diff --git a/administrator/components/com_workflow/View/Stages/HtmlView.php b/administrator/components/com_workflow/View/Stages/HtmlView.php
index 9ffd611a6e9a0..ecec43122ce99 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_workflow/View/Stages/HtmlView.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_workflow/View/Stages/HtmlView.php
@@ -171,10 +171,14 @@ protected function addToolbar()
 			ToolbarHelper::addNew('stage.add');
 		}
 
-		if ($canDo->get('core.edit.state') && !$isCore)
+		if ($canDo->get('core.edit.state'))
 		{
-			ToolbarHelper::publishList('stages.publish');
-			ToolbarHelper::unpublishList('stages.unpublish');
+			if (!$isCore)
+			{
+				ToolbarHelper::publishList('stages.publish');
+				ToolbarHelper::unpublishList('stages.unpublish');
+			}
+
 			ToolbarHelper::makeDefault('stages.setDefault', 'COM_WORKFLOW_TOOLBAR_DEFAULT');
 		}
 
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/stages/default.php b/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/stages/default.php
index 534ba078ce4d6..af2f577c7e588 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/stages/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/stages/default.php
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
 							<?php foreach ($this->stages as $i => $item):
 								$edit = Route::_('index.php?option=com_workflow&task=stage.edit&id=' . $item->id . '&workflow_id=' . (int) $this->workflowID . '&extension=' . $this->extension);
 
-								$canEdit    = $user->authorise('core.edit', $this->extension . '.stage.' . $item->id) && !$isCore;
+								$canEdit    = $user->authorise('core.edit', $this->extension . '.stage.' . $item->id);
 								// @TODO set proper checkin fields
 								$canCheckin = true || $user->authorise('core.admin', 'com_checkin') || $item->checked_out == $userId || $item->checked_out == 0;
-								$canChange  = $user->authorise('core.edit.stage', $this->extension . '.stage.' . $item->id) && $canCheckin && !$isCore;
+								$canChange  = $user->authorise('core.edit.stage', $this->extension . '.stage.' . $item->id) && $canCheckin;
 								?>
 								<tr class="row<?php echo $i % 2; ?>">
 									<td class="order text-center hidden-sm-down">
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@
 									</td>
 									<td class="text-center">
 										<div class="btn-group">
-											<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('jgrid.published', $item->published, $i, 'stages.', $canChange); ?>
+											<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('jgrid.published', $item->published, $i, 'stages.', $canChange && !$isCore); ?>
 										</div>
 									</td>
 									<td class="text-center">
 										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('jgrid.isdefault', $item->default, $i, 'stages.', $canChange); ?>
 									</td>
 									<th scope="row">
-										<?php if ($canEdit) : ?>
+										<?php if ($canEdit && !$isCore) : ?>
 											<?php $editIcon = '<span class="fa fa-pencil-square mr-2" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 											<a href="<?php echo $edit; ?>" title="<?php echo Text::_('JACTION_EDIT'); ?> <?php echo $this->escape(addslashes(Text::_($item->title))); ?>">
 												<?php echo $editIcon; ?><?php echo $this->escape(Text::_($item->title)); ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/workflows/default.php b/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/workflows/default.php
index 53b42fedeb02b..2512313932278 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/workflows/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_workflow/tmpl/workflows/default.php
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
 							$edit = Route::_('index.php?option=com_workflow&task=workflow.edit&id=' . $item->id . '&extension=' . $extension);
 
 							$isCore     = !empty($item->core);
-							$canEdit    = $user->authorise('core.edit', $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id) && !$isCore;
+							$canEdit    = $user->authorise('core.edit', $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id);
 							// @TODO set proper checkin fields
 							$canCheckin = true || $user->authorise('core.admin', 'com_checkin') || $item->checked_out == $userId || $item->checked_out == 0;
-							$canEditOwn = $user->authorise('core.edit.own',   $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id) && $item->created_by == $userId && !$isCore;
-							$canChange  = $user->authorise('core.edit.state', $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id) && $canCheckin  && !$isCore;
+							$canEditOwn = $user->authorise('core.edit.own',   $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id) && $item->created_by == $userId;
+							$canChange  = $user->authorise('core.edit.state', $extension . '.workflow.' . $item->id) && $canCheckin;
 							?>
 							<tr class="row<?php echo $i % 2; ?>" data-dragable-group="0">
 								<td class="order text-center hidden-sm-down">
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@
 								</td>
 								<td class="text-center">
 									<div class="btn-group">
-										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('jgrid.published', $item->published, $i, 'workflows.', $canChange); ?>
+										<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('jgrid.published', $item->published, $i, 'workflows.', $canChange && !$isCore); ?>
 									</div>
 								</td>
 								<th scope="row">
-									<?php if ($canEdit || $canEditOwn) : ?>
+									<?php if (!$isCore && ($canEdit || $canEditOwn)) : ?>
 										<?php $editIcon = '<span class="fa fa-pencil-square mr-2" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 										<a href="<?php echo $edit; ?>" title="<?php echo Text::_('JACTION_EDIT', true); ?> <?php echo Text::_($item->title, true); ?>">
 											<?php echo $editIcon; ?><?php echo $this->escape(Text::_($item->title)); ?>