diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/csharp-mvc/Models/FileModel.cs b/web/documentserver-example/csharp-mvc/Models/FileModel.cs
index bad5702c..4ba71df7 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/csharp-mvc/Models/FileModel.cs
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/csharp-mvc/Models/FileModel.cs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace OnlineEditorsExampleMVC.Models
                                             { "fillForms", editorsMode != "view" && editorsMode != "comment" && editorsMode != "embedded" && editorsMode != "blockcontent" },
                                             { "modifyFilter", editorsMode != "filter" },
                                             { "modifyContentControl", editorsMode != "blockcontent" },
-                                            { "review", editorsMode == "edit" || editorsMode == "review" },
+                                            { "review", canEdit && (editorsMode == "edit" || editorsMode == "review") },
                                             { "reviewGroups", reviewGroups }
                                         }
                                 }
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/csharp/DocEditor.aspx.cs b/web/documentserver-example/csharp/DocEditor.aspx.cs
index a042bb13..db8733aa 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/csharp/DocEditor.aspx.cs
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/csharp/DocEditor.aspx.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace OnlineEditorsExample
                                             { "fillForms", editorsMode != "view" && editorsMode != "comment" && editorsMode != "embedded" && editorsMode != "blockcontent" },
                                             { "modifyFilter", editorsMode != "filter" },
                                             { "modifyContentControl", editorsMode != "blockcontent" },
-                                            { "review", editorsMode == "edit" || editorsMode == "review" },
+                                            { "review", canEdit && (editorsMode == "edit" || editorsMode == "review") },
                                             { "reviewGroups", reviewGroups }
                                         }
                                 }
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/java/src/main/java/entities/FileModel.java b/web/documentserver-example/java/src/main/java/entities/FileModel.java
index 17141cdc..b8ef4a1b 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/java/src/main/java/entities/FileModel.java
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/java/src/main/java/entities/FileModel.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class FileModel
             fillForms = !mode.equals("view") && !mode.equals("comment") && !mode.equals("embedded") && !mode.equals("blockcontent");
             modifyFilter = !mode.equals("filter");
             modifyContentControl = !mode.equals("blockcontent");
-            review = mode.equals("edit") || mode.equals("review");
+            review = canEdit && (mode.equals("edit") || mode.equals("review"));
             reviewGroups = editorConfig.user.group != null ? GetReviewGroups(editorConfig.user.group) : null;
         }
 
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/nodejs/app.js b/web/documentserver-example/nodejs/app.js
index 7cdacc3b..34fe3944 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/nodejs/app.js
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/nodejs/app.js
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ app.get("/editor", function (req, res) {  // define a handler for editing docume
                 callbackUrl: docManager.getCallback(fileName),
                 createUrl: docManager.getCreateUrl(fileUtility.getFileType(fileName), userid, name, type, lang),
                 isEdit: canEdit && (mode == "edit" || mode == "view" || mode == "filter" || mode == "blockcontent"),
-                review: mode == "edit" || mode == "review",
+                review: canEdit && (mode == "edit" || mode == "review"),
                 comment: mode != "view" && mode != "fillForms" && mode != "embedded" && mode != "blockcontent",
                 fillForms: mode != "view" && mode != "comment" && mode != "embedded" && mode != "blockcontent",
                 modifyFilter: mode != "filter",
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/php/doceditor.php b/web/documentserver-example/php/doceditor.php
index 0324c899..72c88efa 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/php/doceditor.php
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/php/doceditor.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
                 "fillForms" => $editorsMode != "view" && $editorsMode != "comment" && $editorsMode != "embedded" && $editorsMode != "blockcontent",
                 "modifyFilter" => $editorsMode != "filter",
                 "modifyContentControl" => $editorsMode != "blockcontent",
-                "review" => $editorsMode == "edit" || $editorsMode == "review",
+                "review" => $canEdit && ($editorsMode == "edit" || $editorsMode == "review"),
                 "reviewGroups" => $reviewGroups
             ]
         ],
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
index 9cee4778..c0cbcd56 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def edit(request):
                 'fillForms': (edMode != 'view') & (edMode != 'comment') & (edMode != 'embedded') & (edMode != "blockcontent"),
                 'modifyFilter': edMode != 'filter',
                 'modifyContentControl': edMode != "blockcontent",
-                'review': (edMode == 'edit') | (edMode == 'review'),
+                'review': canEdit & ((edMode == 'edit') | (edMode == 'review')),
                 'reviewGroups': reviewGroups
             }
         },
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
index 1e867434..b3499155 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/ruby/app/models/file_model.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class FileModel
     editorsmode = @mode ? @mode : "edit"  # mode: view/edit/review/comment/fillForms/embedded
     canEdit = DocumentHelper.edited_exts.include?(file_ext)  # check if the document can be edited
     submitForm = canEdit && (editorsmode.eql?("edit") || editorsmode.eql?("fillForms"))  # the Submit form button state
-    mode = canEdit && editorsmode.eql?("view") ? "view" : "edit"
+    mode = canEdit && !editorsmode.eql?("view") ? "edit" : "view"
     userId = @user_id ? @user_id : "uid-1"
     user_name = (userId.eql?("uid-0") ? nil : (@user_name ? @user_name : "John Smith"))
     userGroup = nil
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class FileModel
           :fillForms => !editorsmode.eql?("view") && !editorsmode.eql?("comment") && !editorsmode.eql?("embedded") && !editorsmode.eql?("blockcontent"),
           :modifyFilter => !editorsmode.eql?("filter"),
           :modifyContentControl => !editorsmode.eql?("blockcontent"),
-          :review => editorsmode.eql?("edit") || editorsmode.eql?("review"),
+          :review => canEdit && (editorsmode.eql?("edit") || editorsmode.eql?("review")),
           :reviewGroups => reviewGroups
         }
       },