diff --git a/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/templates/semantic-ui/invenio_app_rdm/records/detail.html b/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/templates/semantic-ui/invenio_app_rdm/records/detail.html
index 2bfeafab3..98a4482b8 100644
--- a/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/templates/semantic-ui/invenio_app_rdm/records/detail.html
+++ b/invenio_app_rdm/records_ui/templates/semantic-ui/invenio_app_rdm/records/detail.html
@@ -240,16 +240,17 @@ <h1 id="record-title" class="wrap-overflowing-text">{{ metadata.title }}</h1>
               {# record has files BUT passed files are empty. This happens when we display are request. #}
               {%- if files and record.files.enabled -%}
                 <section id="record-files" class="rel-mt-2 rel-mb-3" aria-label="{{ _('Files') }}">
-                  <h2 id="files-heading">{{ _('Files') }}</h2>
                   {%- if permissions.can_read_files -%}
                     {# record has files AND user can see files #}
-                    {%- set files = files|order_entries %}
-
-                    {%- if files|has_previewable_files -%}
-                      {%-set preview_file = files|select_preview_file(default_preview=record.files.default_preview) %}
-                      {{ preview_file_box(preview_file, record.id, is_preview, record, include_deleted) }}
-                    {%- endif -%}
-                    {{ file_list_box(files, record.id, is_preview, include_deleted, record) }}
+                    {%- set files = files | order_entries | selectattr("status", "==", "completed") | list %}
+                    {%- if files|length > 0 -%}
+                      <h2 id="files-heading">{{ _('Files') }}</h2>
+                      {%- if files|has_previewable_files -%}
+                        {%-set preview_file = files|select_preview_file(default_preview=record.files.default_preview) %}
+                        {{ preview_file_box(preview_file, record.id, is_preview, record, include_deleted) }}
+                      {%- endif -%}
+                      {{ file_list_box(files, record.id, is_preview, include_deleted, record) }}
+                    {% endif %}
                   {% else %}
                     {# record has files BUT user does not have permission to see files #}
                     <div class="ui accordion panel mb-10 {{ record.ui.access_status.id }}"
@@ -307,8 +308,10 @@ <h4>{{ _("Request access") }}</h4>
               {# can_media_read_files is false when record is fully restricted and users can't see the landing page at all #}
               {%- if media_files and media_files.enabled and media_files.entries and permissions.can_media_read_files -%}
                 <section id="record-media-files" aria-label="{{ _('System files') }}">
-                  {%- set media_files = media_files|order_entries %}
-                  {{ media_file_list_box(media_files, record.id, is_preview, include_deleted, record) }}
+                  {%- set media_files = media_files | order_entries | selectattr("status", "==", "completed") | list %}
+                  {%- if media_files|length > 0 -%}
+                    {{ media_file_list_box(media_files, record.id, is_preview, include_deleted, record) }}
+                  {%- endif %}
                 </section>
               {%- endif %}
             {%- endblock record_media_files -%}