diff --git a/gui/designwidget.cc b/gui/designwidget.cc
index 027512af..14de974e 100644
--- a/gui/designwidget.cc
+++ b/gui/designwidget.cc
@@ -96,21 +96,25 @@ DesignWidget::DesignWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent), ctx(nullptr), net
     lineEdit->addAction(searchIcon, QLineEdit::LeadingPosition);
     lineEdit->setPlaceholderText("Search...");
 
-    QAction *actionFirst = new QAction("", this);
+    actionFirst = new QAction("", this);
     QIcon iconFirst(QStringLiteral(":/icons/resources/resultset_first.png"));
     actionFirst->setIcon(iconFirst);
+    actionFirst->setEnabled(false);
 
-    QAction *actionPrev = new QAction("", this);
+    actionPrev = new QAction("", this);
     QIcon iconPrev(QStringLiteral(":/icons/resources/resultset_previous.png"));
     actionPrev->setIcon(iconPrev);
+    actionPrev->setEnabled(false);
 
-    QAction *actionNext = new QAction("", this);
+    actionNext = new QAction("", this);
     QIcon iconNext(QStringLiteral(":/icons/resources/resultset_next.png"));
     actionNext->setIcon(iconNext);
+    actionNext->setEnabled(false);
 
-    QAction *actionLast = new QAction("", this);
+    actionLast = new QAction("", this);
     QIcon iconLast(QStringLiteral(":/icons/resources/resultset_last.png"));
     actionLast->setIcon(iconLast);
+    actionLast->setEnabled(false);
 
     QToolBar *toolbar = new QToolBar();
     toolbar->addAction(actionFirst);
diff --git a/gui/designwidget.h b/gui/designwidget.h
index 7785513a..ce0220dd 100644
--- a/gui/designwidget.h
+++ b/gui/designwidget.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ class DesignWidget : public QWidget
     QMap<QString, QtProperty *> idToProperty;
     QTreeWidgetItem *nets_root;
     QTreeWidgetItem *cells_root;
+
+    QAction *actionFirst;
+    QAction *actionPrev;
+    QAction *actionNext;
+    QAction *actionLast;
 };
 
 NEXTPNR_NAMESPACE_END