diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/content/work_packages/inplace_editing/_legacy_inplace_styles.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/content/work_packages/inplace_editing/_legacy_inplace_styles.sass
index e9eec29941..2df0b37728 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/content/work_packages/inplace_editing/_legacy_inplace_styles.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/content/work_packages/inplace_editing/_legacy_inplace_styles.sass
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ a.inplace-editing--trigger-link,
     img.avatar-mini
       float: inherit
 
-// Do not hover trigger-link when element is read-only
-.-read-only
-  .inplace-editing--trigger-link:hover .inplace-editing--container
-    border-color: transparent
-
 .inplace-edit--icon-wrapper
   display: inline-block
   text-align: center
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/accessibility.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/accessibility.sass
index b30b419020..3fc60ad50b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/accessibility.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/accessibility.sass
@@ -85,3 +85,10 @@ body.accessibility-mode
   .skip-navigation-link:focus
     top: auto
     left: auto
+
+  // Show inplace-editing icons so that they can be accessed directly
+  .inplace-editing--trigger-link
+    .inplace-editing--container
+      border-color: $inplace-edit--border-color
+    .inplace-edit--icon-wrapper
+      visibility: visible