diff --git a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
index f0c81fdc4..c8a785421 100644
--- a/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -3155,9 +3155,14 @@ pub struct RunArgs {
     #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["group", "all_groups", "no_dev"])]
     pub only_dev: bool,
 
+    /// Install any non-editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
+    /// editable.
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "no_editable", hide = true)]
+    pub editable: bool,
+
     /// Install any editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
     /// non-editable.
-    #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "editable", value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
     pub no_editable: bool,
 
     /// Do not remove extraneous packages present in the environment.
@@ -3463,9 +3468,14 @@ pub struct SyncArgs {
     #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["only_group", "only_dev"])]
     pub all_groups: bool,
 
+    /// Install any non-editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
+    /// editable.
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "no_editable", hide = true)]
+    pub editable: bool,
+
     /// Install any editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
     /// non-editable.
-    #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "editable", value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
     pub no_editable: bool,
 
     /// Do not remove extraneous packages present in the environment.
@@ -4307,9 +4317,14 @@ pub struct ExportArgs {
     #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_header"), hide = true)]
     pub header: bool,
 
+    /// Export any non-editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
+    /// editable.
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "no_editable", hide = true)]
+    pub editable: bool,
+
     /// Export any editable dependencies, including the project and any workspace members, as
     /// non-editable.
-    #[arg(long, value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
+    #[arg(long, overrides_with = "editable", value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), env = EnvVars::UV_NO_EDITABLE)]
     pub no_editable: bool,
 
     /// Include hashes for all dependencies.
diff --git a/crates/uv-configuration/src/editable.rs b/crates/uv-configuration/src/editable.rs
index d2474ffb0..fa6f7a87e 100644
--- a/crates/uv-configuration/src/editable.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-configuration/src/editable.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ pub enum EditableMode {
     NonEditable,
 }
 
-impl EditableMode {
-    /// Determine the editable mode based on the command-line arguments.
-    pub fn from_args(no_editable: bool) -> Self {
-        if no_editable {
-            Self::NonEditable
-        } else {
+impl From<bool> for EditableMode {
+    fn from(value: bool) -> Self {
+        if value {
             Self::Editable
+        } else {
+            Self::NonEditable
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/pylock_toml.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/pylock_toml.rs
index 828c4c5fd..60df87642 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/pylock_toml.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/pylock_toml.rs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ impl<'lock> PylockToml {
         extras: &ExtrasSpecificationWithDefaults,
         dev: &DependencyGroupsWithDefaults,
         annotate: bool,
-        editable: EditableMode,
+        editable: Option<EditableMode>,
         install_options: &'lock InstallOptions,
     ) -> Result<Self, PylockTomlErrorKind> {
         // Extract the packages from the lock file.
@@ -736,8 +736,9 @@ impl<'lock> PylockToml {
                             .into_boxed_path(),
                     ),
                     editable: match editable {
-                        EditableMode::NonEditable => None,
-                        EditableMode::Editable => sdist.editable,
+                        None => sdist.editable,
+                        Some(EditableMode::NonEditable) => None,
+                        Some(EditableMode::Editable) => Some(true),
                     },
                     subdirectory: None,
                 }),
diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/requirements_txt.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/requirements_txt.rs
index 4cca73a34..61a8daa44 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/requirements_txt.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/export/requirements_txt.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{Installable, LockError};
 pub struct RequirementsTxtExport<'lock> {
     nodes: Vec<ExportableRequirement<'lock>>,
     hashes: bool,
-    editable: EditableMode,
+    editable: Option<EditableMode>,
 }
 
