Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java
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diff -u -r9d47641d6f9dc421a253351549dc6fe532694589 -rea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java	(.../EditQbQuestionController.java)	(revision 9d47641d6f9dc421a253351549dc6fe532694589)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/qb/EditQbQuestionController.java	(.../EditQbQuestionController.java)	(revision ea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518)
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
 	boolean editingAllowed = userManagementService.isUserSysAdmin()
 		|| qbService.isQuestionInPublicCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId())
 		|| qbService.isQuestionInUserOwnCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId)
-		|| qbService.isQuestionInUserSharedCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId);
+		|| qbService.isQuestionInUserSharedCollection(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId)
+		|| qbService.isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(qbQuestion.getQuestionId(), userId);
 	if (!editingAllowed) {
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN,
 		    "The user does not have access to given QB question editing");
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/IQbDAO.java
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diff -u -rf1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000 -rea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/IQbDAO.java	(.../IQbDAO.java)	(revision f1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/IQbDAO.java	(.../IQbDAO.java)	(revision ea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518)
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 
     boolean isQuestionInPublicCollection(int qbQuestionId);
 
+    boolean isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(int qbQuestionId, int userId);
+
     int mergeQuestions(long sourceQbQUestionUid, long targetQbQuestionUid);
 
     void removeAnswersByToolContentId(long toolContentId);
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/hibernate/QbDAO.java
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diff -u -rf1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000 -rea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/hibernate/QbDAO.java	(.../QbDAO.java)	(revision f1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/dao/hibernate/QbDAO.java	(.../QbDAO.java)	(revision ea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.qb.model.QbToolQuestion;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolContent;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.Role;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.WorkspaceFolder;
 
 public class QbDAO extends LAMSBaseDAO implements IQbDAO {
 
@@ -124,6 +125,17 @@
 	    + "JOIN lams_qb_collection AS c ON cq.collection_uid = c.uid AND "
 	    + "c.user_id IS NULL AND cq.qb_question_id = :qbQuestionId";
 
+    private static final String IS_QUESTION_IN_USER_MONITORED_ORGANISATION_FOLDER = "SELECT DISTINCT 1 FROM lams_qb_question AS q "
+	    + "JOIN lams_qb_tool_question AS tq ON q.uid = tq.qb_question_uid AND q.question_id = :qbQuestionId "
+	    + "JOIN lams_learning_activity AS a USING (tool_content_id) "
+	    + "JOIN lams_learning_design AS ld USING (learning_design_id) "
+	    + "JOIN lams_workspace_folder AS wf USING (workspace_folder_id)"
+	    + "LEFT JOIN lams_user_organisation AS uo USING (organisation_id) "
+	    + "LEFT JOIN lams_user_organisation_role AS uor USING (user_organisation_id) "
+	    + "WHERE ld.removed = 0 AND (wf.user_id = :userId OR wf.lams_workspace_folder_type_id = "
+	    + WorkspaceFolder.PUBLIC_SEQUENCES + " OR (uo.user_id = :userId AND uor.role_id = " + Role.ROLE_MONITOR
+	    + "))";
+
     private static final String GENERATE_QUESTION_ID = "INSERT INTO lams_sequence_generator(lams_qb_question_question_id) VALUES (:qbQuestionId)";
 
     private static final String MERGE_TOOL_QUESTIONS = "UPDATE QbToolQuestion SET qbQuestion.uid = :targetQbQuestionUid WHERE qbQuestion.uid = :sourceQbQuestionUid";
@@ -518,6 +530,12 @@
 		.setParameter("qbQuestionId", qbQuestionId).uniqueResult() != null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(int qbQuestionId, int userId) {
+	return getSession().createNativeQuery(IS_QUESTION_IN_USER_MONITORED_ORGANISATION_FOLDER)
+		.setParameter("userId", userId).setParameter("qbQuestionId", qbQuestionId).uniqueResult() != null;
+    }
+
     private boolean isQuestionInCollection(long collectionUid, int qbQuestionId) {
 	return !getSession().createNativeQuery(IS_QUESTION_IN_COLLECTION).setParameter("collectionUid", collectionUid)
 		.setParameter("qbQuestionId", qbQuestionId).getResultList().isEmpty();
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/IQbService.java
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diff -u -rf1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000 -rea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/IQbService.java	(.../IQbService.java)	(revision f1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/IQbService.java	(.../IQbService.java)	(revision ea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518)
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
 
     boolean isQuestionInPublicCollection(int qbQuestionId);
 
+    boolean isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(int qbQuestionId, int userId);
+
     void insertQuestion(QbQuestion qbQuestion);
 
     void prepareQuestionForExport(QbQuestion qbQuestion);
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/QbService.java
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diff -u -rf1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000 -rea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/QbService.java	(.../QbService.java)	(revision f1da04a71e4b26ddae139a92a1af522cbb087000)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/qb/service/QbService.java	(.../QbService.java)	(revision ea6095ed8109b6425e527f5a7df4e4810bb3e518)
@@ -677,6 +677,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Is the question in a learning design which is in user's private folder, public folder
+     * or a course folder where user is a monitor.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(int qbQuestionId, int userId) {
+	return qbDAO.isQuestionInUserMonitoredOrganisationFolder(qbQuestionId, userId);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Cascades in QbToolQuestion, QbQuestion and QbOptions do not seem to work on insert.
      * New QbQuestions need to be saved step by step.
      */