diff --git a/packages/editor/src/API/EditorOptions.ts b/packages/editor/src/API/EditorOptions.ts
index aec0fe4c8..600c50759 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/API/EditorOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/API/EditorOptions.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import {JSUtils} from '@here/xyz-maps-common';
 import {TileLayer} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
 import {Feature} from '../features/feature/Feature';
 
+export enum EDIT_RESTRICTION {
+    GEOMETRY = 1,
+    REMOVE = 2
+}
+
 /**
  * Options to configure the map editor ({@link editor.Editor}).
  */
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/ObjectManager.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/ObjectManager.ts
index c6be08a65..2cc26fb46 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/ObjectManager.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/ObjectManager.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,19 @@ import History from './History';
 import ObjectOverlay from './Overlay';
 import {createOverlayLayer, OverlayProvider} from '../providers/OverlayLayer';
 import {split, SplitOptions} from './LinkSplitter';
-import {TileLayer, FeatureProvider, EditableFeatureProvider, EditableRemoteTileProvider, GeoJSONCoordinate} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
+import {
+    TileLayer,
+    FeatureProvider,
+    EditableFeatureProvider,
+    EditableRemoteTileProvider,
+    GeoJSONCoordinate
+} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
 import {Map, JSUtils, geotools, vec3} from '@here/xyz-maps-common';
 import {getClosestPntOnLine, intersectBBox, rayIntersectPlane} from '../geometry';
 import {Navlink} from './link/Navlink';
 import InternalEditor from '../IEditor';
 import {Feature} from './feature/Feature';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../API/EditorOptions';
 
 type Options = {
     ignore?: (feature: Navlink) => boolean
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@ class ObjectManager {
 
         if (
             // if delete is triggered by a split-operation -> edit-restriction should be ignored!
-            params.split || !objManager.iEdit._config.editRestrictions(obj, 2)
+            params.split || !objManager.iEdit._config.editRestrictions(obj, EDIT_RESTRICTION.REMOVE)
         ) {
             const animation = params.animation == null ? true : params.animation;
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/area/AreaShape.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/area/AreaShape.ts
index 6bb079386..550215b44 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/area/AreaShape.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/area/AreaShape.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import {intersectLineLine} from '../../geometry';
 import InternalEditor from '../../IEditor';
 import {Area} from './Area';
 import {FeatureProvider, Feature, GeoJSONCoordinate, GeoJSONFeature} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
-import {geotools} from '@here/xyz-maps-common';
 import PolyTools, {ConnectedArea} from './PolygonTools';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../../API/EditorOptions';
 
 type PolygonTools = typeof PolyTools;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class AreaShape extends Feature<'Point'> {
         // TODO: cleanup provider add/attach to feature
         super(geojson, <FeatureProvider>internalEditor.objects.overlay.layer.getProvider());
 
-        const shapePnt = this;
+        const shapePnt: AreaShape = this;
         const overlay = internalEditor.objects.overlay;
 
 
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ class AreaShape extends Feature<'Point'> {
         }
 
         function moveShape(e, dx, dy, cx, cy) {
+            const cfg = internalEditor._config;
+            if (cfg.editRestrictions(area, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)) return;
+
             if (!isMoved) {// first move ?
                 isMoved = true;
                 polygonTools.hideShape(polygonTools.private(area, 'midShapePnts'), overlay);
@@ -253,7 +256,6 @@ class AreaShape extends Feature<'Point'> {
                 triggerEvents(e, 'dragStart');
             }
 
-            const cfg = internalEditor._config;
             const index = shapePnt.getIndex();
             const polyIndex = shapePnt.properties.poly;
             const holeIndex = shapePnt.properties.hole;
@@ -277,12 +279,12 @@ class AreaShape extends Feature<'Point'> {
                 }
 
                 polygonTools.markAsModified(area);
-            }
 
-            area.__.hk?.show();
-            polygonTools.addVShapes(area);
+                area.__.hk?.show();
+                polygonTools.addVShapes(area);
 
-            triggerEvents(e, isMoved ? 'dragStop' : UNDEF);
+                triggerEvents(e, isMoved ? 'dragStop' : UNDEF);
+            }
         }
 
         this.__ = {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkShape.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkShape.ts
index 9d9366776..19502d8e2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkShape.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkShape.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {Feature as EditableFeature} from '../feature/Feature';
 import NavlinkTools from './NavlinkTools';
 import {defaultBehavior} from '../line/LineShape';
 import {dragFeatureCoordinate} from '../oTools';
-import {Coordinate} from '../line/LineTools';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../../API/EditorOptions';
 
 
 const EDITOR_NS = '@ns:com:here:editor';
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function onMouseMoveShape(ev, dx, dy) {
 
     let curPos = <GeoJSONCoordinate>dragFeatureCoordinate(ev.mapX, ev.mapY, shp, coordinate, EDITOR);
 
