diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObjectCache.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObjectCache.js
index 6a4e5d4de3..a13a3e2360 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObjectCache.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/objects/EditableDomainObjectCache.js
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ define(
                  * @returns {DomainObject} the domain object in an editable form
                  */
                 getEditableObject: function (domainObject) {
+                    var type = domainObject.getCapability('type');
+
                     // Track the top-level domain object; this will have
                     // some special behavior for its context capability.
                     root = root || domainObject;
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ define(
                         return domainObject;
                     }
 
+                    // Don't bother wrapping non-editable objects
+                    if (!type || !type.hasFeature('creation')) {
+                        return domainObject;
+                    }
+
                     // Provide an editable form of the object
                     return new EditableDomainObject(
                         domainObject,
@@ -142,4 +149,4 @@ define(
 
         return EditableDomainObjectCache;
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/controllers/EditControllerSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/controllers/EditControllerSpec.js
index 260bfbd944..4e66cebd08 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/controllers/EditControllerSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/controllers/EditControllerSpec.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define(
                 mockQ,
                 mockNavigationService,
                 mockObject,
-                mockCapability,
+                mockType,
                 controller;
 
             beforeEach(function () {
@@ -48,15 +48,18 @@ define(
                     "domainObject",
                     [ "getId", "getModel", "getCapability", "hasCapability" ]
                 );
-                mockCapability = jasmine.createSpyObj(
-                    "capability",
-                    [ "invoke" ]
+                mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    "type",
+                    [ "hasFeature" ]
                 );
 
                 mockNavigationService.getNavigation.andReturn(mockObject);
                 mockObject.getId.andReturn("test");
                 mockObject.getModel.andReturn({ name: "Test object" });
-                mockObject.getCapability.andReturn(mockCapability);
+                mockObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (key) {
+                    return key === 'type' && mockType;
+                });
+                mockType.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
 
                 controller = new EditController(
                     mockScope,
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ define(
                     .toBeDefined();
                 // Shouldn't have been the mock capability we provided
                 expect(controller.navigatedObject().getCapability("editor"))
-                    .not.toEqual(mockCapability);
+                    .not.toEqual(mockType);
             });
 
             it("detaches its navigation listener when destroyed", function () {
@@ -119,4 +122,4 @@ define(
 
         });
     }
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/objects/EditableDomainObjectCacheSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/objects/EditableDomainObjectCacheSpec.js
index 586b666b02..39cac56d9f 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/objects/EditableDomainObjectCacheSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/objects/EditableDomainObjectCacheSpec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define(
                 completionCapability,
                 object,
                 mockQ,
+                mockType,
                 cache;
 
 
@@ -40,10 +41,13 @@ define(
                 return {
                     getId: function () { return id; },
                     getModel: function () { return {}; },
-                    getCapability: function (name) {
-                        return completionCapability;
+                    getCapability: function (key) {
+                        return {
+                            editor: completionCapability,
+                            type: mockType
+                        }[key];
                     },
-                    hasCapability: function (name) {
+                    hasCapability: function (key) {
                         return false;
                     }
                 };
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ define(
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj('$q', ['when', 'all']);
+                mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj('type', ['hasFeature']);
+                mockType.hasFeature.andReturn(true);
                 captured = {};
                 completionCapability = {
                     save: function () {
@@ -152,6 +158,17 @@ define(
                     .toBe(wrappedObject);
             });
 
+            it("does not wrap non-editable objects", function () {
+                var domainObject = new TestObject('test-id');
+
+                mockType.hasFeature.andCallFake(function (key) {
+                    return key !== 'creation';
+                });
+
+                expect(cache.getEditableObject(domainObject))
+                    .toBe(domainObject);
+            });
+
 
         });
     }