diff --git a/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php b/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
index 5f0aebf6..ba7f8b13 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
@@ -446,7 +446,16 @@ public function reject(int $fileId, ?string $userId, string $message = '', strin
 	 * @throws \OCP\Files\NotPermittedException
 	 * @throws \OC\User\NoUserException
 	 */
-	public function request(int $fileId, int $ruleId, ?string $userId, bool $createShares): array {
+	public function request(int $fileId, int $ruleId, ?string $userId, bool $createShares) {
+
+    $state = $this->getApprovalState($fileId, $userId);
+
+    if ($state['state'] === \OCA\Approval\AppInfo\Application::STATE_APPROVED) {
+        return [
+            'error' => 'File already approved. Cannot request approval again.'
+        ];
+    }
+
 		if (!$this->utilsService->userHasAccessTo($fileId, $userId)) {
 			return ['error' => $this->l10n->t('You do not have access to this file')];
 		}
diff --git a/src/components/Info.vue b/src/components/Info.vue
index 9655879c..cf46718d 100644
--- a/src/components/Info.vue
+++ b/src/components/Info.vue
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default {
 			return this.userId !== getCurrentUser().uid
 		},
 		canRequestApproval() {
-			return this.userRules.length > 0
+			return this.userRules.length > 0 && this.state !== states.APPROVED
 		},
 		ruleText() {
 			if (