Maybe show selection only when Ctrl is pressed. That way when user normally hovers over locked layer, selection is hidden. But when Ctrl is pressed selection is show immediately. The transition should be hold Ctrl not tap Ctrl. Please look this through. @Elaine

This behaviour is very annoying and slows editing workflow down considerably.

Please either disable selecting locked items completely (preferred), or if the current functionality is needed for some reason, make it optional

Please fix this issue this is regular basis stuff

I've just switched form Sketch to XD to give it a shot and minor experiences that Adobe has made standard across their other platforms aren't available in XD. This is one of them; and its driving me mad. Please do not preview the outlines of locked layers in an artboard while I'm selected assets on top of the locked layer. The outlines are so distracting.

I have a layer that shows the keep out area on all artboards for iPhoneX rads and notch. Having to toggle this on/off is annoying. A keyboard shortcut to press and click the layer to toggle its locked state would be useful.

I can't believe I have to deal with this every single day...i spend so much time turning off locked layers just to be able to select the layers I have hidden underneath....

There's an option under General preferences.
Object editing - Prevent selection of locked objects.

If you have it unticked, you will be able to select locked objects.

I understand the basic idea of why it’s done as it’s done, but for me it proves to be quite bothersome to get unwanted layers selected all the time. Maybe selecting locked layers could be implemented with a keyboard shortcut, or something.

I actually think that's a bad solution, you need to think about something else. a lot of the time you use the locked object to lock/unlock them quickly.

Making them completely locked will cause everybody that is using the ability to select locked object for quick lock/unlock functionality worse

the problem does exist, but this will just make something else worse. my vote is for the team to dedicate time and resources to solve this issue, that will not be either this or this. It needs a third solution.

This is unbelievable that such a basic feature is missing. Why would anyone rational purposefully lock a layer if they still want to fiddle with it?

Boggles the mind how Adobe priorities the required "features" in it's offerings.

the context aware layers panel does a great job of allowing me to see what's important (including locked layers on the artboard I'm working on) Not being able to drag to select just what I want, is killing me. I work on projects that need backgrounds with overlays, and it's very frustrating to have to try and deselect those locked backgrounds. Why would I even lock it if it's going to be selected... can't understand this

We absolutely need this, it is now impossible to select items underneath. Just hiding it is not an option, because we still need to be able to see the object, since it's sometimes semi transparent. Basically it should just work the same as Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

Please give us the option to lock layers the same way we do in Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign etc... it's absolutely ridiculous and impossible trying to select an underlying layer by locking the top object, just to find that it will still 'select'. Absolute no-brainer. Why is ADOBE so inconsistent across its own programs and workflows?

Yes! If layers are locked we should be able to selected unlocked layers beneath the locked layers.

I also agree with Robin King's point in a post before mine - it is very convenient to be able to select locked layers to quickly unlock or get info about them. It would be great to add a option or control or alt to the click to select locked layers and/or a right click menu allowing selection of locked layers.

Please/Thank You!

Sounds like I’m in the minority here, but I actually sometimes find it useful to be able to select locked layers (to quickly unlock them for example). So this feature would be great if it is an option - so I can choose either way to work.

This is extreeemely annoying on a daily basis. If I lock it, it should be completely locked, not selectable. If it's on top of something I can't click anything underneath.

Wow this hurts so bad. I am also perplexed this is not in the base design. Please add. Or at least an option for hidden items to still be viewed in Play Mode?

Pffff... Absurd

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a'kshd'aksd'asd'a nsp'dn apisd DAMN YOU LOCKED LAYERS. I am going to kill myself.

PLEASE FIX THIS. So obvious...