diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
index 7c56c1e1..c4adc066 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ public class NoteEditFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment {
         return binding.directEditing;
     }
 
+    protected ExtendedFloatingActionButton getNormalEditButton() {
+        // the edit fragment does not have a button
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
index 21f8a7c7..368fb5d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NotePreviewFragment.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public class NotePreviewFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment implements O
     public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(@NonNull Menu menu) {
         super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
         menu.findItem(R.id.menu_edit).setVisible(true);
+        if(getNormalEditButton().getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+            menu.findItem(R.id.menu_edit).setVisible(false);
+        }
+
         menu.findItem(R.id.menu_preview).setVisible(false);
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +96,11 @@ public class NotePreviewFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment implements O
         return binding.directEditing;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected ExtendedFloatingActionButton getNormalEditButton() {
+        return binding.edit;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Layout getLayout() {
         binding.singleNoteContent.onPreDraw();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/SearchableBaseNoteFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/SearchableBaseNoteFragment.java
index 4711c0bf..652a5eea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/SearchableBaseNoteFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/SearchableBaseNoteFragment.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class SearchableBaseNoteFragment extends BaseNoteFragment {
     public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
         checkDirectEditingAvailable();
-        if (directEditAvailable) {
+        if (directEditAvailable && isDirectEditEnabled()) {
             final ExtendedFloatingActionButton directEditingButton = getDirectEditingButton();
             directEditingButton.setExtended(false);
             ExtendedFabUtil.toggleExtendedOnLongClick(directEditingButton);
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ public abstract class SearchableBaseNoteFragment extends BaseNoteFragment {
             });
         } else {
             getDirectEditingButton().setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            ExtendedFloatingActionButton edit = getNormalEditButton();
+            if(edit!=null) {
+                edit.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                edit.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+                    if (listener != null) {
+                        listener.changeMode(NoteFragmentListener.Mode.EDIT, true);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -110,6 +119,14 @@ public abstract class SearchableBaseNoteFragment extends BaseNoteFragment {
         }
     }
 
+    protected boolean isDirectEditEnabled() {
+        if (!directEditAvailable) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        //todo: handle preference here
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(@NonNull Menu menu) {
         super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
@@ -258,6 +275,7 @@ public abstract class SearchableBaseNoteFragment extends BaseNoteFragment {
     @NonNull
     protected abstract ExtendedFloatingActionButton getDirectEditingButton();
 
+    protected abstract ExtendedFloatingActionButton getNormalEditButton();
 
     private void showSearchFabs() {
         ExtendedFabUtil.setExtendedFabVisibility(getDirectEditingButton(), false);
@@ -353,5 +371,9 @@ public abstract class SearchableBaseNoteFragment extends BaseNoteFragment {
         util.material.themeFAB(getSearchNextButton());
         util.material.themeFAB(getSearchPrevButton());
         util.material.themeExtendedFAB(getDirectEditingButton());
+        var editFab = getNormalEditButton();
+        if(editFab != null) {
+            util.material.themeExtendedFAB(editFab);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note_preview.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note_preview.xml
index 30c95662..707223d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note_preview.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note_preview.xml
@@ -81,4 +81,19 @@
         app:layout_anchor="@id/scrollView"
         app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|end"
         app:icon="@drawable/ic_rich_editing" />
+
+    <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.ExtendedFloatingActionButton
+        android:id="@+id/edit"
+        style="?attr/floatingActionButtonPrimaryStyle"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
+        android:layout_margin="@dimen/spacer_2x"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/noteMode_plain_edit"
+        android:text="@string/noteMode_plain_edit"
+        android:visibility="visible"
+        app:backgroundTint="@color/defaultBrand"
+        app:layout_anchor="@id/scrollView"
+        app:layout_anchorGravity="bottom|end"
+        app:icon="@drawable/ic_edit_grey600_24dp" />
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>