diff --git a/database/models.go b/database/models.go
index f51ff09..153dedd 100644
--- a/database/models.go
+++ b/database/models.go
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ type Scenario struct {
 	Model
 	// Name of scenario
 	Name string `json:"name" gorm:"not null"`
-	// Running state of scenario
-	Running bool `json:"running" gorm:"default:false" `
+	// IsLocked state of scenario (true if scenario is locked by administrator)
+	IsLocked bool `json:"isLocked" gorm:"default:false" `
 	// Start parameters of scenario as JSON
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters"`
 	// Users that have access to the scenario
diff --git a/doc/api/docs.go b/doc/api/docs.go
index fa1f409..17cf0eb 100644
--- a/doc/api/docs.go
+++ b/doc/api/docs.go
@@ -3727,9 +3727,6 @@ var doc = `{
                 "Name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "Running": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
                 "StartParameters": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb"
                 }
@@ -3738,12 +3735,12 @@ var doc = `{
         "scenario.validUpdatedScenario": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "IsLocked": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
                 "Name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "Running": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
                 "StartParameters": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb"
                 }
diff --git a/doc/api/swagger.json b/doc/api/swagger.json
index 32b1bd9..32b02bb 100644
--- a/doc/api/swagger.json
+++ b/doc/api/swagger.json
@@ -3711,9 +3711,6 @@
                 "Name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "Running": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
                 "StartParameters": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb"
                 }
@@ -3722,12 +3719,12 @@
         "scenario.validUpdatedScenario": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
+                "IsLocked": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
                 "Name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "Running": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
                 "StartParameters": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb"
                 }
diff --git a/doc/api/swagger.yaml b/doc/api/swagger.yaml
index 85dca29..5dcdc9f 100644
--- a/doc/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/doc/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ definitions:
     properties:
       Name:
         type: string
-      Running:
-        type: boolean
       StartParameters:
         $ref: '#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb'
     required:
@@ -296,10 +294,10 @@ definitions:
     type: object
   scenario.validUpdatedScenario:
     properties:
+      IsLocked:
+        type: boolean
       Name:
         type: string
-      Running:
-        type: boolean
       StartParameters:
         $ref: '#/definitions/postgres.Jsonb'
     type: object
diff --git a/routes/component-configuration/config_test.go b/routes/component-configuration/config_test.go
index 43bf804..6f81cc6 100644
--- a/routes/component-configuration/config_test.go
+++ b/routes/component-configuration/config_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ type ICRequest struct {
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ func addScenarioAndIC() (scenarioID uint, ICID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
diff --git a/routes/dashboard/dashboard_test.go b/routes/dashboard/dashboard_test.go
index a73cc0f..0f592fa 100644
--- a/routes/dashboard/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/routes/dashboard/dashboard_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ type DashboardRequest struct {
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ func addScenario(token string) (scenarioID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	_, resp, err := helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
diff --git a/routes/file/file_test.go b/routes/file/file_test.go
index 28d05ad..48c5c30 100644
--- a/routes/file/file_test.go
+++ b/routes/file/file_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ var router *gin.Engine
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ func addScenario() (scenarioID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{RawMessage: json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	_, resp, _ := helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
diff --git a/routes/infrastructure-component/ic_test.go b/routes/infrastructure-component/ic_test.go
index 000df25..194ea1e 100644
--- a/routes/infrastructure-component/ic_test.go
+++ b/routes/infrastructure-component/ic_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ type ICRequest struct {
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -829,7 +828,6 @@ func TestDeleteICViaAMQPRecv(t *testing.T) {
 	// add scenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "ScenarioA",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{RawMessage: json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1B", "parameter2" : "testValue2B", "parameter3" : 55}`)},
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/result/result_test.go b/routes/result/result_test.go
index 76af32c..521dfd6 100644
--- a/routes/result/result_test.go
+++ b/routes/result/result_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ var baseAPIResults = "/api/v2/results"
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ func addScenario() (scenarioID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{RawMessage: json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	_, resp, _ := helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_endpoints.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_endpoints.go
index 24e0789..c597ccc 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_endpoints.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_endpoints.go
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ func updateScenario(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Create the updatedScenario from oldScenario
-	updatedScenario := req.updatedScenario(oldScenario)
+	userRole, _ := c.Get(database.UserRoleCtx)
+	updatedScenario := req.updatedScenario(oldScenario, userRole.(string))
 
