diff --git a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/__tests__/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu.test.tsx b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/__tests__/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu.test.tsx
index 3c73a33342..83e51fce14 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/__tests__/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/__tests__/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu.test.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@botframework-composer/test-utils';
-import { DialogGroup } from '@bfc/shared';
+import { DialogGroup, SDKKinds } from '@bfc/shared';
 
 import { EdgeMenu } from '../../../src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu';
 import { createActionMenu } from '../../../src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/createSchemaMenu';
@@ -16,17 +16,42 @@ describe('<EdgeMenu>', () => {
 });
 
 describe('createActionMenu()', () => {
+  fit('Should disable an action kind if its included in forceDisabledActions', () => {
+    const menuItems = createActionMenu(
+      () => null,
+      { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: true },
+      [
+        {
+          kind: SDKKinds.BeginSkill,
+          reason: 'Cannot call a skill from another skill',
+        },
+      ],
+      {
+        [SDKKinds.BeginDialog]: {
+          label: 'Begin skill',
+          submenu: [SDKKinds.BeginSkill],
+        },
+      }
+    );
+    const sdkBeginSkill = menuItems.find((item) => item.key === SDKKinds.BeginSkill);
+
+    expect(sdkBeginSkill).toBeDefined();
+    if (sdkBeginSkill) {
+      expect(sdkBeginSkill.disabled).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+  });
+
   it('options.enablePaste should control Paste button state.', () => {
-    const menuItems1 = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: true });
+    const menuItems1 = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: true }, []);
     expect(menuItems1.findIndex((x) => x.key === 'Paste')).toEqual(0);
     expect(menuItems1[0].disabled).toBeFalsy();
 
-    const menuItems2 = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: false });
+    const menuItems2 = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: false }, []);
     expect(menuItems2[0].disabled).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   it('should return builtin $kinds.', () => {
-    const menuItemsHosted = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: true, enablePaste: true });
+    const menuItemsHosted = createActionMenu(() => null, { isSelfHosted: true, enablePaste: true }, []);
     expect(menuItemsHosted.findIndex((x) => x.key === DialogGroup.RESPONSE)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
@@ -34,6 +59,7 @@ describe('createActionMenu()', () => {
     const menuItemsWithoutCustomActions = createActionMenu(
       () => null,
       { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: false },
+      [],
       {},
       []
     );
@@ -46,6 +72,7 @@ describe('createActionMenu()', () => {
     const withCustomActions = createActionMenu(
       () => null,
       { isSelfHosted: false, enablePaste: false },
+      [],
       {},
       customActions
     );
diff --git a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/EdgeMenu.tsx b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/EdgeMenu.tsx
index 4480a54344..e75b18649d 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/EdgeMenu.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/EdgeMenu.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import formatMessage from 'format-message';
 import { DefinitionSummary } from '@bfc/shared';
 import { TooltipHost, DirectionalHint } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Tooltip';
-import { useMenuConfig, MenuUISchema } from '@bfc/extension-client';
+import { useMenuConfig } from '@bfc/extension-client';
 
 // TODO: leak of visual-sdk domain (EdgeAddButtonSize)
 import { EdgeAddButtonSize } from '../../../adaptive-flow-renderer/constants/ElementSizes';
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const EdgeMenu: React.FC<EdgeMenuProps> = ({ id, onClick }) => {
     setMenuSelected(menuSelected);
   };
 
-  const menuSchema: MenuUISchema = useMenuConfig();
+  const { menuSchema, forceDisabledActions } = useMenuConfig();
   const menuItems = createActionMenu(
     (item) => {
       if (!item) return;
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const EdgeMenu: React.FC<EdgeMenuProps> = ({ id, onClick }) => {
       isSelfHosted: selfHosted,
       enablePaste: Array.isArray(clipboardActions) && !!clipboardActions.length,
     },
+    forceDisabledActions,
     menuSchema,
     // Custom Action 'oneOf' arrays from schema file
     customSchemas.map((x) => x.oneOf).filter((oneOf) => Array.isArray(oneOf) && oneOf.length) as DefinitionSummary[][]
diff --git a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/createSchemaMenu.tsx b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/createSchemaMenu.tsx
index 1215fad996..c208999d3a 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/createSchemaMenu.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/adaptive-flow/src/adaptive-flow-editor/renderers/EdgeMenu/createSchemaMenu.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,30 @@ import {
   IContextualMenuItem,
   ContextualMenuItemType,
 } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.types';
-import { SDKKinds, DefinitionSummary } from '@bfc/shared';
+import { NeutralColors } from '@uifabric/fluent-theme';
+import { SDKKinds, DefinitionSummary, DisabledMenuActions } from '@bfc/shared';
 import { FontIcon } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Icon';
 import formatMessage from 'format-message';
 import { MenuUISchema, MenuOptions } from '@bfc/extension-client';
 import set from 'lodash/set';
+import { ITooltipHostStyles, TooltipHost } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Tooltip';
 
 import { MenuEventTypes } from '../../constants/MenuTypes';
 
 import { menuOrderMap } from './defaultMenuOrder';
 
