diff --git a/components/template/template-application-rest-java/src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/template-application-rest-java/api/EntityMyController.java.template b/components/template/template-application-rest-java/src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/template-application-rest-java/api/EntityMyController.java.template
index c37c52b5ef7..96eb904391d 100644
--- a/components/template/template-application-rest-java/src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/template-application-rest-java/api/EntityMyController.java.template
+++ b/components/template/template-application-rest-java/src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/template-application-rest-java/api/EntityMyController.java.template
@@ -415,6 +415,16 @@ public class ${name}MyController {
 #end
 #end
     }
+    // The pre-check the generated UI gates its Edit affordances on: every guard this ${name} declares,
+    // in one answer.
+    private boolean isMutable(${name}Entity existing) {
+#if($immutableAlways)
+        return false;
+#else
+        return #if($immutableStatusProperty)isStatusMutable(existing)#{else}true#end#if($periodLock) && isPeriodOpen(existing.${periodLock.dateProperty})#end;
+#end
+    }
+
 #end
 #if($immutableStatusProperty && !$immutableAlways)