 	// Finally update the scenario
 	err := oldScenario.update(updatedScenario)
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_methods.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_methods.go
index 1a60e52..9f76bab 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_methods.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_methods.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (s *Scenario) update(updatedScenario Scenario) error {
 
 	// TODO: if the field is empty member shouldn't be updated
 	s.Name = updatedScenario.Name
-	s.Running = updatedScenario.Running
+	s.IsLocked = updatedScenario.IsLocked
 	s.StartParameters = updatedScenario.StartParameters
 
 	db := database.GetDB()
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Scenario) delete() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Scenario) checkAccess(userID uint, userRole string) bool {
+func (s *Scenario) checkAccess(userID uint, userRole string, operation database.CRUD) bool {
 
 	if userRole == "Admin" {
 		return true
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (s *Scenario) checkAccess(userID uint, userRole string) bool {
 		u := database.User{}
 		u.Username = ""
 		err := db.Order("ID asc").Model(s).Where("ID = ?", userID).Related(&u, "Users").Error
-		if err != nil || !u.Active {
+		if err != nil || !u.Active || (s.IsLocked && operation != database.Read) {
 			return false
 		} else {
 			return true
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
index 2a9740a..c8f87e8 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, scenarioIDsource
 		return false, so
 	}
 
-	if so.checkAccess(userID.(uint), userRole.(string)) == false {
-		helper.UnprocessableEntityError(c, "Access denied (for scenario ID).")
+	if so.checkAccess(userID.(uint), userRole.(string), operation) == false {
+		helper.UnprocessableEntityError(c, "Access denied (user has no access or scenario is locked).")
 		return false, so
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_test.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_test.go
index 65c39a2..51740ae 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_test.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var router *gin.Engine
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
+	IsLocked        bool           `json:"isLocked,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ type UserRequest struct {
 
 var newScenario1 = ScenarioRequest{
 	Name:            "Scenario1",
-	Running:         true,
 	StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 }
 
 var newScenario2 = ScenarioRequest{
 	Name:            "Scenario2",
-	Running:         false,
 	StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1B", "parameter2" : "testValue2B", "parameter3" : 55}`)},
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ func TestAddScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	// try to POST a malformed scenario
 	// Required fields are missing
 	malformedNewScenario := ScenarioRequest{
-		Running: false,
+		IsLocked: false,
 	}
 	// this should NOT work and return a unprocessable entity 442 status code
 	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
@@ -205,12 +203,6 @@ func TestUpdateScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	newScenarioID, err := helper.GetResponseID(resp)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	updatedScenario := ScenarioRequest{
-		Name:            "Updated name",
-		Running:         false,
-		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{RawMessage: json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
-	}
-
 	// try to update with non JSON body
 	// should return a bad request error
 	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
@@ -218,6 +210,24 @@ func TestUpdateScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equalf(t, 400, code, "Response body: \n%v\n", resp)
 
+	updatedScenario := ScenarioRequest{
+		Name:            "Updated name",
+		IsLocked:        true,
+		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{RawMessage: json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
+	}
+
+	// try to change locked state as non admin user
+	// should return 200 but locked state not updated
+	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
+		fmt.Sprintf("/api/v2/scenarios/%v", newScenarioID), "PUT", helper.KeyModels{"scenario": updatedScenario})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equalf(t, 200, code, "Response body: \n%v\n", resp)
+
+	// Compare PUT's response with the updatedScenario (should result in error)
+	err = helper.CompareResponse(resp, helper.KeyModels{"scenario": updatedScenario})
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+
+	updatedScenario.IsLocked = false
 	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
 		fmt.Sprintf("/api/v2/scenarios/%v", newScenarioID), "PUT", helper.KeyModels{"scenario": updatedScenario})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -243,6 +253,21 @@ func TestUpdateScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equalf(t, 404, code, "Response body: \n%v\n", resp)
 
