diff --git a/apps/patchwork/tests/updates.py b/apps/patchwork/tests/updates.py
index ba1cb6d..e1b861e 100644
--- a/apps/patchwork/tests/updates.py
+++ b/apps/patchwork/tests/updates.py
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from patchwork.models import Patch, Person, State
+from patchwork.tests.factory import ObjectFactory
 from patchwork.tests.utils import defaults, create_maintainer
 
 class MultipleUpdateTest(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
+        self.factory = ObjectFactory()
         defaults.project.save()
         self.user = create_maintainer(defaults.project)
         self.client.login(username = self.user.username,
@@ -116,3 +118,41 @@ class MultipleUpdateTest(TestCase):
         response = self._testDelegateChange('')
         for p in self.patches:
             self.assertEquals(Patch.objects.get(pk = p.pk).delegate, None)
+
+    def testFormShownWhenUserHasEditRightsOnPatches(self):
+        project = self.factory.makeProject()
+        user_person = Person.objects.get(user=self.user)
+        patch1 = self.factory.makePatch(
+            project=project, submitter=user_person)
+        patch2 = self.factory.makePatch(
+            project=project, submitter=user_person)
+
+        # Our user has edit rights on both patches, but not on the project.
+        self.assertTrue(patch1.is_editable(self.user))
+        self.assertTrue(patch2.is_editable(self.user))
+        self.assertFalse(project.is_editable(self.user))
+
+        # Even though our user has no edit rights on the project, they can
+        # edit all patches in the list, so the form is shown.
+        url = reverse('patchwork.views.patch.list', args=[project.linkname])
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response, self.properties_form_id, status_code=200)
+
+    def testFormNotShownWhenUserHasNoEditRightsOnPatches(self):
+        project = self.factory.makeProject()
+        user_person = Person.objects.get(user=self.user)
+        patch1 = self.factory.makePatch(
+            project=project, submitter=user_person)
+        patch2 = self.factory.makePatch(project=project)
+
+        # Here our user has edit rights on only one patch.
+        self.assertTrue(patch1.is_editable(self.user))
+        self.assertFalse(patch2.is_editable(self.user))
+        self.assertFalse(project.is_editable(self.user))
+
+        # Since the user can't edit one of the patches, the form is not shown.
+        url = reverse('patchwork.views.patch.list', args=[project.linkname])
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertNotContains(
+            response, self.properties_form_id, status_code=200)
diff --git a/apps/patchwork/views/__init__.py b/apps/patchwork/views/__init__.py
index bae40c6..aaf9ae8 100644
--- a/apps/patchwork/views/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/patchwork/views/__init__.py
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ def generic_list(request, project, view,
     if request.method == 'POST':
         data = request.POST
     user = request.user
-    properties_form = None
-    if project.is_editable(user):
-        properties_form = MultiplePatchForm(project, data = data)
+    properties_form = MultiplePatchForm(project, data = data)
 
     if request.method == 'POST' and data.get('form') == 'patchlistform':
         action = data.get('action', '').lower()
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ def generic_list(request, project, view,
         if action in bundle_actions:
             errors = set_bundle(user, project, action, data, ps, context)
 
-        elif properties_form and action == properties_form.action:
+        elif action == properties_form.action:
             errors = process_multiplepatch_form(properties_form, user,
                                                 action, ps, context)
         else:
@@ -84,6 +82,9 @@ def generic_list(request, project, view,
         patches = patches.order_by(order.query())
 
     paginator = Paginator(request, patches)
+    for patch in paginator.current_page.object_list:
+        if not patch.is_editable(user):
+            properties_form = None
 
     context.update({
             'page':             paginator.current_page,
