diff --git a/app/services/forms.py b/app/services/forms.py
index 174bdb71..7c244f48 100644
--- a/app/services/forms.py
+++ b/app/services/forms.py
@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@ class CreateTesseractOCRPipelineJobForm(CreateJobBaseForm):
                 del self.binarization.render_kw['disabled']
                 if 'ocropus_nlbin_threshold' in service_info['methods']:
                     del self.ocropus_nlbin_threshold.render_kw['disabled']
+        user_models = [
+            x for x in current_user.tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models.order_by(TesseractOCRPipelineModel.title).all()
+        ]
         models = [
             x for x in TesseractOCRPipelineModel.query.order_by(TesseractOCRPipelineModel.title).all()
             if version in x.compatible_service_versions and (x.is_public == True or x.user == current_user)
         ]
-        self.model.choices = [('', 'Choose your option')]
-        self.model.choices += [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in models]
+        self.model.choices = {
+            '': [('', 'Choose your option')],
+            'Your models': [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in user_models] if user_models else [(0, 'Nothing here yet...')],
+            'Public models': [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in models]
+        }
         self.model.default = ''
         self.version.choices = [(x, x) for x in service_manifest['versions']]
         self.version.data = version
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ class CreateSpacyNLPPipelineJobForm(CreateJobBaseForm):
         ]
         self.model.choices = {
             '': [('', 'Choose your option')],
-            'Your models': [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in user_models],
+            'Your models': [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in user_models] if user_models else [(0, 'Nothing here yet...')],
             'Public models': [(x.hashid, f'{x.title} [{x.version}]') for x in models]
         }
         self.model.default = ''
diff --git a/app/services/routes.py b/app/services/routes.py
index 0a8c2811..9f4cfdc0 100644
--- a/app/services/routes.py
+++ b/app/services/routes.py
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ def tesseract_ocr_pipeline():
         x for x in TesseractOCRPipelineModel.query.all()
         if version in x.compatible_service_versions and (x.is_public == True or x.user == current_user)
     ]
+    user_tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models_count = len(current_user.tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models.all())
     return render_template(
         'services/tesseract_ocr_pipeline.html.j2',
         title=service_manifest['name'],
         form=form,
-        tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models=tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models
+        tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models=tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models,
+        user_tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models_count=user_tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models_count
     )
 
 
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ def spacy_nlp_pipeline():
         abort(404)
     form = CreateSpacyNLPPipelineJobForm(prefix='create-job-form', version=version)
     spacy_nlp_pipeline_models = SpaCyNLPPipelineModel.query.all()
+    user_spacy_nlp_pipeline_models_count = len(current_user.spacy_nlp_pipeline_models.all())
     if form.is_submitted():
         if not form.validate():
             response = {'errors': form.errors}
@@ -214,7 +217,8 @@ def spacy_nlp_pipeline():
         'services/spacy_nlp_pipeline.html.j2',
         title=service_manifest['name'],
         form=form,
-        spacy_nlp_pipeline_models=spacy_nlp_pipeline_models
+        spacy_nlp_pipeline_models=spacy_nlp_pipeline_models,
+        user_spacy_nlp_pipeline_models_count=user_spacy_nlp_pipeline_models_count
     )
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/services/spacy_nlp_pipeline.html.j2 b/app/templates/services/spacy_nlp_pipeline.html.j2
index 2ebba838..a7bf214c 100644
--- a/app/templates/services/spacy_nlp_pipeline.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/services/spacy_nlp_pipeline.html.j2
@@ -163,3 +163,14 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 {% endblock modals %}
+
+{% block scripts %}
+{{ super() }}
+<script>
+// Disable user model selection if no models are available
+{% if user_spacy_nlp_pipeline_models_count == 0 %}
+optionGroupOptions = document.querySelectorAll(".optgroup-option");
+optionGroupOptions[0].classList.add("disabled");
+{% endif %}
+</script>
+{% endblock scripts %}
diff --git a/app/templates/services/tesseract_ocr_pipeline.html.j2 b/app/templates/services/tesseract_ocr_pipeline.html.j2
index 9b1d6187..69be6889 100644
--- a/app/templates/services/tesseract_ocr_pipeline.html.j2
+++ b/app/templates/services/tesseract_ocr_pipeline.html.j2
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@
 {% block scripts %}
 {{ super() }}
 <script>
+
+// Disable user model selection if no models are available
+{% if user_tesseract_ocr_pipeline_models_count == 0 %}
+optionGroupOptions = document.querySelectorAll(".optgroup-option");
+optionGroupOptions[0].classList.add("disabled");
+{% endif %}
+
 document.querySelector('#create-job-form-binarization').addEventListener('change', (event) => {
   document.querySelector('#create-job-form-ocropus_nlbin_threshold-container').classList.toggle('hide');
 });