diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbtabbedcontent.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbtabbedcontent.directive.js
index 90f81bd827..f003e1afa6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbtabbedcontent.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbtabbedcontent.directive.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
             $scope.activeTabAlias = null;
             $scope.tabs = [];
-            $scope.allowUpdate = $scope.content.allowedActions.includes('A');
+            //$scope.allowUpdate = $scope.content.allowedActions.includes('A');
+            setAllowUpdate()
             $scope.allowEditInvariantFromNonDefault = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings.allowEditInvariantFromNonDefault;
 
             $scope.$watchCollection('content.tabs', (newValue) => {
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@
                 }
             });
 
+            function setAllowUpdate() {
+              $scope.allowUpdate = $scope.content.allowedActions.includes('A');
+            }
+
             function onScroll(event) {
 
                 var viewFocusY = scrollableNode.scrollTop + scrollableNode.clientHeight * .5;
@@ -151,6 +156,17 @@
                 }
             });
 
+            $scope.$on("formSubmitting", function() {
+              $scope.allowUpdate = false;
+            });
+
+            $scope.$on("formSubmitted", function() {
+                setAllowUpdate();
+            });
+            $scope.$on("formSubmittedValidationFailed", function() {
+                setAllowUpdate();
+            });
+
             //ensure to unregister from all dom-events
             $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
                 cancelScrollTween();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
index 85ca297e69..4a8dff7146 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
@@ -637,21 +637,26 @@
                 }
 
                 blockObject.retrieveValuesFrom = function (content, settings) {
-                    if (this.content !== null) {
+                    if (this.content) {
                         mapElementValues(content, this.content);
+                        if (this.config.settingsElementTypeKey !== null) {
+                          mapElementValues(settings, this.settings);
+                      }
+                    } else {
+                      console.error("This data cannot be edited at the given movement. Maybe due to publishing while editing.");
                     }
-                    if (this.config.settingsElementTypeKey !== null) {
-                        mapElementValues(settings, this.settings);
-                    }
+
 
                 };
 
                 blockObject.sync = function () {
-                    if (this.content !== null) {
+                    if (this.content) {
                         mapToPropertyModel(this.content, this.data);
-                    }
-                    if (this.config.settingsElementTypeKey !== null) {
-                        mapToPropertyModel(this.settings, this.settingsData);
+                        if (this.config.settingsElementTypeKey !== null) {
+                            mapToPropertyModel(this.settings, this.settingsData);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                      console.error("This data cannot be edited at the given movement. Maybe due to publishing while editing.");
                     }
                 };
                 // first time instant update of label.