diff --git a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/EditDocPanel.svelte b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/EditDocPanel.svelte
index 8d692546e4..3ae00b6504 100644
--- a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/EditDocPanel.svelte
+++ b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/EditDocPanel.svelte
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     $editorMode as editorMode,
     editorModeUpdated,
     $isDocumentOwner as isDocumentOwner,
+    $isDocumentOwnerOrCoAuthor as isDocumentOwnerOrCoAuthor,
     $isProjectEditable as isProjectEditable,
     rightPanelTabChanged
   } from '../stores/editors/document'
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@
     <svelte:fragment slot="extra">
       <div class="flex flex-gap-1 no-print">
         {#if $isProjectEditable}
-          {#if $isDocumentOwner && !$documentReviewIsActive && !$documentApprovalIsActive}
+          {#if $isDocumentOwnerOrCoAuthor && !$documentReviewIsActive && !$documentApprovalIsActive}
             {#if $canSendForReview}
               <Button
                 label={documentRes.string.SendForReview}
diff --git a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/stores/editors/document/editor.ts b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/stores/editors/document/editor.ts
index 3038707af0..aa2b9418da 100644
--- a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/stores/editors/document/editor.ts
+++ b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/stores/editors/document/editor.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ export const $isDocumentCoAuthor = $controlledDocument.map((doc) => {
   return doc.coAuthors.includes(employee)
 })
 
+export const $isDocumentOwnerOrCoAuthor = combine(
+  $isDocumentOwner,
+  $isDocumentCoAuthor,
+  (isOwner, isCoAuthor) => isOwner || isCoAuthor
+)
+
 export const $isDocumentReviewer = $controlledDocument.map((doc) => {
   if (doc == null) {
     return false