diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 2b5932d25..24e980308 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
     user.is_builder?
   end
 
+  def editable_by?(user)
+    user.is_builder? || (!is_banned? && is_active?)
+  end
+
   def visible?
     !is_banned? || CurrentUser.is_gold?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
index 18409448f..64c451061 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
   <div id="a-edit">
     <h1>Edit Artist</h1>
 
-    <% if !@artist.is_active? %>
+    <% if @artist.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
+      <%= render "form" %>
+
+    <% elsif !@artist.is_active? %>
       <p>This artist entry is inactive and cannot be edited.</p>
 
     <% elsif @artist.is_banned? %>
       <p>The artist requested removal of this page.</p>
 
-    <% else %>
-      <%= render "form" %>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>