diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
index 9fef63f231..c7f70ce3b9 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 			this.read_only = frappe.workflow.is_read_only(this.doctype, this.docname);
 			if (this.read_only) {
 				this.set_read_only();
-				frappe.show_alert(__("This form is not editable due to a Workflow."));
 			}
 
 			// check if doctype is already open
@@ -448,11 +447,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 			// load the record for the first time, if not loaded (call 'onload')
 			this.trigger_onload(switched);
 
-			// if print format is shown, refresh the format
-			// if(this.print_preview.wrapper.is(":visible")) {
-			// 	this.print_preview.preview();
-			// }
-
 			if (switched) {
 				if (this.show_print_first && this.doc.docstatus === 1) {
 					// show print view
@@ -749,6 +743,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 		this.show_submit_message();
 		this.clear_custom_buttons();
 		this.show_web_link();
+		this.show_workflow_read_only_banner();
 	}
 
 	// SAVE
@@ -1262,8 +1257,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 		} else if (this.doctype == "DocType") {
 			if (frappe.views.formview[docname] || frappe.pages["List/" + docname]) {
 				window.location.reload();
-				//	frappe.msgprint(__("Cannot open {0} when its instance is open", ['DocType']))
-				// throw 'doctype open conflict'
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (
@@ -1271,8 +1264,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 				frappe.views.formview.DocType.frm.opendocs[this.doctype]
 			) {
 				window.location.reload();
-				//	frappe.msgprint(__("Cannot open instance when its {0} is open", ['DocType']))
-				// throw 'doctype open conflict'
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2260,6 +2251,26 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 				}
 			});
 	}
+
+	show_workflow_read_only_banner() {
+		if (!this.read_only) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const _show_read_only_banner = () => {
+			this.dashboard.set_headline(
+				__("This form is not editable due to a Workflow."),
+				"blue",
+				true
+			);
+		};
+
+		if (this.dashboard) {
+			_show_read_only_banner();
+		} else {
+			frappe.after_ajax(_show_read_only_banner);
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 frappe.validated = 0;