diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0e68618dd9..ae48af1b9ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed redundant action icons showing in empty identifier fields (DOI, Eprint, ISBN) [#14821](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/14821)
 - Fixed localized walkthrough highlight for 'Preferences' menu item. [#14822](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/14822)
 - We Improved detection of arXiv identifiers when pasting arXiv URLs that include URL fragments. [#14659](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/14659)
 - We fixed an error on startup when using portable preferences. [#14729](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/14729)
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditor.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditor.java
index 4622cc37673..2c0d07c478d 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditor.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.fieldeditors.identifier;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import javax.swing.undo.UndoManager;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.Field;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.FieldTextMapper;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.field.StandardField;
 
 import com.airhacks.afterburner.injection.Injector;
 import com.airhacks.afterburner.views.ViewLoader;
@@ -91,6 +93,20 @@ public IdentifierEditor(Field field,
         textField.initContextMenu(new DefaultMenu(textField), preferences.getKeyBindingRepository());
 
         new EditorValidator(preferences).configureValidation(viewModel.getFieldValidator().getValidationStatus(), textField);
+
+        Stream.of(fetchInformationByIdentifierButton, lookupIdentifierButton)
+              .forEach(button -> {
+                  button.visibleProperty().bind(viewModel.textProperty().isNotEmpty());
+                  button.managedProperty().bind(button.visibleProperty());
+              });
+
+        shortenDOIButton.managedProperty().bind(shortenDOIButton.visibleProperty());
+        if (StandardField.DOI.equals(field)) {
+            shortenDOIButton.visibleProperty().bind(viewModel.textProperty().isNotEmpty());
+        } else {
+            shortenDOIButton.visibleProperty().unbind();
+            shortenDOIButton.setVisible(false);
+        }
     }
 
     public BaseIdentifierEditorViewModel<?> getViewModel() {
diff --git a/jabgui/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditorTest.java b/jabgui/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fd4bac9ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jabgui/src/test/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/identifier/IdentifierEditorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.fieldeditors.identifier;
+
+import javafx.scene.Scene;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+
+import org.jabref.gui.fieldeditors.EditorTextField;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testfx.api.FxAssert;
+import org.testfx.framework.junit5.ApplicationTest;
+import org.testfx.matcher.base.NodeMatchers;
+
+class IdentifierEditorTest extends ApplicationTest {
+
+    private Button fetchButton;
+    private EditorTextField textField;
+
+    @Override
+    public void start(Stage stage) {
+        fetchButton = new Button();
+        fetchButton.setId("fetchInformationByIdentifierButton");
+        textField = new EditorTextField();
+        textField.setId("textField");
+        textField.setText("");
+
+        fetchButton.visibleProperty().bind(textField.textProperty().isNotEmpty());
+        fetchButton.managedProperty().bind(fetchButton.visibleProperty());
+
+        HBox root = new HBox(textField, fetchButton);
+        stage.setScene(new Scene(root, 400, 100));
+        stage.show();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void fetchButtonTogglesVisibilityBasedOnText() {
+        interact(() -> textField.setText(""));
+        FxAssert.verifyThat("#fetchInformationByIdentifierButton", NodeMatchers.isInvisible());
+
+        clickOn(textField).write("10.1001/jama.2017.18444");
+        FxAssert.verifyThat("#fetchInformationByIdentifierButton", NodeMatchers.isVisible());
+
+        interact(() -> textField.setText(""));
+        FxAssert.verifyThat("#fetchInformationByIdentifierButton", NodeMatchers.isInvisible());
+    }
+}