diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b753d1799..7a68597f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🐛(frontend) keep commented text sharp when printing to PDF #2674
 - 🐛(docker) pull minio images from quay.io #2675
 - ♿️(frontend) restore presenter focus trapping after share links #2533
+- 🐛(frontend) fix find & replace crash when editor becomes read-only #2684
 
 ## [v5.6.1] - 2026-09-04
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/components/FindReplace.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/components/FindReplace.tsx
index a71e4eeeb..5394f400f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/components/FindReplace.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/components/FindReplace.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const FindReplace = () => {
   const findInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   const {
+    isSupported,
     query,
     setQuery,
     replacement,
@@ -70,6 +71,16 @@ export const FindReplace = () => {
     findInputRef.current?.select();
   }, [editor?._tiptapEditor, setQuery, openCount]);
 
+  // The editor can lose find & replace support while the panel is open, e.g.
+  // when a collaborative doc briefly turns read-only after a WebSocket
+  // disconnect. Close the panel so the floating bar falls back to its normal
+  // controls instead of rendering nothing.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isSupported) {
+      close();
+    }
+  }, [isSupported, close]);
+
   const handleClose = () => {
     close();
     restoreFocus();
@@ -151,6 +162,10 @@ export const FindReplace = () => {
     handleReplaceCurrent();
   };
 
+  if (!isSupported) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <Card
       role="search"
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/hooks/useFindReplace.ts b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/hooks/useFindReplace.ts
index 2f5c3bf99..923274e3c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/hooks/useFindReplace.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-find-replace/hooks/useFindReplace.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ export const useFindReplace = (editor: DocsBlockNoteEditor | undefined) => {
   const [matchCount, setMatchCount] = useState(0);
   const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(-1);
 
-  const tiptapEditor = editor?._tiptapEditor;
+  const isSupported =
+    typeof editor?._tiptapEditor.commands.clearSearch === 'function';
+  const tiptapEditor = isSupported ? editor?._tiptapEditor : undefined;
 
   const syncFromStorage = useCallback(() => {
     if (!tiptapEditor) {
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export const useFindReplace = (editor: DocsBlockNoteEditor | undefined) => {
   }, [tiptapEditor]);
 
   return {
+    isSupported,
     query,
     setQuery,
     replacement,