-    if (!cfg.editRestrictions(link, 1)) {
+    if (!cfg.editRestrictions(link, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)) {
         if (geoFence.isPntInFence(curPos)) {
             !geoFence.isHidden() && geoFence.hide();
 
@@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ class NavlinkShape extends Feature {
 
         prv.pointerup = onMouseUpShape;
 
-
-        if (!EDITOR._config.editRestrictions(line, 1)) {
+        if (!EDITOR._config.editRestrictions(line, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)) {
             prv.pointerenter = mouseInHandler;
             prv.pointerleave = mouseOutHandler;
         }
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ class NavlinkShape extends Feature {
     remove() {
         const link = this.getLink();
 
-        if (!link._e()._config.editRestrictions(<EditableFeature>(link || this), 2)) {
+        if (!link._e()._config.editRestrictions(<EditableFeature>(link || this), EDIT_RESTRICTION.REMOVE)) {
             linkTools.deleteShape(link, this);
         }
     };
@@ -625,6 +624,7 @@ class NavlinkShape extends Feature {
 
         linkTools.refreshGeometry(line);
     }
+
     /**
      * Unselect the NavlinkShape and remove from current selection.
      */
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ class NavlinkShape extends Feature {
         }
         return childs;
     };
+
     /**
      * Will return true or false whether the Shape is currently selected.
      */
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkTools.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkTools.ts
index 4ddb83eb4..0b7692b3c 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkTools.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/link/NavlinkTools.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {Navlink} from './Navlink';
 import {EditStates} from '../feature/Feature';
 import FeatureTools from '../feature/FeatureTools';
 import InternalEditor from '../../IEditor';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../../API/EditorOptions';
 
 type LocationId = string | number;
 
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ var tools = {
     createAddShapePnts: function(line: Navlink) {
         const addShapePnts = getPrivate(line, 'vShps');
 
-        if (!addShapePnts.length && !line.editState('removed') && !line._e()._config.editRestrictions(line, 1)) {
+        if (!addShapePnts.length && !line.editState('removed') && !line._e()._config.editRestrictions(line, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)) {
             const path = line.geometry.coordinates;
 
             for (let i = 1, p1, p2; i < path.length; i++) {
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ var tools = {
 
             shp.__.cLinks.forEach((clinkData) => {
                 let clink = clinkData.link;
-                let isGeoModAllowed = !line._e()._config.editRestrictions(clink, 1);
+                let isGeoModAllowed = !line._e()._config.editRestrictions(clink, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY);
                 if (isGeoModAllowed) {
                     tools.moveShapeAtIndexTo(clink, clinkData.index, position);
                 }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/location/RoutingPoint.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/location/RoutingPoint.ts
index 19596e04e..82a77a792 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/location/RoutingPoint.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/location/RoutingPoint.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {Navlink} from '../link/Navlink';
 import {Location} from './Location';
 import {Feature, GeoJSONCoordinate} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
 import LocationTools from './LocationTools';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../../API/EditorOptions';
 // will be set in constructor to avoid circular dep warnings
 let locTools: typeof LocationTools;
 let linkTools;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class NvtRoutingPoint {
         function pressMove(ev, dx, dy) {
             const {cLink, location, ignoreZ} = that;
 
-            if (cLink && !iEditor._config.editRestrictions(location, 1)) {
+            if (cLink && !iEditor._config.editRestrictions(location, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)) {
                 // let curPos = <GeoJSONCoordinate>dragFeatureCoordinate(ev.mapX, ev.mapY, this, this.geometry.coordinates, iEditor);
 
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/features/marker/MarkerTools.ts b/packages/editor/src/features/marker/MarkerTools.ts
index 1fd2871b3..35c1e6065 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/features/marker/MarkerTools.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/features/marker/MarkerTools.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {GeoJSONCoordinate} from '@here/xyz-maps-core';
 import {Feature} from '../feature/Feature';
 import FeatureTools from '../feature/FeatureTools';
 import {dragFeatureCoordinate} from '../oTools';
+import {EDIT_RESTRICTION} from '../../API/EditorOptions';
 
 const DRAG_STOP = 'dragStop';
 const DRAG_MOVE = 'dragMove';
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ const tools = {
                 if (
                     prv.isEditable &&
                     prv.isSelected &&
-                    !EDITOR._config.editRestrictions(feature, 1)
+                    !EDITOR._config.editRestrictions(feature, EDIT_RESTRICTION.GEOMETRY)
                 ) {
                     let coordinate = <GeoJSONCoordinate>[...feature.geometry.coordinates];