diff --git a/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp b/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
index fce48228f34e..d84f01d89d09 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ void QgsMapToolRotateLabel::canvasPressEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       QgsPalIndexes indexes;
       if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes ) )
         return;
+
+      if ( !labelIsRotatable( mCurrentLabel.layer, mCurrentLabel.settings, rotationCol ) )
+        return;
     }
 
     if ( currentLabelDataDefinedRotation( mCurrentRotation, hasRotationValue, rotationCol, true ) )