+	// authenticate as admin user who has no access to everything
+	token, err = helper.AuthenticateForTest(router, helper.AdminCredentials)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// changed locked state of scenario as admin user (should work)
+	updatedScenario.IsLocked = true
+	code, resp, err = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
+		fmt.Sprintf("/api/v2/scenarios/%v", newScenarioID), "PUT", helper.KeyModels{"scenario": updatedScenario})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equalf(t, 200, code, "Response body: \n%v\n", resp)
+
+	// Compare PUT's response with the updatedScenario
+	err = helper.CompareResponse(resp, helper.KeyModels{"scenario": updatedScenario})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 }
 
 func TestGetAllScenariosAsAdmin(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_validators.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_validators.go
index b42cf1b..f80d4ac 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_validators.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_validators.go
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ var validate *validator.Validate
 
 type validNewScenario struct {
 	Name            string         `form:"Name" validate:"required"`
-	Running         bool           `form:"Running" validate:"omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `form:"StartParameters" validate:"required"`
 }
 
 type validUpdatedScenario struct {
 	Name            string         `form:"Name" validate:"omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `form:"Running" validate:"omitempty"`
+	IsLocked        bool           `form:"IsLocked" validate:"omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `form:"StartParameters" validate:"omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -66,22 +65,24 @@ func (r *addScenarioRequest) createScenario() Scenario {
 	var s Scenario
 
 	s.Name = r.Scenario.Name
-	s.Running = r.Scenario.Running
+	s.IsLocked = false // new scenarios are not locked
 	s.StartParameters = r.Scenario.StartParameters
 
 	return s
 }
 
-func (r *updateScenarioRequest) updatedScenario(oldScenario Scenario) Scenario {
+func (r *updateScenarioRequest) updatedScenario(oldScenario Scenario, userRole string) Scenario {
 	// Use the old Scenario as a basis for the updated Scenario `s`
 	s := oldScenario
 
+	if userRole == "Admin" { // only admin users can change isLocked status
+		s.IsLocked = r.Scenario.IsLocked
+	}
+
 	if r.Scenario.Name != "" {
 		s.Name = r.Scenario.Name
 	}
 
-	s.Running = r.Scenario.Running
-
 	// only update Params if not empty
 	var emptyJson postgres.Jsonb
 	// Serialize empty json and params
diff --git a/routes/signal/signal_test.go b/routes/signal/signal_test.go
index 9444b53..b6a072b 100644
--- a/routes/signal/signal_test.go
+++ b/routes/signal/signal_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ type ICRequest struct {
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ func addScenarioAndICAndConfig() (scenarioID uint, ICID uint, configID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	_, resp, _ = helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,
diff --git a/routes/widget/widget_test.go b/routes/widget/widget_test.go
index 8d47b94..ba6aace 100644
--- a/routes/widget/widget_test.go
+++ b/routes/widget/widget_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ type DashboardRequest struct {
 
 type ScenarioRequest struct {
 	Name            string         `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Running         bool           `json:"running,omitempty"`
 	StartParameters postgres.Jsonb `json:"startParameters,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ func addScenarioAndDashboard(token string) (scenarioID uint, dashboardID uint) {
 	// POST $newScenario
 	newScenario := ScenarioRequest{
 		Name:            "Scenario1",
-		Running:         true,
 		StartParameters: postgres.Jsonb{json.RawMessage(`{"parameter1" : "testValue1A", "parameter2" : "testValue2A", "parameter3" : 42}`)},
 	}
 	_, resp, _ := helper.TestEndpoint(router, token,