diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index a8262b048..cc0db9ba2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.8.0
+ - fixed #10998: wiki page locked?
  - fixed #10982: Survey menu options appearing twice
  - fixed #10890: Story Manager: pagination broken for keywords
  - fixed #10856: no paginate in wiki keyword search 
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.0/default-wiki-page.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.0/default-wiki-page.wgpkg
index 7cfe6a49b..2d372aee3 100644
Binary files a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.0/default-wiki-page.wgpkg and b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.0/default-wiki-page.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
index b46d335e7..d2e8ef30b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/WikiPage.pm
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ sub getTemplateVars {
         allowsAttachments   => $wiki->get("allowAttachments"),
         comments	    => $self->getFormattedComments(),
         canEdit             => $self->canEdit,
+		isProtected         => $self->isProtected,
         content             => $wiki->autolinkHtml(
             $self->scrubContent,
             {skipTitles => [$self->get('title')]},
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_WikiPage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_WikiPage.pm
index 36354c338..a9596f8c9 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_WikiPage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_WikiPage.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ our $HELP = {
             {   name        => 'canEdit',
                 description => 'canEdit variable',
             },
+            {   name        => 'isProtected', },
             {   name        => 'historyLabel',
                 description => 'historyLabel variable',
             },
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_WikiPage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_WikiPage.pm
index 18e320002..e49d21113 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_WikiPage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_WikiPage.pm
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ our $I18N =
                 lastUpdated => 1165790228,
         },
 
+        'locked' => {
+                message => q|Locked|,
+                lastUpdated => 1253139992,
+        },
+
         'add/edit title' => {
                 message => q|Wiki Page, Add/Edit Template|,
                 lastUpdated => 1165790228,
diff --git a/t/Asset/WikiPage.t b/t/Asset/WikiPage.t
index 4c54ecd27..f08781a5f 100644
--- a/t/Asset/WikiPage.t
+++ b/t/Asset/WikiPage.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
 
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
-use Test::More tests => 14; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 18; # increment this value for each test you create
 use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::WikiMaster;
 use WebGUI::Asset::WikiPage;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 my $node = WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session);
 my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
 $versionTag->set({name=>"Wiki Test"});
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($versionTag);
 
 my $wiki = $node->addChild({className=>'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::WikiMaster'});
 $versionTag->commit;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ my $wikipage = $wiki->addChild({className=>'WebGUI::Asset::WikiPage'});
 
 # Wikis create and autocommit a version tag when a child is added.  Lets get the name so we can roll it back.
 my $secondVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session,$wikipage->get("tagId"));
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($secondVersionTag );
 
 # Test for sane object types
 isa_ok($wiki, 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::WikiMaster');
@@ -45,7 +47,19 @@ is($article, undef, "Can't add an Article wobject as a child to a Wiki Page.");
 my $wikiPageCopy = $wikipage->duplicate();
 isa_ok($wikiPageCopy, 'WebGUI::Asset::WikiPage');
 my $thirdVersionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->new($session,$wikiPageCopy->get("tagId"));
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($thirdVersionTag);
 
+## isProtected
+
+$wikiPageCopy->update({isProtected => 1});
+ok($wikiPageCopy->isProtected, 'isProtected: copied page returns true');
+ok(! $wikipage->isProtected,   '... original page is not');
+
+## wiki page template variables
+
+ok( ! $wikipage->getTemplateVars->{isProtected}, 'view template variables: isProtected is false on wiki page 1');
+
+ok( $wikiPageCopy->getTemplateVars->{isProtected}, '... isProtected is true on wiki page 2');
 
 ##################
 # This section tests the Comments aspect