+const toolTipHostStyles: Partial<ITooltipHostStyles> = {
+  root: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    justifyContent: 'flex-start',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    padding: '0px 7px',
+    height: '38px',
+    background: NeutralColors.gray30,
+    opacity: 0.3,
+  },
+};
+
 type ActionMenuItemClickHandler = (item?: IContextualMenuItem) => any;
 type ActionKindFilter = ($kind: SDKKinds) => boolean;
 
@@ -25,6 +39,7 @@ type MenuTree = { [key: string]: SDKKinds | MenuTree };
 const createBaseActionMenu = (
   menuSchema: MenuUISchema,
   onClick: ActionMenuItemClickHandler,
+  forceDisabledActions: DisabledMenuActions[],
   filter?: ActionKindFilter
 ): IContextualMenuItem[] => {
   const menuTree: MenuTree = Object.entries(menuSchema).reduce((result, [$kind, options]) => {
@@ -62,7 +77,7 @@ const createBaseActionMenu = (
           return order1 - order2;
         })
         .map((sublabelName) => buildMenuItemFromMenuTree(sublabelName, labelData[sublabelName]));
-      return createSubMenu(labelName, onClick, subMenuItems);
+      return createSubMenu(labelName, onClick, subMenuItems, forceDisabledActions);
     }
   };
 
@@ -174,13 +189,41 @@ interface ActionMenuOptions {
 const createSubMenu = (
   label: string,
   onClick: ActionMenuItemClickHandler,
-  subItems: IContextualMenuItem[]
+  subItems: IContextualMenuItem[],
+  forceDisabledActions: DisabledMenuActions[]
 ): IContextualMenuItem => {
+  const subMenuItems = subItems.map((subMenuItem: IContextualMenuItem) => {
+    let additionalProps: Partial<IContextualMenuItem> = {};
+    const disabledAction = forceDisabledActions.find((action) => action.kind === subMenuItem.key);
+    if (disabledAction) {
+      additionalProps = {
+        title: disabledAction.reason,
+        disabled: true,
+        onRender: (item) => {
+          const tooltipId = `tooltip-${disabledAction.kind}`;
+          return (
+            <TooltipHost
+              calloutProps={{ gapSpace: 0 }}
+              content={disabledAction.reason}
+              id={tooltipId}
+              styles={toolTipHostStyles}
+            >
+              {item.name}
+            </TooltipHost>
+          );
+        },
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      ...subMenuItem,
+      ...additionalProps,
+    };
+  });
   return {
     key: label,
     text: label,
     subMenuProps: {
-      items: subItems,
+      items: subMenuItems,
       onItemClick: (e, itemData) => onClick(itemData),
     },
   };
@@ -189,6 +232,7 @@ const createSubMenu = (
 export const createActionMenu = (
   onClick: ActionMenuItemClickHandler,
   options: ActionMenuOptions,
+  forceDisabledActions: DisabledMenuActions[],
   menuSchema?: MenuUISchema,
   customActionGroups?: DefinitionSummary[][]
 ) => {
@@ -199,6 +243,7 @@ export const createActionMenu = (
   const baseMenuItems = createBaseActionMenu(
     menuOptions,
     onClick,
+    forceDisabledActions,
     options.isSelfHosted ? ($kind: SDKKinds) => $kind !== SDKKinds.LogAction : undefined
   );
   resultItems.push(...baseMenuItems);
@@ -217,7 +262,7 @@ export const createActionMenu = (
         submenuWithDuplicatedName.subMenuProps?.items.push(...customActionItems);
       } else {
         // Otherwise create a new submenu named as 'Custom Actions'.
-        resultItems.push(createSubMenu(customActionGroupName, onClick, customActionItems));
+        resultItems.push(createSubMenu(customActionGroupName, onClick, customActionItems, []));
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/shell/useShell.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/shell/useShell.ts
index 13c6d19a00..a9962e3bc0 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/shell/useShell.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/shell/useShell.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
-import { ShellApi, ShellData, Shell, DialogSchemaFile, DialogInfo } from '@botframework-composer/types';
+import { ShellApi, ShellData, Shell, DialogSchemaFile, DialogInfo, SDKKinds } from '@botframework-composer/types';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import formatMessage from 'format-message';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   lgFilesState,
   luFilesState,
   rateInfoState,
+  rootBotProjectIdSelector,
 } from '../recoilModel';
 import { undoFunctionState } from '../recoilModel/undo/history';
 
