diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.spec.ts b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.spec.ts
index 2aebfb94..59f4d86e 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.spec.ts
@@ -370,6 +370,27 @@ describe('ResourceField', () => {
 
       expect(emitted).toHaveLength(0);
     });
+
+    it('keeps navigation buttons enabled and emitting when the resource is unavailable', () => {
+      const field: FieldDefinition = {
+        property: 'action',
+        uiSettings: {
+          displayAs: 'button',
+          buttonSettings: { action: 'navigate' },
+        },
+      };
+      const { fixture, component } = setup(field, { isAvailable: false });
+      const emitted: ResourceFieldButtonClickEvent<GenericResource>[] = [];
+      component.buttonClick.subscribe((event) => emitted.push(event));
+
+      expect(component.buttonDisabled()).toBe(false);
+
+      q(fixture, 'ui5-button')?.dispatchEvent(
+        new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }),
+      );
+
+      expect(emitted).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('displayAs: tag', () => {
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.ts b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.ts
index 6d56749e..6c5072c5 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/resource-field/resource-field.component.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,14 @@ export class ResourceField<
   isBoolLike = computed(() => this.boolValue() !== undefined);
   isUrlValue = computed(() => this.checkValidUrl(this.stringValue()));
   testId = computed(() => `resource-field-${this.fieldDefinition().property}`);
-  buttonDisabled = computed(() => this.resource()?.isAvailable === false);
+  // Only mutating actions are disabled on unavailable resources; navigation
+  // and custom actions must keep working so a not-ready resource can still be
+  // opened and inspected.
+  buttonDisabled = computed(() => {
+    const action = this.uiSettings()?.buttonSettings?.action;
+    const isMutation = action === 'update' || action === 'delete';
+    return isMutation && this.resource()?.isAvailable === false;
+  });
   buttonAccessibleName = computed(
     () =>
       (this.buttonDisabled() ? this.resource()?.accessibleName : undefined) ??
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table-card/declarative-table-card.component.ts b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table-card/declarative-table-card.component.ts
index 9ef5de49..8aa58dc9 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table-card/declarative-table-card.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table-card/declarative-table-card.component.ts
@@ -182,11 +182,15 @@ export class DeclarativeTableCard<R extends GenericResource> {
   }
 
   onButtonClick(event: ResourceFieldButtonClickEvent<R>): void {
-    if (event.resource?.isAvailable === false) {
+    const action = event.field.uiSettings?.buttonSettings?.action;
+
+    // Block only mutating actions on unavailable resources; navigation and
+    // custom actions must keep working so a not-ready resource can still be
+    // opened and inspected.
+    const isMutation = action === 'update' || action === 'delete';
+    if (isMutation && event.resource?.isAvailable === false) {
       return;
     }
-
-    const action = event.field.uiSettings?.buttonSettings?.action;
     if (action === 'update' && event.resource) {
       this.pendingResource.set(event.resource);
       void this.openEditDialog(event.resource);
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.html b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.html
index c2b00f73..1bb99ee6 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.html
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <ui5-table-row
       [attr.data-testid]="'generic-table-row-' + i"
       [class.disabled]="item.isAvailable === false"
-      [interactive]="item.isAvailable !== false"
+      [interactive]="true"
       (click)="onRowClick(item)"
     >
       @for (column of viewColumns(); track columnTrackBy(column, $index)) {
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.scss b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.scss
index 453b5ac5..c9ac170b 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.scss
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 .disabled {
   filter: brightness(0.92);
-  pointer-events: none;
 
   ui5-table-cell:not(:first-child) {
     color: var(--sapContent_DisabledTextColor, #6a6d70);
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.spec.ts b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.spec.ts
index 5f55c130..f417cad6 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.spec.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('DeclarativeTable', () => {
       expect(emitted[0]).toEqual(resource);
     });
 
-    it('does not emit tableRowClicked for an unavailable resource', () => {
+    it('emits tableRowClicked for an unavailable resource so it can still be inspected', () => {
       const resource = {
         id: '1',
         name: 'Alice',
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ describe('DeclarativeTable', () => {
       const row = el(fixture, 'generic-table-row-0') as HTMLElement;
       row.click();
 
-      expect(emitted).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(emitted).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(emitted[0]).toEqual(resource);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.ts b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.ts
index 40af170a..b84daacb 100644
--- a/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx/declarative-ui/table/declarative-table/declarative-table.component.ts
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ export class DeclarativeTable<T extends GenericResource> {
   viewColumns = computed(() => processGroupFields(this.columns()));
 
   onRowClick(item: T): void {
-    if (item.isAvailable !== false) {
-      this.tableRowClicked.emit(item);
-    }
+    // Unavailable rows stay visually dimmed but remain clickable: a resource
+    // that is not ready is exactly the one a user needs to open and inspect.
+    this.tableRowClicked.emit(item);
   }
 
   isPagerMode = computed(() => this.loadMode() === 'pager');