diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/DocProtection.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/DocProtection.js
index e200661461..3cf0bed3a9 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/DocProtection.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/DocProtection.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ define([
         },
 
         onProtectDocClick: function(state) {
-            this.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(!state, true);
+            this.view && this.view.btnProtectDoc && this.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(!state, true);
             if (state) {
                 var me = this;
                     me._docProtectDlg  = new DE.Views.ProtectDialog({
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ define([
                     type = props ? props.asc_getEditType() : Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.None,
                     isProtected = (type === Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.ReadOnly || type === Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.Comments ||
                                    type === Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.TrackedChanges || type === Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.Forms);
-                me.view && me.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(!!isProtected, true);
+                me.view && me.view.btnProtectDoc && me.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(!!isProtected, true);
 
                 if (isProtected) {
                     var str;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ define([
 
             var props = this.getDocProps(true),
                 isProtected = props && (props.isReadOnly || props.isCommentsOnly || props.isFormsOnly || props.isReviewOnly);
-            this.view && this.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(isProtected, true);
+            this.view && this.view.btnProtectDoc && this.view.btnProtectDoc.toggle(isProtected, true);
 
             // off preview forms
             var forms = this.getApplication().getController('FormsTab');
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ define([
 
         onLockDocumentProtection: function(state) {
             this._state.lockDocProtect = state;
-            this.view && Common.Utils.lockControls(Common.enumLock.protectLock, state, {array: [this.view.btnProtectDoc]});
+            if(this.view && this.view.btnProtectDoc) {
+                Common.Utils.lockControls(Common.enumLock.protectLock, state, {array: [this.view.btnProtectDoc]});
+            }
             if (this._docProtectDlg && this._docProtectDlg.isVisible())
                 this._docProtectDlg.SetDisabled(state || this._state.docProtection && (this._state.docProtection.isReadOnly || this._state.docProtection.isFormsOnly ||
                                                                                     this._state.docProtection.isCommentsOnly || this._state.docProtection.isReviewOnly));
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Toolbar.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Toolbar.js
index 9b8f0f7b50..22a65aba71 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Toolbar.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Toolbar.js
@@ -3929,16 +3929,20 @@ define([
                 }
                 Array.prototype.push.apply(me.toolbar.lockControls, headerfootertab.getView('HeaderFooterTab').getButtons());
 
-                if ( config.canProtect && !config.isPDFForm) {
+                if ( config.canProtect) {
                     tab = {action: 'protect', caption: me.toolbar.textTabProtect, layoutname: 'toolbar-protect', dataHintTitle: 'T'};
                     $panel = application.getController('Common.Controllers.Protection').createToolbarPanel();
                     if ($panel) {
-                        (config.isSignatureSupport || config.isPasswordSupport) && $panel.append($('<div class="separator long"></div>'));
-                        var doctab = application.getController('DocProtection');
-                        $panel.append(doctab.createToolbarPanel());
+                        const doctabController = application.getController('DocProtection');
+                        const doctabView = doctabController.getView('DocProtection');
+                        const doctabButtons = doctabView.getButtons();
+                        if(doctabButtons.length > 0 && (config.isSignatureSupport || config.isPasswordSupport)) {
+                            $panel.append($('<div class="separator long"></div>'));
+                        }
+                        $panel.append(doctabController.createToolbarPanel());
                         me.toolbar.addTab(tab, $panel, 7);
                         me.toolbar.setVisible('protect', Common.UI.LayoutManager.isElementVisible('toolbar-protect'));
-                        Array.prototype.push.apply(me.toolbar.lockControls, doctab.getView('DocProtection').getButtons());
+                        Array.prototype.push.apply(me.toolbar.lockControls, doctabButtons);
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/DocProtection.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/DocProtection.js
index 2a54ca8d98..75ea37086c 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/DocProtection.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/DocProtection.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ define([
         function setEvents() {
             var me = this;
 
-            this.btnProtectDoc.on('click', function (btn, e) {
+            this.btnProtectDoc && this.btnProtectDoc.on('click', function (btn, e) {
                 me.fireEvent('protect:document', [btn.pressed]);
             });
             me._isSetEvents = true;
@@ -73,17 +73,20 @@ define([
                 this.lockedControls = [];
                 this._state = {disabled: false, currentProtectHint: this.hintProtectDoc };
 
-                this.btnProtectDoc = new Common.UI.Button({
-                    cls: 'btn-toolbar x-huge icon-top',
-                    iconCls: 'toolbar__icon btn-restrict-editing',
-                    enableToggle: true,
-                    caption: this.txtProtectDoc,
-                    lock        : [_set.lostConnect, _set.coAuth, _set.previewReviewMode, _set.viewFormMode, _set.protectLock, _set.viewMode],
-                    dataHint    : '1',
-                    dataHintDirection: 'bottom',
-                    dataHintOffset: 'small'
-                });
-                this.lockedControls.push(this.btnProtectDoc);
+                if(!this.appConfig.isPDFForm) {
+                    this.btnProtectDoc = new Common.UI.Button({
+                        cls: 'btn-toolbar x-huge icon-top',
+                        iconCls: 'toolbar__icon btn-restrict-editing',
+                        enableToggle: true,
+                        caption: this.txtProtectDoc,
+                        lock        : [_set.lostConnect, _set.coAuth, _set.previewReviewMode, _set.viewFormMode, _set.protectLock, _set.viewMode],
+                        dataHint    : '1',
+                        dataHintDirection: 'bottom',
+                        dataHintOffset: 'small'
+                    });
+                    this.lockedControls.push(this.btnProtectDoc);
+                }
+
                 Common.UI.LayoutManager.addControls(this.lockedControls);
                 Common.NotificationCenter.on('app:ready', this.onAppReady.bind(this));
             },
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ define([
                 (new Promise(function (accept, reject) {
                     accept();
                 })).then(function(){
-                    me.btnProtectDoc.updateHint(me._state.currentProtectHint, true);
+                    me.btnProtectDoc && me.btnProtectDoc.updateHint(me._state.currentProtectHint, true);
                     setEvents.call(me);
                 });
             },
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ define([
             getPanel: function () {
                 this.$el = $(_.template(template)( {} ));
 
-                this.btnProtectDoc.render(this.$el.find('#slot-btn-protect-doc'));
+                this.btnProtectDoc && this.btnProtectDoc.render(this.$el.find('#slot-btn-protect-doc'));
                 return this.$el;
             },
 
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ define([
                 } else if (type === Asc.c_oAscEDocProtect.TrackedChanges){ // none or tracked changes
                     str = this.txtDocProtectedTrack;
                 }
-                this.btnProtectDoc.updateHint(str, true);
+                this.btnProtectDoc && this.btnProtectDoc.updateHint(str, true);
                 this._state.currentProtectHint = str;
             },
             txtProtectDoc: 'Protect Document',