diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.TransferDocument.php b/views/bootstrap/class.TransferDocument.php
index bda1085ad..a40d5a8c4 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.TransferDocument.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.TransferDocument.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class SeedDMS_View_TransferDocument extends SeedDMS_Bootstrap_Style {
 		$this->contentStart();
 		$this->pageNavigation($this->getFolderPathHTML($folder, true, $document), "view_document", $document);
 		$this->contentHeading(getMLText("transfer_document"));
-		$this->contentContainerStart();
 ?>
 <form class="form-horizontal" action="../op/op.TransferDocument.php" name="form1" method="post">
 <input type="hidden" name="documentid" value="<?php print $document->getID();?>">
@@ -48,10 +47,12 @@ class SeedDMS_View_TransferDocument extends SeedDMS_Bootstrap_Style {
 <?php
 		$html = '<select name="userid" class="chzn-select">';
 		$owner = $document->getOwner();
+		$hasusers = false; // set to true if at least one user is found
 		foreach ($allusers as $currUser) {
 			if ($currUser->isGuest() || ($currUser->getID() == $owner->getID()))
 				continue;
 
+			$hasusers = true;
 			$html .= "<option value=\"".$currUser->getID()."\"";
 			if($folder->getAccessMode($currUser) < M_READ)
 				$html .= " disabled data-warning=\"".getMLText('transfer_no_read_access')."\"";
@@ -60,17 +61,22 @@ class SeedDMS_View_TransferDocument extends SeedDMS_Bootstrap_Style {
 			$html .= ">" . htmlspecialchars($currUser->getLogin()." - ".$currUser->getFullName());
 		}
 		$html .= '</select>';
-		$this->formField(
-			getMLText("transfer_to_user"),
-			$html
-		);
-		if($accessobject->check_controller_access('TransferDocument', array('action'=>'run'))) {
-			$this->formSubmit("<i class=\"fa fa-exchange\"></i> ".getMLText('transfer_document'));
+		if($hasusers) {
+			$this->contentContainerStart();
+			$this->formField(
+				getMLText("transfer_to_user"),
+				$html
+			);
+			if($accessobject->check_controller_access('TransferDocument', array('action'=>'run'))) {
+				$this->formSubmit("<i class=\"fa fa-exchange\"></i> ".getMLText('transfer_document'));
+			}
+			$this->contentContainerEnd();
+		} else {
+			$this->warningMsg('transfer_no_users');
 		}
 ?>
 </form>
 <?php
-		$this->contentContainerEnd();
 		$this->contentEnd();
 		$this->htmlEndPage();
 	} /* }}} */