diff --git a/cypress/e2e/conflict.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/conflict.spec.js
index 6c194275f87..cd7d8ff6b71 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/conflict.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/conflict.spec.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const variants = [
 variants.forEach(function({ fixture, mime }) {
 	const fileName = fixture
 	describe(`${mime} (${fileName})`, function() {
-		const getWrapper = () => cy.get('.viewer__content .text-editor__wrapper.has-conflicts')
+		const getWrapper = () => cy.get('.text-editor__wrapper.has-conflicts')
 
 		before(() => {
 			initUserAndFiles(user, fileName)
@@ -25,6 +25,34 @@ variants.forEach(function({ fixture, mime }) {
 			cy.login(user)
 		})
 
+		it('no actual conflict - just reload', function() {
+			// start with different content
+			cy.uploadFile('frontmatter.md', mime, fileName)
+			// just a read only session opened
+			cy.shareFile(`/${fileName}`)
+				.then((token) => {
+					cy.visit(`/s/${token}`)
+				})
+			cy.get('.text-editor__main')
+				.should('contain', 'Heading')
+			cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/*/push' })
+				.as('push')
+			cy.wait('@push')
+			cy.uploadFile(fileName, mime)
+			cy.get('#editor-container .document-status', { timeout: 30000 })
+				.should('contain', 'session has expired')
+			// Reload button works
+			cy.get('#editor-container .document-status a.button')
+				.contains('Reload')
+				.click()
+			getWrapper()
+				.should('not.exist')
+			cy.getContent()
+				.should('contain', 'Hello world')
+			cy.getContent()
+				.should('not.contain', 'Heading')
+		})
+
 		it('displays conflicts', function() {
 			createConflict(fileName, mime)
 
@@ -77,6 +105,20 @@ variants.forEach(function({ fixture, mime }) {
 			cy.get('.text-editor__main')
 				.should('not.contain', 'cruel conflicting')
 		})
+
+		it('hides conflict in read only session', function() {
+			createConflict(fileName, mime)
+			cy.shareFile(`/${fileName}`)
+				.then((token) => {
+					cy.logout()
+					cy.visit(`/s/${token}`)
+				})
+			cy.get('.text-editor__main')
+				.should('contain', 'cruel conflicting')
+			getWrapper()
+				.should('not.exist')
+		})
+
 	})
 })
 
diff --git a/src/components/Editor.vue b/src/components/Editor.vue
index 6965c5135f8..711353b9843 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor.vue
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
 		<DocumentStatus v-if="displayedStatus"
 			:idle="idle"
 			:lock="lock"
+			:is-resolving-conflict="isResolvingConflict"
 			:sync-error="syncError"
 			:has-connection-issue="hasConnectionIssue"
 			@reconnect="reconnect" />
 
 		<SkeletonLoading v-if="showLoadingSkeleton" />
 		<Wrapper v-if="displayed"
-			:sync-error="syncError"
+			:is-resolving-conflict="isResolvingConflict"
 			:has-connection-issue="hasConnectionIssue"
 			:content-loaded="contentLoaded"
 			:show-outline-outside="showOutlineOutside"
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 				<ContentContainer v-show="contentLoaded"
 					ref="contentWrapper" />
 			</MainContainer>
-			<Reader v-if="hasSyncCollission"
+			<Reader v-if="isResolvingConflict"
 				:content="syncError.data.outsideChange"
 				:is-rich-editor="isRichEditor" />
 		</Wrapper>
@@ -258,6 +259,9 @@ export default {
 		isRichWorkspace() {
 			return this.richWorkspace
 		},
+		isResolvingConflict() {
+			return this.hasSyncCollission && !this.readOnly
+		},
 		hasSyncCollission() {
 			return this.syncError && this.syncError.type === ERROR_TYPE.SAVE_COLLISSION
 		},
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/DocumentStatus.vue b/src/components/Editor/DocumentStatus.vue
index 79a9810c6ac..b0930f5876b 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/DocumentStatus.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor/DocumentStatus.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 			</p>
 		</NcNoteCard>
 
-		<CollisionResolveDialog v-if="hasSyncCollission" :sync-error="syncError" />
+		<CollisionResolveDialog v-if="isResolvingConflict" :sync-error="syncError" />
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Boolean,
 			require: true,
 		},
+		isResolvingConflict: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			require: true,
+		},
 	},
 
 	data() {
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/Wrapper.vue b/src/components/Editor/Wrapper.vue
index 854f73418e9..5c5bdd0b89f 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/Wrapper.vue
+++ b/src/components/Editor/Wrapper.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="text-editor__wrapper"
 		:class="{
-			'has-conflicts': hasSyncCollission,
+			'has-conflicts': isResolvingConflict,
 			'is-rich-workspace': $isRichWorkspace,
 			'is-rich-editor': $isRichEditor,
 		}">
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	props: {
-		syncError: {
-			type: Object,
-			default: null,
+		isResolvingConflict: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			require: true,
 		},
 		hasConnectionIssue: {
 			type: Boolean,
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ export default {
 		...mapState({
 			viewWidth: (state) => state.text.viewWidth,
 		}),
-
-		hasSyncCollission() {
-			return this.syncError && this.syncError.type === ERROR_TYPE.SAVE_COLLISSION
-		},
 		showOutline() {
 			return this.isAbleToShowOutline
 				? this.outline.visible