diff --git a/src/Components/Facility/DoctorNote.tsx b/src/Components/Facility/DoctorNote.tsx
index 5777f9e3fb1..1fe28ba38d0 100644
--- a/src/Components/Facility/DoctorNote.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Facility/DoctorNote.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ interface DoctorNoteProps {
   state: PatientNoteStateType;
   setReload: any;
   handleNext: () => void;
+  disableEdit?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DoctorNote = (props: DoctorNoteProps) => {
-  const { state, handleNext, setReload } = props;
+  const { state, handleNext, setReload, disableEdit } = props;
   return (
     <div
       className="m-2 flex h-[390px] grow flex-col-reverse overflow-auto bg-white"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const DoctorNote = (props: DoctorNoteProps) => {
               note={note}
               key={note.id}
               setReload={setReload}
+              disableEdit={disableEdit}
             />
           ))}
         </InfiniteScroll>
diff --git a/src/Components/Facility/PatientConsultationNotesList.tsx b/src/Components/Facility/PatientConsultationNotesList.tsx
index 86aa99abc3d..2b9df8c3902 100644
--- a/src/Components/Facility/PatientConsultationNotesList.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Facility/PatientConsultationNotesList.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ interface PatientNotesProps {
   setState: any;
   reload?: boolean;
   setReload?: any;
+  disableEdit?: boolean;
 }
 
 const pageSize = RESULTS_PER_PAGE_LIMIT;
 
 const PatientConsultationNotesList = (props: PatientNotesProps) => {
-  const { state, setState, reload, setReload } = props;
+  const { state, setState, reload, setReload, disableEdit } = props;
   const consultationId = useSlug("consultation") ?? "";
 
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -80,7 +81,12 @@ const PatientConsultationNotesList = (props: PatientNotesProps) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <DoctorNote state={state} handleNext={handleNext} setReload={setReload} />
+    <DoctorNote
+      state={state}
+      handleNext={handleNext}
+      setReload={setReload}
+      disableEdit={disableEdit}
+    />
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Facility/PatientNoteCard.tsx b/src/Components/Facility/PatientNoteCard.tsx
index 8c53a5701d4..8f98e621573 100644
--- a/src/Components/Facility/PatientNoteCard.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Facility/PatientNoteCard.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ const PatientNoteCard = ({
   state,
   note,
   setReload,
+  disableEdit,
 }: {
   state: PatientNoteStateType;
   note: PatientNotesModel;
   setReload: any;
+  disableEdit?: boolean;
 }) => {
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
   const [noteField, setNoteField] = useState(note.note);
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ const PatientNoteCard = ({
             }
           </div>
 
-          {note.created_by_object.id === authUser.id && (
+          {!disableEdit && note.created_by_object.id === authUser.id && (
             <ButtonV2
               className="text-gray-500"
               ghost
diff --git a/src/Components/Facility/PatientNotesSlideover.tsx b/src/Components/Facility/PatientNotesSlideover.tsx
index b02a5bc4b31..f488ae09e68 100644
--- a/src/Components/Facility/PatientNotesSlideover.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Facility/PatientNotesSlideover.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export default function PatientNotesSlideover(props: PatientNotesProps) {
             setState={setState}
             reload={reload}
             setReload={setReload}
+            disableEdit={!patientActive}
           />
           <div className="relative mx-4 flex items-center">
             <TextFormField