diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
index d5cbd1261..f6a8dbcc3 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 * [#4698](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4698) - Improve display of template code for object in admin UI
 * [#4717](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4717) - Introduce `ALLOWED_URL_SCHEMES` configuration parameter to mitigate dangerous hyperlinks
+* [#4744](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4744) - Hide "IP addresses" tab when viewing a container prefix
 * [#4755](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4755) - Enable creation of rack reservations directly from navigation menu
 * [#4761](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4761) - Enable tag assignment during bulk creation of IP addresses
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/ipam/prefix.html b/netbox/templates/ipam/prefix.html
index 4620f6bf4..241cdd9a4 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/ipam/prefix.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/ipam/prefix.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <li role="presentation"{% if active_tab == 'prefixes' %} class="active"{% endif %}>
             <a href="{% url 'ipam:prefix_prefixes' pk=prefix.pk %}">Child Prefixes <span class="badge">{{ prefix.get_child_prefixes.count }}</span></a>
         </li>
-        {% if perms.ipam.view_ipaddress %}
+        {% if perms.ipam.view_ipaddress and prefix.status != 'container' %}
             <li role="presentation"{% if active_tab == 'ip-addresses' %} class="active"{% endif %}>
                 <a href="{% url 'ipam:prefix_ipaddresses' pk=prefix.pk %}">IP Addresses <span class="badge">{{ prefix.get_child_ips.count }}</span></a>
             </li>