diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
index c5fa9e2396..a78477c771 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/MatchSongSelect.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         [Resolved(typeof(Room))]
         protected Bindable<PlaylistItem> CurrentItem { get; private set; }
 
+        public override bool AllowEditing => false;
+
         [Resolved]
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index a5352c4eeb..f36b7ae059 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
@@ -66,6 +67,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         /// </summary>
         protected Container FooterPanels { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether entering editor mode should be allowed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool AllowEditing => true;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay { get; set; }
+
         protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenBeatmap(Beatmap.Value);
 
         protected BeatmapCarousel Carousel { get; private set; }
@@ -295,6 +304,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         public void Edit(BeatmapInfo beatmap = null)
         {
+            if (!AllowEditing)
+            {
+                notificationOverlay?.Post(new SimpleNotification { Text = "Editing is not available from the current mode." });
+                return;
+            }
+
             Beatmap.Value = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap ?? beatmapNoDebounce);
             this.Push(new Editor());
         }