Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java
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diff -u -r43b70960ce9b0bcf2d8a0d6e4ba5ec69c9fc3e6d -rdfa729666ab6bd11ce1440315e9bac1191fb734d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java	(.../EditQbQuestionController.java)	(revision 43b70960ce9b0bcf2d8a0d6e4ba5ec69c9fc3e6d)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java	(.../EditQbQuestionController.java)	(revision dfa729666ab6bd11ce1440315e9bac1191fb734d)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbQuestion;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbQuestionUnit;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.service.IQbService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.security.ISecurityService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolContent;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.service.IUserManagementService;
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@
     private IUserManagementService userManagementService;
     @Autowired
     WebApplicationContext applicationcontext;
+    @Autowired
+    ISecurityService securityService;
 
     /**
      * Display empty page for new question.
@@ -121,7 +124,9 @@
 	    throw new RuntimeException("QbQuestion with uid:" + qbQuestionUid + " was not found!");
 	}
 	Integer userId = getUserId();
-	boolean editingAllowed = qbService.isQuestionInUserCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId)
+	boolean editingAllowed = securityService.isAppadmin(userId, null, true)
+		|| securityService.isSysadmin(userId, null, true)
+		|| qbService.isQuestionInUserCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId)
 		|| qbService.isQuestionInPublicCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId());
 	if (!editingAllowed) {
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN,
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/QbCollectionController.java
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diff -u -r3cae79ba78db6b0e9282a3135bbda429181a6546 -rdfa729666ab6bd11ce1440315e9bac1191fb734d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/QbCollectionController.java	(.../QbCollectionController.java)	(revision 3cae79ba78db6b0e9282a3135bbda429181a6546)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/QbCollectionController.java	(.../QbCollectionController.java)	(revision dfa729666ab6bd11ce1440315e9bac1191fb734d)
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbCollection;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbQuestion;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.service.IQbService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.security.ISecurityService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.CommonConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.Configuration;
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@
     @Autowired
     private IOutcomeService outcomeService;
 
+    @Autowired
+    ISecurityService securityService;
+
     @RequestMapping("/show")
     public String showUserCollections(Model model) throws Exception {
 	Integer userId = getUserId();
@@ -321,6 +325,9 @@
 	if (userId == null) {
 	    return false;
 	}
+	if (securityService.isAppadmin(userId, null, true) || securityService.isSysadmin(userId, null, true)) {
+	    return true;
+	}
 	Collection<QbCollection> collections = qbService.getUserCollections(userId);
 	return collections.stream().map(QbCollection::getUid).anyMatch(uid -> uid.equals(collectionUid));
     }