diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ChangeControl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ChangeControl.java
index ac9bfe7..8cd12f8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ChangeControl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ChangeControl.java
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@
   /** Can this user restore this change? */
   private boolean canRestore(ReviewDb db) throws OrmException {
     // Anyone who can abandon the change can restore it, as long as they can create changes.
-    return canAbandon(db)
-        && refControl.asForRef().testOrFalse(RefPermission.CREATE_CHANGE)
-        && getProjectControl().getProjectState().statePermitsWrite();
+    return canAbandon(db) && refControl.asForRef().testOrFalse(RefPermission.CREATE_CHANGE);
   }
 
   /** The range of permitted values associated with a label permission. */
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
index 4bf1254..642c35a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.ChangePermission;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.BatchUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.BatchUpdateOp;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.ChangeContext;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
   private final ChangeRestored changeRestored;
+  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
 
   @Inject
   Restore(
@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      ChangeRestored changeRestored) {
+      ChangeRestored changeRestored,
+      ProjectCache projectCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.restoredSenderFactory = restoredSenderFactory;
     this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
@@ -81,13 +85,16 @@
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
     this.changeRestored = changeRestored;
+    this.projectCache = projectCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   protected ChangeInfo applyImpl(
       BatchUpdate.Factory updateFactory, ChangeResource req, RestoreInput input)
-      throws RestApiException, UpdateException, OrmException, PermissionBackendException {
+      throws RestApiException, UpdateException, OrmException, PermissionBackendException,
+          IOException {
     req.permissions().database(dbProvider).check(ChangePermission.RESTORE);
+    projectCache.checkedGet(req.getProject()).checkStatePermitsWrite();
 
     Op op = new Op(input);
     try (BatchUpdate u =
@@ -154,12 +161,18 @@
 
   @Override
   public UiAction.Description getDescription(ChangeResource rsrc) {
+    boolean projectStatePermitsWrite = false;
+    try {
+      projectStatePermitsWrite = projectCache.checkedGet(rsrc.getProject()).statePermitsWrite();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      log.error("Failed to check if project state permits write: " + rsrc.getProject(), e);
+    }
     return new UiAction.Description()
         .setLabel("Restore")
         .setTitle("Restore the change")
         .setVisible(
             and(
-                rsrc.getChange().getStatus() == Status.ABANDONED,
+                rsrc.getChange().getStatus() == Status.ABANDONED && projectStatePermitsWrite,
                 rsrc.permissions().database(dbProvider).testCond(ChangePermission.RESTORE)));
   }
 }