diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
index 4d5e2e7ea8c49f..f8e19cc6ac3358 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 	const [ isHovered, setIsHovered ] = useState( false );
 	const { clientId } = block;
 
-	const { isLocked, isContentLocked } = useBlockLock( clientId );
+	const { isLocked, isContentLocked, canEdit } = useBlockLock( clientId );
 	const forceSelectionContentLock = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			if ( isSelected ) {
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 		[ isContentLocked, clientId, isSelected ]
 	);
 
+	const canExpand = isContentLocked ? false : canEdit;
 	const isFirstSelectedBlock =
 		forceSelectionContentLock ||
 		( isSelected && selectedClientIds[ 0 ] === clientId );
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 			path={ path }
 			id={ `list-view-block-${ clientId }` }
 			data-block={ clientId }
-			isExpanded={ isContentLocked ? undefined : isExpanded }
+			isExpanded={ canExpand ? isExpanded : undefined }
 			aria-selected={ !! isSelected || forceSelectionContentLock }
 		>
 			<TreeGridCell
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 				ref={ cellRef }
 				aria-label={ blockAriaLabel }
 				aria-selected={ !! isSelected || forceSelectionContentLock }
-				aria-expanded={ isContentLocked ? undefined : isExpanded }
+				aria-expanded={ canExpand ? isExpanded : undefined }
 				aria-describedby={ descriptionId }
 			>
 				{ ( { ref, tabIndex, onFocus } ) => (
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/branch.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/branch.js
index 0c2b541f3199a1..d2ba24065a3282 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/branch.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/branch.js
@@ -94,20 +94,25 @@ function ListViewBranch( props ) {
 		shouldShowInnerBlocks = true,
 	} = props;
 
-	const isContentLocked = useSelect(
+	const canParentExpand = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
-			return !! (
-				parentId &&
+			if ( ! parentId ) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			const isContentLocked =
 				select( blockEditorStore ).getTemplateLock( parentId ) ===
-					'contentOnly'
-			);
+				'contentOnly';
+			const canEdit = select( blockEditorStore ).canEditBlock( parentId );
+
+			return isContentLocked ? false : canEdit;
 		},
 		[ parentId ]
 	);
 
 	const { expandedState, draggedClientIds } = useListViewContext();
 
-	if ( isContentLocked ) {
+	if ( ! canParentExpand ) {
 		return null;
 	}