {
           resourceId: this.resourceId,
           resourceType: this.resourceType(),
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/registries-metadata-step/registries-contributors/registries-contributors.component.html b/src/app/features/registries/components/registries-metadata-step/registries-contributors/registries-contributors.component.html
index a9a42db3f..c93d6cb76 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/registries-metadata-step/registries-contributors/registries-contributors.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/registries-metadata-step/registries-contributors/registries-contributors.component.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'project.overview.metadata.contributors' | translate }}</h2>
   <div class="flex justify-content-end mt-3">
     @if (hasChanges) {
       <div class="flex gap-2 mr-4">
-        <p-button (click)="cancel()" severity="info" [label]="'common.buttons.cancel' | translate" />
-        <p-button (click)="save()" [label]="'common.buttons.save' | translate" />
+        <p-button (onClick)="cancel()" severity="info" [label]="'common.buttons.cancel' | translate" />
+        <p-button (onClick)="save()" [label]="'common.buttons.save' | translate" />
       </div>
     }
-    <p-button [label]="'registries.metadata.addContributors' | translate" (click)="openAddContributorDialog()" />
+    <p-button [label]="'registries.metadata.addContributors' | translate" (onClick)="openAddContributorDialog()" />
   </div>
 </p-card>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
index 3193a56b1..373fd1ae5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 >
   <ng-template #header>
     <tr>
-      <th></th>
+      <th>
+        @if (deactivatedContributors()) {
+          <osf-info-icon [tooltipText]="'project.contributors.reorderDeactivateTooltip'"></osf-info-icon>
+        }
+      </th>
       <th>{{ 'project.contributors.table.headers.name' | translate }}</th>
       <th>
         <div class="flex align-items-center">
@@ -62,9 +66,11 @@
     @if (contributor.id) {
       <tr [pReorderableRow]="index" class="select-none">
         <td>
-          <div pReorderableRowHandle>
-            <osf-icon [iconClass]="'fas fa-bars'"></osf-icon>
-          </div>
+          @if (!deactivatedContributors()) {
+            <div pReorderableRowHandle>
+              <osf-icon [iconClass]="'fas fa-bars'"></osf-icon>
+            </div>
+          }
         </td>
 
         <td>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.ts
index 98a18206b..6b56259eb 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { ContributorModel, SelectOption, TableParameters } from '@osf/shared/mod
 import { CustomDialogService } from '@osf/shared/services';
 
 import { IconComponent } from '../../icon/icon.component';
+import { InfoIconComponent } from '../../info-icon/info-icon.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'osf-contributors-table',
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import { IconComponent } from '../../icon/icon.component';
     Button,
     SelectComponent,
     IconComponent,
+    InfoIconComponent,
   ],
   templateUrl: './contributors-table.component.html',
   styleUrl: './contributors-table.component.scss',
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ export class ContributorsTableComponent {
 
   isProject = computed(() => this.resourceType() === ResourceType.Project);
 
+  deactivatedContributors = computed(() => this.contributors().some((contributor) => contributor.deactivated));
+
   canRemoveContributor = computed(() => {
     const contributors = this.contributors();
     const currentUserId = this.currentUserId();
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 60b7ee980..ab1952cb4 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
       "searchRegistrationPlaceholder": "Search Registration Contributors",
       "permissionFilter": "Filter by permission",
       "bibliographyFilter": "Bibliography",
+      "reorderDeactivateTooltip": "Remove deactivated contributors in order to enable reordering.",
       "permissions": {
         "administrator": "Administrator",
         "readAndWrite": "Read + Write",