diff --git a/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js b/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
index 322d1cb39a..7f0b70aa7d 100644
--- a/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
+++ b/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/controller/Main.js
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ define([
 //            },
 
             onCollaborativeChanges: function() {
-                if (this._state.hasCollaborativeChanges) return;
+                if (this._state.hasCollaborativeChanges || Common.Utils.InternalSettings.get("pdfe-settings-coauthmode")) return;
                 this._state.hasCollaborativeChanges = true;
                 if (this.appOptions.isEdit)
                     this.getApplication().getController('Statusbar').setStatusCaption(this.txtNeedSynchronize, true);
diff --git a/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js b/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
index edc3b6b65e..5d84d92871 100644
--- a/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
+++ b/apps/pdfeditor/main/app/view/Toolbar.js
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ define([
 
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             onCollaborativeChanges: function () {
-                if (!(this.mode.isPDFAnnotate || this.mode.isPDFEdit)) return;
+                if (!(this.mode.isPDFAnnotate || this.mode.isPDFEdit) || Common.Utils.InternalSettings.get("pdfe-settings-coauthmode")) return;
 
                 if (this._state.hasCollaborativeChanges) return;
                 if (!this.btnCollabChanges.rendered || this._state.previewmode) {