diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/note_context.ts b/apps/client/src/components/note_context.ts
index dd2391b67..c958512c6 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/note_context.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/note_context.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ class NoteContext extends Component implements EventListener<"entitiesReloaded">
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (options.is("databaseReadonly")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (this.note.isLabelTruthy("readOnly")) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/floating_buttons/edit_button.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/floating_buttons/edit_button.ts
index 2a11f0d01..344447f31 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/floating_buttons/edit_button.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/floating_buttons/edit_button.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
 import LoadResults from "../../services/load_results.js";
 import type { AttributeRow } from "../../services/load_results.js";
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
+import options from "../../services/options.js";
 
 export default class EditButton extends OnClickButtonWidget {
     isEnabled(): boolean {
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ export default class EditButton extends OnClickButtonWidget {
     }
 
     async refreshWithNote(note: FNote): Promise<void> {
+        if (options.is("databaseReadonly")) {
+            this.toggleInt(false);
+            return;
+        }
         if (note.isProtected && !protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
             this.toggleInt(false);
         } else {