diff --git a/ordinis-admin-ui/src/components/schema/DictionaryEditorDialog.tsx b/ordinis-admin-ui/src/components/schema/DictionaryEditorDialog.tsx
index f58a0d3..79d09d5 100644
--- a/ordinis-admin-ui/src/components/schema/DictionaryEditorDialog.tsx
+++ b/ordinis-admin-ui/src/components/schema/DictionaryEditorDialog.tsx
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ export const DictionaryEditorDialog = ({ open, mode, onClose, onSuccess }: Props
     [isEdit, initial, changes, schemaVersion],
   )
 
+  // Approval-aware Save: when editing an approval-required dict, any schema
+  // change OR toggling approvalRequired off OR changing approvalMinRole has
+  // to route through the schema-draft workflow. The backend will reject with
+  // 422 approval_required, but it's much better UX to disable Save up front
+  // and tell the user to open a draft instead. Mirror the three backend
+  // gate clauses exactly so the UX matches the server contract.
+  const wasApprovalRequired =
+    Boolean((initial as { approvalRequired?: boolean } | null)?.approvalRequired)
+  const initialMinRole =
+    ((initial as { approvalMinRole?: string } | null)?.approvalMinRole ?? '') || null
+  const currentMinRole = approvalMinRole.trim() === '' ? null : approvalMinRole.trim()
+  const schemaChangedFromInitial = isEdit && changes.length > 0
+  const approvalToggledOff = isEdit && wasApprovalRequired && !approvalRequired
+  const minRoleChanged = isEdit && wasApprovalRequired && initialMinRole !== currentMinRole
+  const requiresDraftFlow =
+    isEdit && wasApprovalRequired
+      && (schemaChangedFromInitial || approvalToggledOff || minRoleChanged)
+
   const activeMutation = isEdit ? updateMut : createMut
   const serverError = serverErrorMessage(activeMutation.error)
 
@@ -412,6 +430,17 @@ export const DictionaryEditorDialog = ({ open, mode, onClose, onSuccess }: Props
 
         {serverError && <Alert variant="error">{serverError}</Alert>}
 
+        {requiresDraftFlow && (
+          <Alert variant="warning">
+            {t('schema.approvalRequired.editorBlock', {
+              defaultValue:
+                'Этот словарь требует ревью изменений. Закройте редактор и нажмите ' +
+                '«Создать черновик схемы» на странице справочника — там вы сможете ' +
+                'отправить эти изменения на согласование.',
+            })}
+          </Alert>
+        )}
+
         <FormActions align="end">
           <Button type="button" variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} disabled={activeMutation.isPending}>
             {t('form.cancel')}
@@ -420,7 +449,7 @@ export const DictionaryEditorDialog = ({ open, mode, onClose, onSuccess }: Props
             type="button"
             variant="primary"
             loading={activeMutation.isPending}
-            disabled={isEdit && breaking}
+            disabled={(isEdit && breaking) || requiresDraftFlow}
             onClick={handleSubmit}
           >
             {activeMutation.isPending ? t('form.saving') : t('form.save')}