diff --git a/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/overlay_detail.html b/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/overlay_detail.html
index c570bbe..19962f1 100644
--- a/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/overlay_detail.html
+++ b/l4d2web/l4d2web/templates/overlay_detail.html
@@ -282,5 +282,11 @@
 
 <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/files-overlay.js') }}" defer></script>
 {% endif %}
-{% include '_editor_assets.html' %}
+{# Only include the ~30 KB of editor assets on pages that actually mount
+   an editor: script-type overlays (bash editor) and files-type overlays
+   that the current user can edit (the files-editor modal). Workshop
+   overlays and read-only pages skip the include entirely. #}
+{% if overlay.type == 'script' or files_can_edit %}
+  {% include '_editor_assets.html' %}
+{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}