diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index 3b5fe020..ec9b33f0 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -762,8 +762,8 @@ pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) {
 };
 
 pandora.getVideoOptions = function(data) {
-    var canPlayClips = pandora.site.capabilities.canPlayClips[pandora.user.level] >= data.rightslevel,
-        canPlayVideo = pandora.site.capabilities.canPlayVideo[pandora.user.level] >= data.rightslevel,
+    var canPlayClips = data.editable || pandora.site.capabilities.canPlayClips[pandora.user.level] >= data.rightslevel,
+        canPlayVideo = data.editable || pandora.site.capabilities.canPlayVideo[pandora.user.level] >= data.rightslevel,
         options = {};
     options.subtitles = data.layers.subtitles
         ? data.layers.subtitles.map(function(subtitle) {