diff --git a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.cpp b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.cpp
index 2f4af21db8..463c050cbd 100644
--- a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.cpp
+++ b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.cpp
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ Menu::MenuAction Menu::run()
 
   // every time a button is clicked, change the led selection
   if (g_pButton->onShortClick()) {
-    m_ledSelection = (m_ledSelection + 1) % NUM_PERMUTATIONS;
+    do {
+      m_ledSelection = (m_ledSelection + 1) % NUM_PERMUTATIONS;
+    } while (!isValidLedSelection(ledPermutations[m_ledSelection]));
   }
   if (g_pButton2->onShortClick()) {
-    if (m_ledSelection > 0) {
-      m_ledSelection--;
-    } else {
-      m_ledSelection = NUM_PERMUTATIONS - 1;
-    }
+    do {
+      m_ledSelection = (m_ledSelection > 0) ? (m_ledSelection - 1) : (NUM_PERMUTATIONS - 1);
+    } while (!isValidLedSelection(ledPermutations[m_ledSelection]));
   }
   // on a long press of the button, lock in the target led
   if (g_pButton->onLongClick()) {
diff --git a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.h b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.h
index fca138d4e2..aefcf0d363 100644
--- a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.h
+++ b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/Menu.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class Menu
   void showBulbSelection();
   void showExit();
 
-  // iterate to next bulb selection
-  void nextBulbSelection();
-  void prevBulbSelection();
+  // an overridable api that allows derived menus to decide which led selections
+  // should be available before they have actually opened
+  virtual bool isValidLedSelection(LedMap selection) const { return true; }
 
   // blink the selected finger
   virtual void blinkSelection(uint32_t offMs = 250, uint32_t onMs = 500);
diff --git a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.cpp b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.cpp
index c5e42f0cfe..e25717fed1 100644
--- a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.cpp
+++ b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.cpp
@@ -405,3 +405,11 @@ void ColorSelect::blinkSelection(uint32_t offMs, uint32_t onMs)
   // otherwise run the default blink logic
   Menu::blinkSelection(offMs, onMs);
 }
+
+bool ColorSelect::isValidLedSelection(LedMap selection) const
+{
+  // if we have a multi-led pattern then we can only select LED_MULTI otherwise
+  // if we don't have a multi-led pattern then we can't select multi
+  bool selectedMulti =  (selection == MAP_LED(LED_MULTI));
+  return selectedMulti == m_previewMode.isMultiLed();
+}
diff --git a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.h b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.h
index 34a235a6ee..aed7d038ce 100644
--- a/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.h
+++ b/VortexEngine/src/Menus/MenuList/ColorSelect.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class ColorSelect : public Menu
   // overridden blink logic for the colorselect menu (Controls how m_curSelection blinks)
   void blinkSelection(uint32_t offMs = 350, uint32_t onMs = 500) override;
 
+  // override the led selection api to choose which led maps can be selected
+  bool isValidLedSelection(LedMap selection) const override;
+
   // private enumeration for internal state of color selection
   enum ColorSelectState : uint32_t
   {