diff --git a/include/sfx2/objsh.hxx b/include/sfx2/objsh.hxx
index dd7d637a7de1..ae7d32e34d54 100644
--- a/include/sfx2/objsh.hxx
+++ b/include/sfx2/objsh.hxx
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ public:
                                     const css::uno::Reference<css::embed::XStorage>& xTarget,
                                     const css::uno::Sequence<OUString>& rExceptions = css::uno::Sequence<OUString>());
 
+    bool isEditDocLocked();
+
     // The functions from SvPersist
     void            EnableSetModified( bool bEnable = true );
     bool            IsEnableSetModified() const;
diff --git a/include/sfx2/viewsh.hxx b/include/sfx2/viewsh.hxx
index e81d2db11b7b..47a50f23a3df 100644
--- a/include/sfx2/viewsh.hxx
+++ b/include/sfx2/viewsh.hxx
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ public:
     bool isExportLocked();
     bool isPrintLocked();
     bool isSaveLocked();
-    bool isEditDocLocked();
 
     SAL_DLLPRIVATE SfxInPlaceClient* GetUIActiveIPClient_Impl() const;
     SAL_DLLPRIVATE void AddContextMenuInterceptor_Impl( const css::uno::Reference < css::ui::XContextMenuInterceptor >& xInterceptor );
diff --git a/sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx b/sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx
index 7bf2c77de4ef..7cc979a87e43 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/doc/objmisc.cxx
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 #include <comphelper/interaction.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/storagehelper.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/documentconstants.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/namedvaluecollection.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
 
 #include <sfx2/signaturestate.hxx>
 #include <sfx2/app.hxx>
@@ -1867,4 +1869,15 @@ bool SfxObjectShell::IsContinueImportOnFilterExceptions(const OUString& aErrMess
     return mbContinueImportOnFilterExceptions == yes;
 }
 
+bool SfxObjectShell::isEditDocLocked()
+{
+    Reference<XModel> xModel = GetModel();
+    if (!xModel.is())
+        return false;
+    if (!officecfg::Office::Common::Misc::AllowEditReadonlyDocs::get())
+        return true;
+    comphelper::NamedValueCollection aArgs(xModel->getArgs());
+    return aArgs.getOrDefault("LockEditDoc", false);
+}
+
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/sfx2/source/view/viewfrm.cxx b/sfx2/source/view/viewfrm.cxx
index 6267aee23ed1..3a0572058932 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/view/viewfrm.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/view/viewfrm.cxx
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ void SfxViewFrame::ExecReload_Impl( SfxRequest& rReq )
             if( !pSh || !pSh->HasName() || !(pSh->Get_Impl()->nLoadedFlags & SfxLoadedFlags::MAINDOCUMENT ))
                 break;
 
-            SfxViewShell* pViewSh = GetViewShell();
-            if (pViewSh && pViewSh->isEditDocLocked())
+            if (pSh->isEditDocLocked())
                 break;
 
             // Only change read-only UI and remove info bar when we succeed
@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ void SfxViewFrame::StateReload_Impl( SfxItemSet& rSet )
                 const SfxShell *pFSh;
                 if ( !pSh->HasName() ||
                      !( pSh->Get_Impl()->nLoadedFlags &  SfxLoadedFlags::MAINDOCUMENT ) ||
-                     (GetViewShell() && GetViewShell()->isEditDocLocked()) ||
+                     (pSh->isEditDocLocked()) ||
                      ( pSh->GetCreateMode() == SfxObjectCreateMode::EMBEDDED &&
                        ( !(pVSh = pSh->GetViewShell())  ||
                          !(pFSh = pVSh->GetFormShell()) ||
@@ -1399,7 +1398,7 @@ void SfxViewFrame::Notify( SfxBroadcaster& /*rBC*/, const SfxHint& rHint )
                         }
 
                         bool showEditDocumentButton = true;
-                        if (m_xObjSh->GetViewShell() && m_xObjSh->GetViewShell()->isEditDocLocked())
+                        if (m_xObjSh->isEditDocLocked())
                             showEditDocumentButton = false;
 
                         if (showEditDocumentButton)
diff --git a/sfx2/source/view/viewsh.cxx b/sfx2/source/view/viewsh.cxx
index 62c20909102c..d34b1d817a07 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/view/viewsh.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/view/viewsh.cxx
@@ -1779,17 +1779,6 @@ bool SfxViewShell::isPrintLocked()
     return aArgs.getOrDefault("LockPrint", false);
 }
 
-bool SfxViewShell::isEditDocLocked()
-{
-    Reference<XModel> xModel = GetCurrentDocument();
-    if (!xModel.is())
-        return false;
-    if (!officecfg::Office::Common::Misc::AllowEditReadonlyDocs::get())
-        return true;
-    comphelper::NamedValueCollection aArgs(xModel->getArgs());
-    return aArgs.getOrDefault("LockEditDoc", false);
-}
-
 bool SfxViewShell::isSaveLocked()
 {
     Reference<XModel> xModel = GetCurrentDocument();