diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
index a51acb0c2..c53242e69 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/zones/view_zone_widget.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ void ZoneViewWidget::processGroupBy(int index)
     SettingsCache::instance().setZoneViewGroupBy(option);
     zone->setGroupBy(option);
 
+    // disable pile view checkbox if we're not grouping by anything
+    pileViewCheckBox.setEnabled(option != CardList::NoSort);
+
     // reset sortBy if it has the same value as groupBy
     if (option != CardList::NoSort &&
         option == static_cast<CardList::SortOption>(sortBySelector.currentData().toInt())) {