diff --git a/homeassistant/components/portainer/button.py b/homeassistant/components/portainer/button.py
index 72a193de6bf9..d3ab57f56103 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/portainer/button.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/portainer/button.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Any, override
 
-from pyportainer import Portainer
+from pyportainer import DockerContainerState, Portainer
 from pyportainer.exceptions import (
     PortainerAuthenticationError,
     PortainerConnectionError,
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class PortainerContainerButtonDescription(ButtonEntityDescription):
         [Portainer, int, str],
         Coroutine[Any, Any, DockerContainer | None],
     ]
+    available_fn: Callable[[PortainerContainerData], bool]
 
 
 ENDPOINT_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerEndpointButtonDescription, ...] = (
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ CONTAINER_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerContainerButtonDescription, ...] = (
                 endpoint_id, container_id
             )
         ),
+        available_fn=lambda container: (
+            container.container.state != DockerContainerState.PAUSED
+        ),
     ),
     PortainerContainerButtonDescription(
         key="pause",
@@ -99,6 +103,9 @@ CONTAINER_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerContainerButtonDescription, ...] = (
                 endpoint_id, container_id
             )
         ),
+        available_fn=lambda container: (
+            container.container.state == DockerContainerState.RUNNING
+        ),
     ),
     PortainerContainerButtonDescription(
         key="resume",
@@ -109,6 +116,9 @@ CONTAINER_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerContainerButtonDescription, ...] = (
                 endpoint_id, container_id
             )
         ),
+        available_fn=lambda container: (
+            container.container.state == DockerContainerState.PAUSED
+        ),
     ),
     PortainerContainerButtonDescription(
         key="recreate",
@@ -122,6 +132,10 @@ CONTAINER_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerContainerButtonDescription, ...] = (
                 pull_image=True,
             )
         ),
+        available_fn=lambda container: (
+            container.container.state
+            not in (DockerContainerState.REMOVING, DockerContainerState.DEAD)
+        ),
     ),
     PortainerContainerButtonDescription(
         key="kill",
@@ -132,6 +146,10 @@ CONTAINER_BUTTONS: tuple[PortainerContainerButtonDescription, ...] = (
                 endpoint_id, container_id
             )
         ),
+        available_fn=lambda container: (
+            container.container.state
+            in (DockerContainerState.RUNNING, DockerContainerState.PAUSED)
+        ),
     ),
 )
 
@@ -244,6 +262,14 @@ class PortainerContainerButton(PortainerContainerEntity, PortainerBaseButton):
 
     entity_description: PortainerContainerButtonDescription
 
+    @property
+    @override
+    def available(self) -> bool:
+        """Return if the button is available."""
+        return super().available and self.entity_description.available_fn(
+            self.container_data
+        )
+
     @override
     async def _async_press_call(self) -> None:
         """Call the container button press action."""
diff --git a/tests/components/portainer/snapshots/test_button.ambr b/tests/components/portainer/snapshots/test_button.ambr
index f701ef421163..6fb9e0e40b23 100644
--- a/tests/components/portainer/snapshots/test_button.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/portainer/snapshots/test_button.ambr
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_all_button_entities_snapshot[button.focused_einstein_kill_container-entry]
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_all_button_entities_snapshot[button.funny_chatelet_kill_container-entry]
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_all_button_entities_snapshot[button.my_environment_prune_unused_images-entry]
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_all_button_entities_snapshot[button.serene_banach_kill_container-entry]
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_all_button_entities_snapshot[button.stoic_turing_kill_container-entry]
@@ -1603,6 +1603,6 @@
     'last_changed': <ANY>,
     'last_reported': <ANY>,
     'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': 'unknown',
+    'state': 'unavailable',
   })
 # ---