diff --git a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/artifacts/footer/SMDeleteActionsLayout.java b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/artifacts/footer/SMDeleteActionsLayout.java
index cfa7c2125..f101fe7f8 100644
--- a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/artifacts/footer/SMDeleteActionsLayout.java
+++ b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/artifacts/footer/SMDeleteActionsLayout.java
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ public class SMDeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
      */
     @Override
     protected boolean hasUpdatePermission() {
-        return permChecker.hasUpdateDistributionPermission();
+        /**
+         * Footer layout should be displayed only when software modeule has
+         * delete permission.So update permission need not be checked in this
+         * case.
+         */
+        return false;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -361,15 +366,4 @@ public class SMDeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
          */
     }
 
-    /*
-     * (non-Javadoc)
-     * 
-     * @see org.eclipse.hawkbit.ui.common.footer.AbstractDeleteActionsLayout#
-     * hasReadPermission()
-     */
-    @Override
-    protected boolean hasReadPermission() {
-        return permChecker.hasReadDistributionPermission();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/common/footer/AbstractDeleteActionsLayout.java b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/common/footer/AbstractDeleteActionsLayout.java
index f991a729c..497ca9942 100644
--- a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/common/footer/AbstractDeleteActionsLayout.java
+++ b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/common/footer/AbstractDeleteActionsLayout.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
      * Initialize.
      */
     protected void init() {
-        if (hasReadPermission() || hasDeletePermission() || hasUpdatePermission() || hasBulkUploadPermission()) {
+        if (hasCountMessage() || hasDeletePermission() || hasUpdatePermission() || hasBulkUploadPermission()) {
             createComponents();
             buildLayout();
             reload();
@@ -98,13 +98,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
             hLayout.addComponent(bulkUploadStatusButton);
             hLayout.setComponentAlignment(bulkUploadStatusButton, Alignment.BOTTOM_LEFT);
         }
-        addComponent(dropHintLayout);
-        addComponent(hLayout);
-        setComponentAlignment(dropHintLayout, Alignment.BOTTOM_CENTER);
-        setComponentAlignment(hLayout, Alignment.BOTTOM_CENTER);
+        if (dropHintLayout.getComponentCount() > 0) {
+            addComponent(dropHintLayout);
+            setComponentAlignment(dropHintLayout, Alignment.BOTTOM_CENTER);
+        }
+        if (hLayout.getComponentCount() > 0) {
+            addComponent(hLayout);
+            setComponentAlignment(hLayout, Alignment.BOTTOM_CENTER);
+        }
         setStyleName("footer-layout");
         setWidth("100%");
-
     }
 
     private DragAndDropWrapper createDeleteWrapperLayout() {
@@ -155,21 +158,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
     }
 
     protected void setUploadStatusButtonCaption(final Long count) {
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setCaption("<div class='unread'>" + count + "</div>");
+        if (null != bulkUploadStatusButton) {
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setCaption("<div class='unread'>" + count + "</div>");
+        }
     }
 
     protected void enableBulkUploadStatusButton() {
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setVisible(true);
+        if (null != bulkUploadStatusButton) {
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setVisible(true);
+        }
     }
 
     protected void updateUploadBtnIconToComplete() {
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.removeStyleName(SPUIStyleDefinitions.BULK_UPLOAD_PROGRESS_INDICATOR_STYLE);
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setIcon(FontAwesome.UPLOAD);
+        if (null != bulkUploadStatusButton) {
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.removeStyleName(SPUIStyleDefinitions.BULK_UPLOAD_PROGRESS_INDICATOR_STYLE);
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setIcon(FontAwesome.UPLOAD);
+        }
     }
 
     protected void updateUploadBtnIconToProgressIndicator() {
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.addStyleName(SPUIStyleDefinitions.BULK_UPLOAD_PROGRESS_INDICATOR_STYLE);
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setIcon(null);
+        if (null != bulkUploadStatusButton) {
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.addStyleName(SPUIStyleDefinitions.BULK_UPLOAD_PROGRESS_INDICATOR_STYLE);
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setIcon(null);
+        }
     }
 
