diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index ca8c44127a..51ce712271 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 	'ocs' => [
 		// Public pages: new file creation
 		['name' => 'documentAPI#create', 'url' => '/api/v1/file', 'verb' => 'POST'],
+		['name' => 'documentAPI#openLocal', 'url' => '/api/v1/local', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 
 		// Client API endpoints
 		['name' => 'OCS#createDirect', 'url' => '/api/v1/document', 'verb' => 'POST'],
diff --git a/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php b/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
index 33c28d586e..e0171d2a7d 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 use OCA\Richdocuments\Helper;
 use OCA\Richdocuments\TemplateManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\JSONResponse;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
+use OCP\Files\Lock\ILock;
+use OCP\Files\Lock\ILockManager;
+use OCP\Files\Lock\LockContext;
+use OCP\Files\Lock\NoLockProviderException;
 use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IRequest;
+use OCP\PreConditionNotMetException;
 use OCP\Share\IManager;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Throwable;
@@ -45,15 +51,17 @@ class DocumentAPIController extends \OCP\AppFramework\OCSController {
 	private $templateManager;
 	private $l10n;
 	private $logger;
+	private $lockManager;
 	private $userId;
 
-	public function __construct(IRequest $request, IRootFolder $rootFolder, IManager $shareManager, TemplateManager $templateManager, IL10N $l10n, LoggerInterface $logger, $userId) {
+	public function __construct(IRequest $request, IRootFolder $rootFolder, IManager $shareManager, TemplateManager $templateManager, IL10N $l10n, LoggerInterface $logger, ILockManager $lockManager, $userId) {
 		parent::__construct(Application::APPNAME, $request);
 		$this->rootFolder = $rootFolder;
 		$this->shareManager = $shareManager;
 		$this->templateManager = $templateManager;
 		$this->l10n = $l10n;
 		$this->logger = $logger;
+		$this->lockManager = $lockManager;
 		$this->userId = $userId;
 	}
 
@@ -147,4 +155,24 @@ public function create(string $mimeType, string $fileName, string $directoryPath
 			'data' => \OCA\Files\Helper::formatFileInfo($file->getFileInfo())
 		]);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @NoAdminRequired
+	 */
+	public function openLocal(int $fileId): DataResponse {
+		try {
+			$files = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($this->userId)->getById($fileId);
+			$file = array_shift($files);
+			$this->lockManager->unlock(new LockContext(
+				$file,
+				ILock::TYPE_APP,
+				Application::APPNAME
+			));
+			return new DataResponse([]);
+		} catch (NoLockProviderException|PreConditionNotMetException $e) {
+			return new DataResponse([], Http::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			return new DataResponse([], Http::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/document.js b/src/document.js
index 25c291aa27..47fcaffd2d 100644
--- a/src/document.js
+++ b/src/document.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ const documentsMain = {
 							PostMessages.sendWOPIPostMessage('loolframe', 'Hide_Menu_Item', { id: 'insertgraphicremote' })
 						}
 
-						if (Config.get('userId') !== null && !Config.get('isPublicShare')) {
+						if (Config.get('userId') !== null && !Config.get('isPublicShare') && loadState('richdocuments', 'open_local_editor', true)) {
 							PostMessages.sendWOPIPostMessage('loolframe', 'Insert_Button', {
 								id: 'Open_Local_Editor',
 								imgurl: window.location.protocol + '//' + getNextcloudUrl() + imagePath('richdocuments', 'launch.svg'),
@@ -591,11 +591,7 @@ const documentsMain = {
 	},
 
 	unlockFile() {
-		const unlockUrl = getRootUrl() + '/index.php/apps/richdocuments/wopi/files/' + documentsMain.fileId
-		const unlockConfig = {
-			headers: { 'X-WOPI-Override': 'UNLOCK' },
-		}
-		return axios.post(unlockUrl, { access_token: documentsMain.token }, unlockConfig)
+		return axios.post(generateOcsUrl('apps/richdocuments/api/v1/local'), { fileId: this.fileid })
 	},
 
 	openLocally() {