diff --git a/client/js/controls/post_edit_sidebar_control.js b/client/js/controls/post_edit_sidebar_control.js
index c24bdf5e..2dc36299 100644
--- a/client/js/controls/post_edit_sidebar_control.js
+++ b/client/js/controls/post_edit_sidebar_control.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class PostEditSidebarControl extends events.EventTarget {
             canEditPostTags: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:tags'),
             canEditPostRelations: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:relations'),
             canEditPostNotes: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:notes') &&
-                post.type !== 'video',
+                post.type !== 'video' &&
+                post.type !== 'flash',
             canEditPostFlags: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:flags'),
             canEditPostContent: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:content'),
             canEditPostThumbnail: api.hasPrivilege('posts:edit:thumbnail'),
diff --git a/client/js/views/post_view.js b/client/js/views/post_view.js
index 0b260614..87d19acc 100644
--- a/client/js/views/post_view.js
+++ b/client/js/views/post_view.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class PostView {
             postContainerNode.querySelector('.post-overlay'),
             ctx.post);
 
-        if (ctx.post.type === 'video') {
+        if (ctx.post.type === 'video' || ctx.post.type === 'flash') {
             this._postContentControl.disableOverlay();
         }