In order to workaround this bug, you can handle the OnClientNodeClicking client-side event of the embeddedTree and cancel the propagation of the event if the node that is about to be selected is disabled: protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Reporting.EmbeddedTree.OnClientNodeClicking = "OnClientNodeClicking"; } <script type="text/javascript"> function OnClientNodeClicking(sender, args) { var nodeToSelect = args.get_node(); if (!nodeToSelect.get_enabled()) args.set_cancel(true); } </script>