diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/editor.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/editor.pug
index 6f10ac05de..5177c0afe2 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/editor.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/editor.pug
@@ -120,6 +120,31 @@ block content
 		.modal-footer
 			button.btn.btn-info(ng-click="done()") #{translate("ok")}
 
+	script(type="text/ng-template", id="outOfSyncModalTemplate")
+		.modal-header
+			button.close(
+				type="button"
+				data-dismiss="modal"
+				ng-click="done()"
+				aria-label="Close"
+			)
+				span(aria-hidden="true") ×
+			h3 {{ title }}
+		.modal-body(ng-bind-html="message")
+
+		.modal-body
+			button.btn.btn-info(
+				ng-init="showFileContents = false"
+				ng-click="showFileContents = !showFileContents"
+			)
+				| {{showFileContents ? "Hide" : "Show"}} Local File Contents
+			.text-preview(ng-show="showFileContents")
+				.scroll-container
+					| {{editorContent}}
+
+		.modal-footer
+			button.btn.btn-info(ng-click="done()") #{translate("ok")}
+
 	script(type="text/ng-template", id="lockEditorModalTemplate")
 		.modal-header
 			h3 {{ title }}
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/EditorManager.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/EditorManager.js
index eccc19b957..ab8eb8913c 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/EditorManager.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/EditorManager.js
@@ -237,9 +237,10 @@ define([
           } else {
             this.ide.socket.disconnect()
             this.ide.reportError(error, meta)
-            this.ide.showGenericMessageModal(
+            this.ide.showOutOfSyncModal(
               'Out of sync',
-              "Sorry, this file has gone out of sync and we need to do a full refresh. <br> <a href='/learn/Kb/Editor_out_of_sync_problems'>Please see this help guide for more information</a>"
+              "Sorry, this file has gone out of sync and we need to do a full refresh. <br> <a href='/learn/Kb/Editor_out_of_sync_problems'>Please see this help guide for more information</a>",
+              sharejs_doc.doc._doc.snapshot
             )
           }
           const removeHandler = this.$scope.$on('project:joined', () => {
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/controllers/SavingNotificationController.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/controllers/SavingNotificationController.js
index fcb0d339dd..b08a67c33f 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/controllers/SavingNotificationController.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/editor/controllers/SavingNotificationController.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ define(['../../../base', '../Document'], (App, Document) =>
     })
 
     let lockEditorModal = null // modal showing "connection lost"
+    let originalPermissionsLevel
     const MAX_UNSAVED_SECONDS = 15 // lock the editor after this time if unsaved
 
     $scope.docSavingStatus = {}
@@ -62,11 +63,24 @@ define(['../../../base', '../Document'], (App, Document) =>
           'Connection lost',
           'Sorry, the connection to the server is down.'
         )
-        lockEditorModal.result.finally(() => (lockEditorModal = null)) // unset the modal if connection comes back
+
+        // put editor in readOnly mode
+        originalPermissionsLevel = ide.$scope.permissionsLevel
+        ide.$scope.permissionsLevel = 'readOnly'
+
+        lockEditorModal.result.finally(() => {
+          lockEditorModal = null // unset the modal if connection comes back
+          // restore original permissions
+          ide.$scope.permissionsLevel = originalPermissionsLevel
+        })
       }
 
       if (lockEditorModal && newUnsavedCount === 0) {
         lockEditorModal.dismiss('connection back up')
+        // restore original permissions if they were changed
+        if (originalPermissionsLevel) {
+          ide.$scope.permissionsLevel = originalPermissionsLevel
+        }
       }
 
       // for performance, only update the display if the old or new
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/permissions/PermissionsManager.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/permissions/PermissionsManager.js
index 9d0e9c97cd..4853c7003d 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/permissions/PermissionsManager.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/permissions/PermissionsManager.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ define([], function() {
         if (permissionsLevel != null) {
           if (permissionsLevel === 'readOnly') {
             this.$scope.permissions.read = true
+            this.$scope.permissions.write = false
+            this.$scope.permissions.admin = false
             this.$scope.permissions.comment = true
           } else if (permissionsLevel === 'readAndWrite') {
             this.$scope.permissions.read = true
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/services/ide.js b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/services/ide.js
index d2da385a74..c7964975e4 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/ide/services/ide.js
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/ide/services/ide.js
@@ -91,12 +91,30 @@ define(['../../base'], function(App) {
         }
       })
 
+    ide.showOutOfSyncModal = (title, message, editorContent) =>
+      $modal.open({
+        templateUrl: 'outOfSyncModalTemplate',
+        controller: 'OutOfSyncModalController',
+        resolve: {
+          title() {
+            return title
+          },
+          message() {
+            return message
+          },
+          editorContent() {
+            return editorContent
+          }
+        },
+        windowClass: 'out-of-sync-modal'
+      })
+
     ide.showLockEditorMessageModal = (title, message) =>
       // modal to block the editor when connection is down
       $modal.open({
         templateUrl: 'lockEditorModalTemplate',
         controller: 'GenericMessageModalController',
-        backdrop: 'static', // prevent dismiss by click on background
+        backdrop: false, // not dismissable by clicking background
         keyboard: false, // prevent dismiss via keyboard
         resolve: {
           title() {
@@ -112,7 +130,7 @@ define(['../../base'], function(App) {
     return ide
   })
 
-  return App.controller('GenericMessageModalController', function(
+  App.controller('GenericMessageModalController', function(
     $scope,
     $modalInstance,
     title,
@@ -123,6 +141,20 @@ define(['../../base'], function(App) {
 
     return ($scope.done = () => $modalInstance.close())
   })
+
+  App.controller('OutOfSyncModalController', function(
+    $scope,
+    $modalInstance,
+    title,
+    message,
+    editorContent
+  ) {
+    $scope.title = title
+    $scope.message = message
+    $scope.editorContent = editorContent
+
+    return ($scope.done = () => $modalInstance.close())
+  })
 })
 
 function __guard__(value, transform) {
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/editor.less b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/editor.less
index cf0320f4c6..ee0a93cf1c 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/editor.less
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/app/editor.less
@@ -518,8 +518,32 @@ CodeMirror
 
 .modal.lock-editor-modal {
   display: flex !important;
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  overflow-y: hidden;
+  pointer-events: none;
   .modal-dialog {
-    margin: auto;
+    top: @line-height-computed;
+  }
+}
+
+.out-of-sync-modal {
+  .text-preview {
+    margin-top: @line-height-computed / 2;
+    .scroll-container {
+      max-height: 360px;
+      background-color: white;
+      font-size: 0.8em;
+      line-height: 1.1em;
+      overflow: auto;
+      border: 1px solid @gray-lighter;
+      padding-left: 12px;
+      padding-right: 12px;
+      padding-top: 8px;
+      padding-bottom: 8px;
+      text-align: left;
+      white-space: pre;
+      font-family: monospace;
+    }
   }
 }