diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json b/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
index a26b7d4fa..feb60d116 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@
       "success-tooltip-aria": "Saved successfully",
       "saveArea-tooltip": "Save Area",
       "confirm-success": "Okay",
-      "cancel-save": "Don't save"
+      "cancel-save": "Don't save",
+      "invalid-headline-text": "Invalid Edits",
+      "invalid-text": "The segments do not create a valid video. Either change or discard your edits if you wish to proceed. If you wanted to delete this video use the Opencast Admin UI. Contact {{ contact }} for further help."
     },
 
     "discard": {
diff --git a/src/main/Save.tsx b/src/main/Save.tsx
index d65ad2a33..4351b14f6 100644
--- a/src/main/Save.tsx
+++ b/src/main/Save.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   selectSegments,
   selectTracks,
   setHasChanges as videoSetHasChanges,
+  selectValidSegments,
+  validateSegments,
 } from "../redux/videoSlice";
 import { postVideoInformation, selectStatus, selectError } from "../redux/workflowPostSlice";
 
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ const Save: React.FC = () => {
   const hasChanges = useAppSelector(selectHasChanges);
   const subtitleHasChanges = useAppSelector(selectSubtitleHasChanges);
 
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  dispatch(validateSegments());
+  const validSegments = useAppSelector(selectValidSegments);
+
   const saveStyle = css({
     height: "100%",
     display: finishState !== "Save changes" ? "none" : "flex",
@@ -77,11 +83,11 @@ const Save: React.FC = () => {
       return (
         <>
           <span css={{ maxWidth: "500px" }}>
-            {t("save.info-text")}
+            {validSegments ? t("save.info-text") : t("save.invalid-text", { contact: settings.help.contact })}
           </span>
           <div css={backOrContinueStyle}>
             <PageButton pageNumber={0} label={t("various.goBack-button")} Icon={LuChevronLeft} />
-            <SaveButton />
+            {validSegments && <SaveButton />}
           </div>
         </>
       );
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ const Save: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <div css={saveStyle}>
-      <h1>{t("save.headline-text")}</h1>
+      <h1>{validSegments ? t("save.headline-text") : t("save.invalid-headline-text")}</h1>
       {render()}
       <div css={errorBoxStyle(postWorkflowStatus === "failed", theme)} role="alert">
         <span>{t("various.error-text", { contact: settings.help.contact })}</span><br />
diff --git a/src/main/WorkflowSelection.tsx b/src/main/WorkflowSelection.tsx
index 45f6e2e08..9253a5b7b 100644
--- a/src/main/WorkflowSelection.tsx
+++ b/src/main/WorkflowSelection.tsx
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import { selectFinishState, selectPageNumber } from "../redux/finishSlice";
 import { PageButton } from "./Finish";
 import { LuChevronLeft } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { SaveAndProcessButton } from "./WorkflowConfiguration";
+import { selectValidSegments, validateSegments } from "../redux/videoSlice";
 import { selectStatus, selectError } from "../redux/workflowPostAndProcessSlice";
 import { selectStatus as saveSelectStatus, selectError as saveSelectError } from "../redux/workflowPostSlice";
 import { httpRequestState, Workflow } from "../types";
 import { SaveButton } from "./Save";
 import { EmotionJSX } from "@emotion/react/types/jsx-namespace";
 
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Trans } from "react-i18next";
+import { useTranslation, Trans } from "react-i18next";
 import { FormControlLabel, Radio, RadioGroup } from "@mui/material";
 import { useTheme } from "../themes";
 import { settings } from "../config";
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ const WorkflowSelection: React.FC = () => {
   const saveStatus = useAppSelector(saveSelectStatus);
   const saveError = useAppSelector(saveSelectError);
 
+  dispatch(validateSegments());
+  const validSegments = useAppSelector(selectValidSegments);
+
   const workflowSelectionStyle = css({
     padding: "20px",
     display: (finishState === "Start processing" && pageNumber === 1) ? "flex" : "none",
@@ -117,7 +120,18 @@ const WorkflowSelection: React.FC = () => {
 
   // Fills the layout template with values based on how many workflows are available
   const renderSelection = () => {
-    if (workflows.length <= 0) {
+    if (!validSegments) {
+      return (
+        render(
+          t("save.invalid-headline-text"),
+          <span css={{ maxWidth: "500px" }}>{t("save.invalid-text", { contact: settings.help.contact })}</span>,
+          false,
+          <div/>,
+          saveStatus,
+          saveError
+        )
+      );
+    } else if (workflows.length <= 0) {
       return (
         render(
           t("workflowSelection.saveAndProcess-text"),
diff --git a/src/redux/videoSlice.ts b/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
index cd89d525e..009f4ba8d 100644
--- a/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
+++ b/src/redux/videoSlice.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export interface video {
   tracks: Track[],
   subtitlesFromOpencast: SubtitlesFromOpencast[],
   activeSegmentIndex: number,     // Index of the segment that is currenlty hovered
+  validSegments: boolean,         // Whether the segment will result in a valid video edit
   selectedWorkflowId: string,     // Id of the currently selected workflow
   aspectRatios: { width: number, height: number; }[],  // Aspect ratios of every video
   hasChanges: boolean,             // Did user make changes in cutting view since last save
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const initialState: video & httpRequestState = {
   tracks: [],
   subtitlesFromOpencast: [],
   activeSegmentIndex: 0,
+  validSegments: true,
   selectedWorkflowId: "",
   previewTriggered: false,
   clickTriggered: false,
@@ -178,6 +180,15 @@ const videoSlice = createSlice({
       updateCurrentlyAt(state, state.segments[nextSegmentIndex].start);
       state.jumpTriggered = true;
     },
+    validateSegments: state => {
+      // Test if whole video has been deleted
+      if (state.segments.length === 1 && state.segments[0].deleted && state.segments[0].start === 0 &&
+          state.segments[0].end === state.duration) {
+        state.validSegments = false;
+      } else {
+        state.validSegments = true;
+      }
+    },
     addSegment: (state, action: PayloadAction<video["segments"][0]>) => {
       state.segments.push(action.payload);
     },
@@ -351,6 +362,7 @@ const videoSlice = createSlice({
     selectCurrentlyAtInSeconds: state => state.currentlyAt / 1000,
     selectSegments: state => state.segments,
     selectActiveSegmentIndex: state => state.activeSegmentIndex,
+    selectValidSegments: state => state.validSegments,
     selectIsCurrentSegmentAlive: state => !state.segments[state.activeSegmentIndex].deleted,
     selectSelectedWorkflowId: state => state.selectedWorkflowId,
     selectHasChanges: state => state.hasChanges,
@@ -520,6 +532,7 @@ export const {
   setJumpTriggered,
   jumpToPreviousSegment,
   jumpToNextSegment,
+  validateSegments,
 } = videoSlice.actions;
 
 export const selectVideos = createSelector(
@@ -540,6 +553,7 @@ export const {
   selectCurrentlyAtInSeconds,
   selectSegments,
   selectActiveSegmentIndex,
+  selectValidSegments,
   selectIsCurrentSegmentAlive,
   selectSelectedWorkflowId,
   selectHasChanges,