diff --git a/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_utils.cc b/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_utils.cc
index 402ef743501..cdc451118ae 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_utils.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/grease_pencil/intern/grease_pencil_utils.cc
@@ -1303,6 +1303,17 @@ IndexMask retrieve_editable_and_selected_elements(Object &object,
   return {};
 }
 
+bool has_editable_layer(const GreasePencil &grease_pencil)
+{
+  using namespace blender::bke::greasepencil;
+  for (const Layer *layer : grease_pencil.layers()) {
+    if (layer->is_editable()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 Array<PointTransferData> compute_topology_change(
     const bke::CurvesGeometry &src,
     bke::CurvesGeometry &dst,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_grease_pencil.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_grease_pencil.hh
index 83a6ac514a9..85925c44edf 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_grease_pencil.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_grease_pencil.hh
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ IndexMask retrieve_editable_and_selected_elements(Object &object,
                                                   int layer_index,
                                                   bke::AttrDomain selection_domain,
                                                   IndexMaskMemory &memory);
+bool has_editable_layer(const GreasePencil &grease_pencil);
 
 void create_blank(Main &bmain, Object &object, int frame_number);
 void create_stroke(Main &bmain, Object &object, const float4x4 &matrix, int frame_number);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/grease_pencil_draw_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/grease_pencil_draw_ops.cc
index 7d80bfe5e42..465b7422cbd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/grease_pencil_draw_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/grease_pencil_draw_ops.cc
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_sculpt_paint_invoke(bContext *C,
   }
 
   GreasePencil &grease_pencil = *static_cast<GreasePencil *>(object->data);
-  if (!grease_pencil.has_active_layer()) {
-    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "No active Grease Pencil layer");
+  if (!ed::greasepencil::has_editable_layer(grease_pencil)) {
+    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "No editable Grease Pencil layer");
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
 
@@ -361,12 +361,6 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_sculpt_paint_invoke(bContext *C,
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
 
-  bke::greasepencil::Layer &active_layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
-  if (!active_layer.is_editable()) {
-    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Active layer is locked or hidden");
-    return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
-  }
-
   /* Ensure a drawing at the current keyframe. */
   bool inserted_keyframe = false;
   /* For the sculpt tools, we don't want the auto-key to create an empty keyframe, so we duplicate
@@ -557,14 +551,8 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_vertex_brush_stroke_invoke(bContext *C,
   }
 
   GreasePencil &grease_pencil = *static_cast<GreasePencil *>(object->data);
-  if (!grease_pencil.has_active_layer()) {
-    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "No active Grease Pencil layer");
-    return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
-  }
-
-  bke::greasepencil::Layer &active_layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
-  if (!active_layer.is_editable()) {
-    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Active layer is locked or hidden");
+  if (!ed::greasepencil::has_editable_layer(grease_pencil)) {
+    BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "No editable Grease Pencil layer");
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
 
@@ -579,15 +567,19 @@ static wmOperatorStatus grease_pencil_vertex_brush_stroke_invoke(bContext *C,
   /* For the vertex paint tools, we don't want the auto-key to create an empty keyframe, so we
    * duplicate the previous key. */
   const bool use_duplicate_previous_key = true;
-  if (!ed::greasepencil::ensure_active_keyframe(
-          *scene, grease_pencil, active_layer, use_duplicate_previous_key, inserted_keyframe))
-  {
+  for (bke::greasepencil::Layer *layer : grease_pencil.layers_for_write()) {
+    if (layer->is_editable() &&
+        ed::greasepencil::ensure_active_keyframe(
+            *scene, grease_pencil, *layer, use_duplicate_previous_key, inserted_keyframe))
+    {
+      inserted_keyframe = true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!inserted_keyframe) {
     BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "No Grease Pencil frame to draw on");
     return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
   }
-  if (inserted_keyframe) {
-    WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GPENCIL | NA_EDITED, nullptr);
-  }
+  WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GPENCIL | NA_EDITED, nullptr);
 
   op->customdata = paint_stroke_new(C,
                                     op,