diff --git a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
index 181e76a37..e8dee75d5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def set_inline_name_editing
+    return unless @protocol.initial_draft?
     return unless can_manage_protocol_in_repository?(@protocol)
 
     @inline_editable_title_config = {
diff --git a/app/models/protocol.rb b/app/models/protocol.rb
index f5e382888..ac06f56b6 100644
--- a/app/models/protocol.rb
+++ b/app/models/protocol.rb
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ class Protocol < ApplicationRecord
         .or(team.protocols.in_repository_published_original.where(id: id))
   end
 
+  def initial_draft?
+    in_repository_draft? && parent.blank?
+  end
+
   def permission_parent
     in_module? ? my_module : team
   end