diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/Manuscript.js b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/Manuscript.js
index 722f4c2fa975f87781831e9d7c822de5a99f8091..af7752fd708816f862abacac1ec77e90103b0eab 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/Manuscript.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/src/components/Manuscript.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const Manuscript = ({
   fileUpload,
   history,
   updateManuscript,
+  version,
 }) => (
   <SimpleEditor
     classes={classes.fullscreen}
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const Manuscript = ({
     fileUpload={fileUpload}
     history={history}
     onSave={source => updateManuscript({ source })}
-    readOnly={false}
+    readOnly={version.submitted}
     trackChanges={false}
     update={data => updateManuscript(data)}
     user={currentUser}