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ export function useShell(source: EventSource, projectId: string): Shell {
   const botName = useRecoilValue(botDisplayNameState(projectId));
   const settings = useRecoilValue(settingsState(projectId));
   const flowZoomRate = useRecoilValue(rateInfoState);
+  const rootBotProjectId = useRecoilValue(rootBotProjectIdSelector);
+  const isRootBot = rootBotProjectId === projectId;
 
   const userSettings = useRecoilValue(userSettingsState);
   const clipboardActions = useRecoilValue(clipboardActionsState);
@@ -271,6 +274,14 @@ export function useShell(source: EventSource, projectId: string): Shell {
     skills,
     skillsSettings: settings.skill || {},
     flowZoomRate,
+    forceDisabledActions: isRootBot
+      ? []
+      : [
+          {
+            kind: SDKKinds.BeginSkill,
+            reason: formatMessage('You can only connect to a skill in the root bot.'),
+          },
+        ],
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/__tests__/useMenuConfig.test.tsx b/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/__tests__/useMenuConfig.test.tsx
index bf78dbc363..865f45a2ba 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/__tests__/useMenuConfig.test.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/__tests__/useMenuConfig.test.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('useMenuConfig', () => {
   it('returns a map of sdk kinds to their menu config', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useMenuConfig(), { wrapper });
 
-    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+    expect(result.current.menuSchema).toEqual({
       foo: 'foo menu config',
       bar: 'bar menu config',
     });
diff --git a/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/useMenuConfig.ts b/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/useMenuConfig.ts
index f51c4909b8..5ceea30fa5 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/useMenuConfig.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/extension-client/src/hooks/useMenuConfig.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 
 import { useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues';
+import { DisabledMenuActions } from '@botframework-composer/types';
 
 import { EditorExtensionContext } from '../EditorExtensionContext';
 import { MenuUISchema } from '../types';
 
-export function useMenuConfig(): MenuUISchema {
+export function useMenuConfig(): { menuSchema: MenuUISchema; forceDisabledActions: DisabledMenuActions[] } {
   const { plugins, shellData } = useContext(EditorExtensionContext);
   const uiSchema = plugins.uiSchema || {};
   const sdkSchema = shellData.schemas?.sdk;
   const sdkDefinitions = sdkSchema?.content?.definitions || {};
+  const forceDisabledActions = shellData.forceDisabledActions;
 
   return useMemo(() => {
     const menuSchema = mapValues(uiSchema, 'menu') as MenuUISchema;
@@ -24,6 +26,6 @@ export function useMenuConfig(): MenuUISchema {
       }
     });
 
-    return implementedMenuSchema;
+    return { menuSchema: implementedMenuSchema, forceDisabledActions };
   }, [plugins.uiSchema, sdkSchema]);
 }
diff --git a/Composer/packages/types/src/shell.ts b/Composer/packages/types/src/shell.ts
index 6062fbc3ba..cd1bf9f8e5 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/types/src/shell.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/types/src/shell.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import type { DialogInfo, LuFile, LgFile, QnAFile, LuIntentSection, LgTemplate, DialogSchemaFile } from './indexers';
 import type { ILUFeaturesConfig, SkillSetting, UserSettings } from './settings';
-import type { JSONSchema7 } from './schema';
+import type { JSONSchema7, SDKKinds } from './schema';
 import { MicrosoftIDialog } from './sdk';
 
 /** Recursively marks all properties as optional. */
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export type BotSchemas = {
   diagnostics?: any[];
 };
 
+export type DisabledMenuActions = {
+  kind: SDKKinds;
+  reason: string;
+};
+
 export type ApplicationContextApi = {
   navTo: (path: string, rest?: any) => void;
   updateUserSettings: (settings: AllPartial<UserSettings>) => void;
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ export type ProjectContext = {
   skills: any[];
   skillsSettings: Record<string, SkillSetting>;
   schemas: BotSchemas;
+  forceDisabledActions: DisabledMenuActions[];
 };
 
 export type ActionContextApi = {