diff --git a/includes/fields/class-acf-field.php b/includes/fields/class-acf-field.php
index 29d4477f..03c2521e 100644
--- a/includes/fields/class-acf-field.php
+++ b/includes/fields/class-acf-field.php
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public function render_bindings_setting( $field ) {
 
 			// This field setting has a unique behaviour. If the value isn't defined on the field object, it defaults to true, but for new fields, it defaults to off.
 			if ( ! isset( $field['allow_in_bindings'] ) ) {
-				if ( empty( $field['ID'] ) ) {
+				if ( empty( $field['ID'] ) || doing_action( 'wp_ajax_acf/field_group/render_field_settings' ) ) {
 					$field['allow_in_bindings'] = false;
 				} else {
 					$field['allow_in_bindings'] = true;