diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
index 0a60b00af2..876be1867a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 			page: this.page,
 		});
 
+		this.viewers = new frappe.ui.form.FormViewers({
+			frm: this,
+			parent: $('<div class="form-viewers d-flex"></div>').prependTo(this.page.page_actions),
+		});
+
 		// navigate records keyboard shortcuts
 		this.add_form_keyboard_shortcuts();
 
@@ -709,6 +714,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 			}
 			this.toolbar.refresh();
 		}
+		this.viewers.refresh();
 
 		this.dashboard.refresh();
 		frappe.breadcrumbs.update();
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form_viewers.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form_viewers.js
index a037392ae3..b14939cb93 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form_viewers.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form_viewers.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.FormViewers = class FormViewers {
 	setup_events() {
 		if (!this.initialized) {
 			let me = this;
+			frappe.realtime.off("doc_viewers");
 			frappe.realtime.on("doc_viewers", function (data) {
 				me.update_users(data);
 			});
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ frappe.ui.form.FormViewers = class FormViewers {
 		frappe.model.set_docinfo(doctype, docname, docinfo_key, info);
 
 		if (
-			cur_frm &&
-			cur_frm.doc &&
-			cur_frm.doc.doctype === doctype &&
-			cur_frm.doc.name == docname &&
-			cur_frm.viewers
+			this.frm &&
+			this.frm.doc &&
+			this.frm.doc.doctype === doctype &&
+			this.frm.doc.name == docname &&
+			this.frm.viewers
 		) {
-			cur_frm.viewers.refresh(true);
+			this.frm.viewers.refresh(true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
index 6d9a3365c4..fa1d7330cf 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/toolbar.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Toolbar = class Toolbar {
 	}
 	refresh() {
 		this.make_menu();
-		this.make_viewers();
 		this.set_title();
 		this.page.clear_user_actions();
 		this.show_title_as_dirty();
@@ -272,18 +271,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Toolbar = class Toolbar {
 		}
 	}
 
-	make_viewers() {
-		if (this.frm.viewers) {
-			return;
-		}
-		this.frm.viewers = new frappe.ui.form.FormViewers({
-			frm: this.frm,
-			parent: $('<div class="form-viewers d-flex"></div>').prependTo(
-				this.frm.page.page_actions
-			),
-		});
-	}
-
 	make_navigation() {
 		// Navigate
 		if (!this.frm.is_new() && !this.frm.meta.issingle) {