diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/SubobjectView.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/SubobjectView.vue
index cc1c838d5a..6b7c9de175 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/SubobjectView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/SubobjectView.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                       :domain-object="domainObject"
                       :object-path="objectPath"
                       :has-frame="item.hasFrame"
+                      :show-edit-view="false"
                       ref="objectFrame">
         </object-frame>
     </layout-frame>
diff --git a/src/plugins/flexibleLayout/components/frame.vue b/src/plugins/flexibleLayout/components/frame.vue
index bc381f9660..7751f8ebbd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/flexibleLayout/components/frame.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/flexibleLayout/components/frame.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
                 :domain-object="domainObject"
                 :object-path="objectPath"
                 :has-frame="hasFrame"
+                :show-edit-view="false"
                 ref="objectFrame">
             </object-frame>
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/ObjectFrame.vue b/src/ui/components/ObjectFrame.vue
index 8250274548..f312b88dfe 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/ObjectFrame.vue
+++ b/src/ui/components/ObjectFrame.vue
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <object-view class="c-so-view__object-view"
-                     ref="objectView"
-                     :object="domainObject"></object-view>
+        <object-view 
+            class="c-so-view__object-view"
+            ref="objectView"
+            :object="domainObject"
+            :show-edit-view="showEditView">
+        </object-view>
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -128,6 +131,10 @@
             domainObject: Object,
             objectPath: Array,
             hasFrame: Boolean,
+            showEditView: {
+                type: Boolean,
+                default: () => true
+            }
         },
         components: {
             ObjectView,
diff --git a/src/ui/components/ObjectView.vue b/src/ui/components/ObjectView.vue
index 0896a06ba8..cc481f18a2 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/ObjectView.vue
+++ b/src/ui/components/ObjectView.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export default {
     inject: ["openmct"],
     props: {
         view: String,
-        object: Object
+        object: Object,
+        showEditView: Boolean
     },
     destroyed() {
         this.clear();
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export default {
             }
 
 
-            if (provider.edit) {
+            if (provider.edit && this.showEditView) {
                 if (this.openmct.editor.isEditing()) {
                     this.currentView = provider.edit(this.currentObject);
                 } else {