diff --git a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/ResearchTabsContainer.tsx b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/ResearchTabsContainer.tsx
index 9599b4500f..d70fdb5d18 100644
--- a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/ResearchTabsContainer.tsx
+++ b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/ResearchTabsContainer.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { SideBarContext } from '../../context/sidebarContext';
 import { FileTabs, FileTabType, TabFileView } from '../../shared/detail/FileTabs';
 import DocumentsTab from '../../shared/tabs/DocumentsTab';
 import ResearchSummaryView from './fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView';
+import ResearchStatusUpdateSolver from './fileDetails/ResearchStatusUpdateSolver';
 
 export interface IResearchTabsContainerProps {
   researchFile?: ApiGen_Concepts_ResearchFile;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const ResearchTabsContainer: React.FunctionComponent<
   const defaultTab = FileTabType.FILE_DETAILS;
   const { tab } = useParams<{ tab?: string }>();
   const activeTab = Object.values(FileTabType).find(value => value === tab) ?? defaultTab;
+  const statusSolver = new ResearchStatusUpdateSolver(researchFile);
 
   const setActiveTab = (tab: FileTabType) => {
     if (activeTab !== tab) {
@@ -47,7 +49,13 @@ export const ResearchTabsContainer: React.FunctionComponent<
   };
 
   tabViews.push({
-    content: <ResearchSummaryView researchFile={researchFile} setEditMode={setIsEditing} />,
+    content: (
+      <ResearchSummaryView
+        researchFile={researchFile}
+        setEditMode={setIsEditing}
+        isFileFinalStatus={!statusSolver.canEditDetails()}
+      />
+    ),
     key: FileTabType.FILE_DETAILS,
     name: 'File Details',
   });
diff --git a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.test.tsx b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.test.tsx
index 260447239a..479ba73073 100644
--- a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.test.tsx
+++ b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getMockResearchFile } from '@/mocks/researchFile.mock';
 import { act, render, RenderOptions, userEvent } from '@/utils/test-utils';
 
 import ResearchSummaryView, { IResearchSummaryViewProps } from './ResearchSummaryView';
+import Roles from '@/constants/roles';
 
 const setEditMode = vi.fn();
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ describe('ResearchSummaryView component', () => {
       <ResearchSummaryView
         researchFile={renderOptions.researchFile}
         setEditMode={renderOptions.setEditMode}
+        isFileFinalStatus={renderOptions.isFileFinalStatus}
       />,
       {
         ...renderOptions,
@@ -28,7 +30,11 @@ describe('ResearchSummaryView component', () => {
   });
 
   it('renders as expected when research file is provided', () => {
-    const { asFragment } = setup({ researchFile: getMockResearchFile(), setEditMode });
+    const { asFragment } = setup({
+      researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
+      setEditMode,
+      isFileFinalStatus: false,
+    });
     expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
@@ -37,6 +43,7 @@ describe('ResearchSummaryView component', () => {
       researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
       setEditMode,
       claims: [],
+      isFileFinalStatus: false,
     });
     const editResearchFile = queryByTitle('Edit research file');
     expect(editResearchFile).toBeNull();
@@ -47,6 +54,7 @@ describe('ResearchSummaryView component', () => {
       researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
       setEditMode,
       claims: [Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT],
+      isFileFinalStatus: false,
     });
     const editResearchFile = getByTitle('Edit research file');
     expect(editResearchFile).toBeVisible();
@@ -57,9 +65,33 @@ describe('ResearchSummaryView component', () => {
       researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
       setEditMode,
       claims: [Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT],
+      isFileFinalStatus: false,
     });
     const editResearchFile = getByTitle('Edit research file');
     await act(async () => userEvent.click(editResearchFile));
     expect(setEditMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
   });
+
+  it('displays a warning tooltip when the user cannot edit', async () => {
+    const { getByTestId } = setup({
+      researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
+      setEditMode,
+      claims: [Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT],
+      isFileFinalStatus: true,
+    });
+    const editResearchFile = getByTestId('tooltip-icon-research-cannot-edit-tooltip');
+    expect(editResearchFile).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  it('ignores final file status and is editable when user is an admin', async () => {
+    const { queryByTestId } = setup({
+      researchFile: getMockResearchFile(),
+      setEditMode,
+      claims: [Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT],
+      roles: [Roles.SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR],
+      isFileFinalStatus: true,
+    });
+    const editResearchFile = queryByTestId('tooltip-icon-research-cannot-edit-tooltip');
+    expect(editResearchFile).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.tsx b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.tsx
index 0587ef2473..8f54fbea6f 100644
--- a/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.tsx
+++ b/source/frontend/src/features/mapSideBar/research/tabs/fileDetails/details/ResearchSummaryView.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import EditButton from '@/components/common/buttons/EditButton';
 import { Section } from '@/components/common/Section/Section';
 import { SectionField } from '@/components/common/Section/SectionField';
 import { StyledEditWrapper, StyledSummarySection } from '@/components/common/Section/SectionStyles';
+import TooltipIcon from '@/components/common/TooltipIcon';
 import Claims from '@/constants/claims';
+import Roles from '@/constants/roles';
+import { cannotEditMessage } from '@/features/mapSideBar/acquisition/common/constants';
 import useKeycloakWrapper from '@/hooks/useKeycloakWrapper';
 import { ApiGen_Concepts_ResearchFile } from '@/models/api/generated/ApiGen_Concepts_ResearchFile';
 import { exists, formatApiProjectName, prettyFormatDate } from '@/utils';
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ interface DetailResearchFile {
 export interface IResearchSummaryViewProps {
   researchFile?: ApiGen_Concepts_ResearchFile;
   setEditMode: (editable: boolean) => void;
+  isFileFinalStatus: boolean;
 }
 
 const ResearchSummaryView: React.FunctionComponent<IResearchSummaryViewProps> = props => {
@@ -80,7 +84,9 @@ const ResearchSummaryView: React.FunctionComponent<IResearchSummaryViewProps> =
   return (
     <StyledSummarySection>
       <StyledEditWrapper className="mr-3 my-1">
-        {keycloak.hasClaim(Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT) && props.researchFile !== undefined ? (
+        {keycloak.hasClaim(Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT) &&
+        (!props.isFileFinalStatus || keycloak.hasRole(Roles.SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR)) &&
+        props.researchFile !== undefined ? (
           <EditButton
             title="Edit research file"
             onClick={() => {
@@ -89,6 +95,11 @@ const ResearchSummaryView: React.FunctionComponent<IResearchSummaryViewProps> =
             style={{ float: 'right' }}
           />
         ) : null}
+        {keycloak.hasClaim(Claims.RESEARCH_EDIT) &&
+          props.isFileFinalStatus &&
+          !keycloak.hasRole(Roles.SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR) && (
+            <TooltipIcon toolTipId={`research-cannot-edit-tooltip`} toolTip={cannotEditMessage} />
+          )}
       </StyledEditWrapper>
       <Section header="Project">
         <SectionField label="Ministry project">