     protected void actionButtonClicked() {
@@ -217,10 +228,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
      *            new count value.
      */
     protected void updateActionsCount(final int newCount) {
-        if (newCount > 0) {
-            noActionBtn.setCaption(getActionsButtonLabel() + "<div class='unread'>" + newCount + "</div>");
-        } else {
-            noActionBtn.setCaption(getNoActionsButtonLabel());
+        if (noActionBtn != null) {
+            if (newCount > 0) {
+                noActionBtn.setCaption(getActionsButtonLabel() + "<div class='unread'>" + newCount + "</div>");
+            } else {
+                noActionBtn.setCaption(getNoActionsButtonLabel());
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -243,8 +256,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
     }
 
     protected void hideBulkUploadStatusButton() {
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setCaption(null);
-        bulkUploadStatusButton.setVisible(false);
+        if (null != bulkUploadStatusButton) {
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setCaption(null);
+            bulkUploadStatusButton.setVisible(false);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -358,6 +373,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeleteActionsLayout extends VerticalLayout impleme
 
     protected abstract void showBulkUploadWindow();
 
-    protected abstract boolean hasReadPermission();
-
 }
diff --git a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/distributions/footer/DSDeleteActionsLayout.java b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/distributions/footer/DSDeleteActionsLayout.java
index cc89312b2..f8a8c4cb4 100644
--- a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/distributions/footer/DSDeleteActionsLayout.java
+++ b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/distributions/footer/DSDeleteActionsLayout.java
@@ -541,14 +541,4 @@ public class DSDeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
         return getCurrentDistributionSetType() != null && getCurrentDistributionSetType().getName().equals(dsTypeName);
     }
 
-    /*
-     * (non-Javadoc)
-     * 
-     * @see org.eclipse.hawkbit.ui.common.footer.AbstractDeleteActionsLayout#
-     * hasReadPermission()
-     */
-    @Override
-    protected boolean hasReadPermission() {
-        return permChecker.hasReadDistributionPermission();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/DeploymentView.java b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/DeploymentView.java
index 565404106..78f1a0530 100644
--- a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/DeploymentView.java
+++ b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/DeploymentView.java
@@ -206,13 +206,18 @@ public class DeploymentView extends VerticalLayout implements View, BrowserWindo
     }
 
     private Boolean showFooterLayout() {
-        if ((permChecker.hasDeleteDistributionPermission() || permChecker.hasDeleteTargetPermission())
-                || (permChecker.hasReadDistributionPermission() && permChecker.hasUpdateTargetPermission())) {
+        if (permChecker.hasTargetReadPermission()
+                || (permChecker.hasDeleteDistributionPermission() || permChecker.hasDeleteTargetPermission())
+                || hasDeploymentPermission()) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
     }
 
+    private boolean hasDeploymentPermission() {
+        return permChecker.hasReadDistributionPermission() && permChecker.hasUpdateTargetPermission();
+    }
+
     private void displayTargetWidgetsOnly() {
         mainLayout.setColumns(3);
         mainLayout.setRows(2);
diff --git a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/footer/DeleteActionsLayout.java b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/footer/DeleteActionsLayout.java
index fe1d5dd2b..9473ea783 100644
--- a/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/footer/DeleteActionsLayout.java
+++ b/hawkbit-ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/ui/management/footer/DeleteActionsLayout.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class DeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
      */
     @Override
     protected boolean hasUpdatePermission() {
-        return permChecker.hasUpdateDistributionPermission() || permChecker.hasUpdateTargetPermission();
+        return permChecker.hasUpdateTargetPermission() && permChecker.hasReadDistributionPermission();
     }
 
     /*
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class DeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
      */
     @Override
     protected boolean hasCountMessage() {
-        return true;
+        return permChecker.hasTargetReadPermission();
     }
 
     /*
@@ -589,9 +589,4 @@ public class DeleteActionsLayout extends AbstractDeleteActionsLayout {
 
         }
     }
-
-    @Override
-    protected boolean hasReadPermission() {
-        return permChecker.hasTargetReadPermission();
-    }
 }