diff --git a/crates/annot/src/lib.rs b/crates/annot/src/lib.rs
index d0a0ae09..4e8aceb2 100644
--- a/crates/annot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/annot/src/lib.rs
@@ -741,6 +741,10 @@ pub fn is_fill_sign(doc: &Document, d: &Dict) -> bool {
     subtype == b"Ink" && text_value(doc, d, b"Subj").as_deref() == Some("Signature")
 }
 
+fn annotation_flags(doc: &Document, d: &Dict) -> i64 {
+    d.get(b"F").and_then(|f| doc.resolve(f).as_int()).unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
 /// Whether any page has a Fill & Sign annotation that flatten would bake in (not hidden).
 pub fn has_visible_fill_sign(doc: &Document) -> bool {
     let Ok(pages) = page_refs(doc) else { return false };
@@ -748,7 +752,7 @@ pub fn has_visible_fill_sign(doc: &Document) -> bool {
         for entry in annots(doc, page) {
             let obj = doc.resolve(&entry);
             let Some(d) = obj.as_dict() else { continue };
-            let flags = d.get(b"F").and_then(|f| doc.resolve(f).as_int()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let flags = annotation_flags(doc, d);
             if flags & (FLAG_HIDDEN | FLAG_NO_VIEW) != 0 {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1504,7 +1508,7 @@ fn reply(
 }
 
 fn flags(doc: &Document, r: ObjRef) -> i64 {
-    doc.get(r).as_dict().and_then(|d| d.get(b"F").and_then(|f| doc.resolve(f).as_f64())).unwrap_or(0.0) as i64
+    doc.get(r).as_dict().map(|d| annotation_flags(doc, d)).unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
 /// Refuse to change a locked comment (Acrobat: Properties ▸ Locked).
@@ -1848,7 +1852,7 @@ pub fn summaries(doc: &Document) -> Vec<Summary> {
                 color,
                 state: text_value(doc, d, b"State"),
                 quads,
-                locked: d.get(b"F").and_then(|f| doc.resolve(f).as_int()).unwrap_or(0) & FLAG_LOCKED != 0,
+                locked: annotation_flags(doc, d) & FLAG_LOCKED != 0,
                 intent: d.get(b"IT").and_then(|o| doc.resolve(o).as_name().map(|n| String::from_utf8_lossy(n).into_owned())),
             });
         }
@@ -1934,7 +1938,7 @@ pub fn props(doc: &Document, page: usize, index: usize) -> Option<Props> {
         icon: (subtype == "Text").then(|| d.name(b"Name").and_then(|n| NoteIcon::from_name(&String::from_utf8_lossy(n))).unwrap_or(NoteIcon::Note)),
         modified: text_value(doc, d, b"M"),
         restylable: appearance::build(d).is_some(),
-        locked: d.get(b"F").and_then(|f| doc.resolve(f).as_int()).unwrap_or(0) & FLAG_LOCKED != 0,
+        locked: annotation_flags(doc, d) & FLAG_LOCKED != 0,
         subtype,
         endings: line_endings_of(d),
     })
diff --git a/crates/annot/src/tests.rs b/crates/annot/src/tests.rs
index 93cc6497..5cd9614a 100644
--- a/crates/annot/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/annot/src/tests.rs
@@ -374,6 +374,20 @@ fn editing_a_callout_refits_the_box_and_keeps_the_leader() {
     assert_eq!(ap_content(&doc, d).matches(" Tj").count(), appearance::wrap(long, 12.0, 200.0 - 2.0 * 4.0).len(), "nothing is clipped");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn real_annotation_flags_do_not_lock_comments() {
+    let mut doc = fixture();
+    let page = page_refs(&doc).unwrap()[0];
+    let mut entries = annots(&doc, page);
+    let Object::Dict(annotation) = &mut entries[0] else { panic!("fixture annotation is inline") };
+    annotation.set(b"F".to_vec(), Object::Real(128.5));
+    set_annots(&mut doc, page, entries).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!summaries(&doc)[0].locked, "a non-integer /F is outside the annotation flag domain");
+    assert!(!props(&doc, 0, 0).unwrap().locked);
+    assert!(set_info(&mut doc, 0, 0, Some("Ada"), None, None, &meta("")).is_ok());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn a_locked_text_box_still_refits_its_text() {
     let mut doc = fixture();