diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f3b5e6f02..f610990f69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- ✨ Add comments feature to the editor #1330
+- ✨(backend) Comments on text editor #1330
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - ♿(frontend) improve accessibility:
   - ♿(frontend) improve share modal button accessibility #1626
+- 🐛(frontend) fix toolbar not activated when reader #1640
+- 🐛(frontend) preserve left panel width on window resize #1588
 
 ## [3.10.0] - 2025-11-18
 
@@ -40,7 +47,6 @@ and this project adheres to
 ### Security
 
 - mitigate role escalation in the ask_for_access viewset #1580
-- 🐛(frontend) preserve left panel width on window resize #1588
 
 ### Removed
 
@@ -54,7 +60,6 @@ and this project adheres to
 - ✨(frontend) create skeleton component for DocEditor #1491
 - ✨(frontend) add an EmojiPicker in the document tree and title #1381
 - ✨(frontend) ajustable left panel #1456
-- ✨ Add comments feature to the editor #1330
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -183,7 +188,6 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Added
 
-- ✨(backend) Comments on text editor #1309
 - 👷(CI) add bundle size check job #1268
 - ✨(frontend) use title first emoji as doc icon in tree #1289
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-editor.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-editor.spec.ts
index 47728dfca1..15a86db5fc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-editor.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-editor.spec.ts
@@ -241,20 +241,66 @@ test.describe('Doc Editor', () => {
     await expect(editor.getByText('Hello World Doc persisted 2')).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  test('it cannot edit if viewer', async ({ page }) => {
-    await mockedDocument(page, {
-      user_role: 'reader',
-    });
+  test('it cannot edit if viewer but see and can get resources', async ({
+    page,
+    browserName,
+  }) => {
+    const [docTitle] = await createDoc(page, 'doc-viewer', browserName, 1);
+    await verifyDocName(page, docTitle);
 
-    await goToGridDoc(page);
+    await writeInEditor({ page, text: 'Hello World' });
 
-    const card = page.getByLabel('It is the card information');
-    await expect(card).toBeVisible();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Share' }).click();
+    await updateShareLink(page, 'Public', 'Reading');
+
+    // Close the modal
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'close' }).first().click();
 
-    await expect(card.getByText('Reader')).toBeVisible();
+    const { otherPage, cleanup } = await connectOtherUserToDoc({
+      browserName,
+      docUrl: page.url(),
+      withoutSignIn: true,
+      docTitle,
+    });
 
-    const editor = page.locator('.ProseMirror');
+    await expect(
+      otherPage.getByLabel('It is the card information').getByText('Reader'),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Cannot edit
+    const editor = otherPage.locator('.ProseMirror');
     await expect(editor).toHaveAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
+
+    // Owner add a image
+    const fileChooserPromise = page.waitForEvent('filechooser');
+    await page.locator('.bn-block-outer').last().fill('/');
+    await page.getByText('Resizable image with caption').click();
+    await page.getByText('Upload image').click();
+
+    const fileChooser = await fileChooserPromise;
+    await fileChooser.setFiles(
+      path.join(__dirname, 'assets/logo-suite-numerique.png'),
+    );
+
+    // Owner see the image
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('.--docs--editor-container img.bn-visual-media').first(),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Viewser see the image
+    const viewerImg = otherPage
+      .locator('.--docs--editor-container img.bn-visual-media')
+      .first();
+    await expect(viewerImg).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Viewer can download the image
+    await viewerImg.click();
+    const downloadPromise = otherPage.waitForEvent('download');
+    await otherPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download image' }).click();
+    const download = await downloadPromise;
+    expect(download.suggestedFilename()).toBe('logo-suite-numerique.png');
+
+    await cleanup();
   });
 
   test('it adds an image to the doc editor', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/BlockNoteEditor.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/BlockNoteEditor.tsx
index 19e7991676..1c8b270115 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/BlockNoteEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/BlockNoteEditor.tsx
@@ -289,11 +289,13 @@ export const BlockNoteReader = ({
         editor={editor}
         editable={false}
         theme="light"
-        aria-label={t('Document version viewer')}
+        aria-label={t('Document viewer')}
         formattingToolbar={false}
         slashMenu={false}
         comments={false}
-      />
+      >
+        <BlockNoteToolbar />
+      </BlockNoteView>
     </Box>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-blocks/UploadLoaderBlock.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-blocks/UploadLoaderBlock.tsx
index 3e30224b73..0934a23ec9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-blocks/UploadLoaderBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-blocks/UploadLoaderBlock.tsx
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ const UploadLoaderBlockComponent = ({
   editor,
 }: UploadLoaderBlockComponentProps) => {
   const mediaUrl = useMediaUrl();
+  const isEditable = editor.isEditable;
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!block.props.blockUploadUrl || block.props.type !== 'loading') {
+    if (
+      !block.props.blockUploadUrl ||
+      block.props.type !== 'loading' ||
+      !isEditable
+    ) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ const UploadLoaderBlockComponent = ({
           /* During collaboration, another user might have updated the block */
         }
       });
-  }, [block, editor, mediaUrl]);
+  }, [block, editor, mediaUrl, isEditable]);
 
   return (
     <Box className="bn-visual-media-wrapper" $direction="row" $gap="0.5rem">
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
index 28166de12d..846fa54abf 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ export const InterlinkingLinkInlineContent = createReactInlineContentSpec(
     content: 'none',
   },
   {
-    render: ({ inlineContent, updateInlineContent }) => {
+    render: ({ editor, inlineContent, updateInlineContent }) => {
       const { data: doc } = useDoc({ id: inlineContent.props.docId });
+      const isEditable = editor.isEditable;
 
       /**
        * Update the content title if the referenced doc title changes
        */
       useEffect(() => {
-        if (doc?.title && doc.title !== inlineContent.props.title) {
+        if (
+          isEditable &&
+          doc?.title &&
+          doc.title !== inlineContent.props.title
+        ) {
           updateInlineContent({
             type: 'interlinkingLinkInline',
             props: {
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ export const InterlinkingLinkInlineContent = createReactInlineContentSpec(
          * not when inlineContent.props.title changes.
          */
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-      }, [doc?.title]);
+      }, [doc?.title, isEditable]);
 
       return <LinkSelected {...inlineContent.props} />;
     },
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
index b6a23b6b08..2edebee606 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export const SearchPage = ({
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
   const { isDesktop } = useResponsiveStore();
   const { untitledDocument } = useTrans();
+  const isEditable = editor.isEditable;
 
   /**
    * createReactInlineContentSpec add automatically the focus after
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ export const SearchPage = ({
   }, [inputRef]);
 
   const closeSearch = (insertContent: string) => {
+    if (!isEditable) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     updateInlineContent({
       type: 'interlinkingSearchInline',
       props: {
@@ -223,6 +228,10 @@ export const SearchPage = ({
               search={search}
               filters={{ target: DocSearchTarget.CURRENT }}
               onSelect={(doc) => {
+                if (!isEditable) {
+                  return;
+                }
+
                 updateInlineContent({
                   type: 'interlinkingSearchInline',
                   props: {