diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
index 11643ae1f1..7803e95bac 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
 import "../../styles-uit"
 import "../../controls-uit" as HifiControls
 import "../../windows"
+import "../"
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
@@ -26,10 +27,26 @@ Rectangle {
     property var scripts: ScriptDiscoveryService;
     property var scriptsModel: scripts.scriptsModelFilter
     property var runningScriptsModel: ListModel { }
+    property bool developerMenuEnabled: false
     property bool isHMD: false
 
     color: hifi.colors.baseGray
 
+
+    LetterboxMessage {
+        id: letterBoxMessage
+        z: 999
+        visible: false
+    }
+
+    function letterBox(glyph, text, message) {
+        letterBoxMessage.headerGlyph = glyph;
+        letterBoxMessage.headerText = text;
+        letterBoxMessage.text = message;
+        letterBoxMessage.visible = true;
+        letterBoxMessage.popupRadius = 0;
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: ScriptDiscoveryService
         onScriptCountChanged: updateRunningScripts();
@@ -38,6 +55,7 @@ Rectangle {
     Component.onCompleted: {
         isHMD = HMD.active;
         updateRunningScripts();
+        developerMenuEnabled = MenuInterface.isMenuEnabled("Developer Menus");
     }
 
     function updateRunningScripts() {
@@ -78,6 +96,14 @@ Rectangle {
         scripts.stopAllScripts();
     }
 
+    function canEditScript(script) {
+        if ((script === "controllerScripts.js") || (script === "defaultScripts.js")) {
+            return developerMenuEnabled;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     Flickable {
         id: flickable
         width: tabletRoot.width
@@ -125,6 +151,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     expandSelectedRow: true
 
                     itemDelegate: Item {
+                        property bool canEdit: canEditScript(styleData.value);
                         anchors {
                             left: parent ? parent.left : undefined
                             leftMargin: hifi.dimensions.tablePadding
@@ -148,7 +175,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                             HiFiGlyphs {
                                 id: reloadButton
-                                text: hifi.glyphs.reloadSmall
+                                text: ((canEditScript(styleData.value)) ? hifi.glyphs.reloadSmall : hifi.glyphs.lock)
                                 color: reloadButtonArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : parent.color
                                 anchors {
                                     top: parent.top
@@ -158,7 +185,17 @@ Rectangle {
                                 MouseArea {
                                     id: reloadButtonArea
                                     anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2 }
-                                    onClicked: reloadScript(model.url)
+                                    onClicked: {
+                                        if (canEdit) {
+                                            reloadScript(model.url)
+                                        } else {
+                                            letterBox(hifi.glyphs.lock,
+                                                      "Need Developer Mode On",
+                                                      "In order to edit, delete or reload this script," +
+                                                      " turn on Developer Mode by going to:" +
+                                                      " Menu > Settings > Developer Menus");
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
 
@@ -166,6 +203,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                 id: stopButton
                                 text: hifi.glyphs.closeSmall
                                 color: stopButtonArea.pressed ? hifi.colors.white : parent.color
+                                visible: canEditScript(styleData.value)
                                 anchors {
                                     top: parent.top
                                     right: parent.right
@@ -174,7 +212,11 @@ Rectangle {
                                 MouseArea {
                                     id: stopButtonArea
                                     anchors { fill: parent; margins: -2 }
-                                    onClicked: stopScript(model.url)
+                                    onClicked: {
+                                        if (canEdit) {
+                                            stopScript(model.url)
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml b/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
index 1556a9c0c0..4a26d11128 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
@@ -337,5 +337,6 @@ Item {
         readonly property string playback_play: "\ue01d"
         readonly property string stop_square: "\ue01e"
         readonly property string avatarTPose: "\ue01f"
+        readonly property string lock: "\ue006"
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index c7223be208..1907b0437a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     // Edit > Running Scripts
     auto action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, MenuOption::RunningScripts, Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_J);
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [] {
-        static const QUrl widgetUrl("hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml");
         static const QUrl tabletUrl("../../hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml");
-        static const QString name("RunningScripts");
-        qApp->showDialog(widgetUrl, tabletUrl, name);
+        auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
+        TabletProxy* tablet = tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
+        tablet->pushOntoStack(tabletUrl);
     });
 
     // Edit > Open and Run Script from File... [advanced]
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
index acba15d2ec..c8e2d3bc63 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "scripting/AccountScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/AssetMappingsScriptingInterface.h"
+#include "scripting/MenuScriptingInterface.h"
 #include <Preferences.h>
 #include <ScriptEngines.h>
 #include "FileDialogHelper.h"
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ void Web3DOverlay::loadSourceURL() {
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("DialogsManager", DialogsManagerScriptingInterface::getInstance());
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("InputConfiguration", DependencyManager::get<InputConfiguration>().data());
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("SoundCache", DependencyManager::get<SoundCache>().data());
+            _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("MenuInterface", MenuScriptingInterface::getInstance());
 
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("pathToFonts", "../../");
             tabletScriptingInterface->setQmlTabletRoot("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system", _webSurface.data());