diff --git a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
index 97cfcc3e8..cc12ba3e4 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
   <div id="a-edit">
     <h1>Edit Artist</h1>
 
-    <% if @artist.visible? %>
+    <% if !@artist.is_active? %>
+      <p>This artist entry is inactive and cannot be edited.</p>
+
+    <% elsif @artist.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user) %>
       <%= render "form" %>
+
     <% else %>
       <p>The artist requested removal of this page.</p>
     <% end %>