 impl<'lock> RequirementsTxtExport<'lock> {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl<'lock> RequirementsTxtExport<'lock> {
         extras: &ExtrasSpecificationWithDefaults,
         dev: &DependencyGroupsWithDefaults,
         annotate: bool,
-        editable: EditableMode,
+        editable: Option<EditableMode>,
         hashes: bool,
         install_options: &'lock InstallOptions,
     ) -> Result<Self, LockError> {
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for RequirementsTxtExport<'_> {
                     }
                 }
                 Source::Editable(path) => match self.editable {
-                    EditableMode::Editable => {
+                    None | Some(EditableMode::Editable) => {
                         write!(f, "-e {}", anchor(path).portable_display())?;
                     }
-                    EditableMode::NonEditable => {
+                    Some(EditableMode::NonEditable) => {
                         if path.is_absolute() {
                             write!(
                                 f,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/add.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/add.rs
index ac9fce21e..c449416e4 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/add.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/add.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ use uv_cache_key::RepositoryUrl;
 use uv_client::{BaseClientBuilder, FlatIndexClient, RegistryClientBuilder};
 use uv_configuration::{
     Concurrency, Constraints, DependencyGroups, DependencyGroupsWithDefaults, DevMode, DryRun,
-    EditableMode, ExtrasSpecification, ExtrasSpecificationWithDefaults, InstallOptions,
-    SourceStrategy,
+    ExtrasSpecification, ExtrasSpecificationWithDefaults, InstallOptions, SourceStrategy,
 };
 use uv_dispatch::BuildDispatch;
 use uv_distribution::{DistributionDatabase, LoweredExtraBuildDependencies};
@@ -1149,7 +1148,7 @@ async fn lock_and_sync(
         venv,
         extras,
         groups,
-        EditableMode::Editable,
+        None,
         InstallOptions::new(
             no_install_project,
             no_install_workspace,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/export.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/export.rs
index d944feeac..600374218 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/export.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/export.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn export(
     output_file: Option<PathBuf>,
     extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     groups: DependencyGroups,
-    editable: EditableMode,
+    editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     locked: bool,
     frozen: bool,
     include_annotations: bool,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
index bcc24ee1c..03a3f04fc 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/remove.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, warn};
 use uv_cache::Cache;
 use uv_client::BaseClientBuilder;
 use uv_configuration::{
-    Concurrency, DependencyGroups, DryRun, EditableMode, ExtrasSpecification, InstallOptions,
+    Concurrency, DependencyGroups, DryRun, ExtrasSpecification, InstallOptions,
 };
 use uv_fs::Simplified;
 use uv_normalize::PackageName;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove(
         venv,
         &extras,
         &groups,
-        EditableMode::Editable,
+        None,
         InstallOptions::default(),
         Modifications::Exact,
         None,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
index 1cdbe6e1f..e6cf2f50f 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(
     no_config: bool,
     extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     groups: DependencyGroups,
-    editable: EditableMode,
+    editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     modifications: Modifications,
     python: Option<String>,
     python_platform: Option<TargetTriple>,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
index fa65a6bc2..c5511134d 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/sync.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync(
     package: Option<PackageName>,
     extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     groups: DependencyGroups,
-    editable: EditableMode,
+    editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     install_options: InstallOptions,
     modifications: Modifications,
     python: Option<String>,
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ pub(super) async fn do_sync(
     venv: &PythonEnvironment,
     extras: &ExtrasSpecificationWithDefaults,
     groups: &DependencyGroupsWithDefaults,
-    editable: EditableMode,
+    editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     install_options: InstallOptions,
     modifications: Modifications,
     python_platform: Option<&TargetTriple>,
@@ -826,20 +826,48 @@ fn apply_no_virtual_project(resolution: Resolution) -> Resolution {
 }
 
 /// If necessary, convert any editable requirements to non-editable.
-fn apply_editable_mode(resolution: Resolution, editable: EditableMode) -> Resolution {
+fn apply_editable_mode(resolution: Resolution, editable: Option<EditableMode>) -> Resolution {
     match editable {
         // No modifications are necessary for editable mode; retain any editable distributions.
-        EditableMode::Editable => resolution,
+        None => resolution,
 
-        // Filter out any editable distributions.
-        EditableMode::NonEditable => resolution.map(|dist| {
+        // Filter out any non-editable distributions.
+        Some(EditableMode::Editable) => resolution.map(|dist| {
             let ResolvedDist::Installable { dist, version } = dist else {
                 return None;
             };
             let Dist::Source(SourceDist::Directory(DirectorySourceDist {
                 name,
                 install_path,
-                editable: Some(true),
+                editable: None | Some(false),
+                r#virtual,
+                url,
+            })) = dist.as_ref()
+            else {
+                return None;
+            };
+
+            Some(ResolvedDist::Installable {
+                dist: Arc::new(Dist::Source(SourceDist::Directory(DirectorySourceDist {
+                    name: name.clone(),
+                    install_path: install_path.clone(),
+                    editable: Some(true),
+                    r#virtual: *r#virtual,
+                    url: url.clone(),
+                }))),
+                version: version.clone(),
+            })
+        }),
+
+        // Filter out any editable distributions.
+        Some(EditableMode::NonEditable) => resolution.map(|dist| {
+            let ResolvedDist::Installable { dist, version } = dist else {
+                return None;
+            };
+            let Dist::Source(SourceDist::Directory(DirectorySourceDist {
+                name,
+                install_path,
+                editable: None | Some(true),
                 r#virtual,
                 url,
             })) = dist.as_ref()
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/version.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/version.rs
index 4c60ecae7..213af43ea 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/version.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/version.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use uv_cli::version::VersionInfo;
 use uv_cli::{VersionBump, VersionFormat};
 use uv_client::BaseClientBuilder;
 use uv_configuration::{
-    Concurrency, DependencyGroups, DependencyGroupsWithDefaults, DryRun, EditableMode,
-    ExtrasSpecification, InstallOptions,
+    Concurrency, DependencyGroups, DependencyGroupsWithDefaults, DryRun, ExtrasSpecification,
+    InstallOptions,
 };
 use uv_fs::Simplified;
 use uv_normalize::DefaultExtras;
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ async fn lock_and_sync(
         venv,
         &extras,
         &groups,
-        EditableMode::Editable,
+        None,
         install_options,
         Modifications::Sufficient,
         None,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
index d5a9145ea..cc597a43b 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub(crate) struct RunSettings {
     pub(crate) frozen: bool,
     pub(crate) extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     pub(crate) groups: DependencyGroups,
-    pub(crate) editable: EditableMode,
+    pub(crate) editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     pub(crate) modifications: Modifications,
     pub(crate) with: Vec<String>,
     pub(crate) with_editable: Vec<String>,
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ impl RunSettings {
             all_groups,
             module: _,
             only_dev,
+            editable,
             no_editable,
             inexact,
             exact,
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ impl RunSettings {
                 only_group,
                 all_groups,
             ),
-            editable: EditableMode::from_args(no_editable),
+            editable: flag(editable, no_editable, "editable").map(EditableMode::from),
             modifications: if flag(exact, inexact, "inexact").unwrap_or(false) {
                 Modifications::Exact
             } else {
@@ -1200,7 +1201,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SyncSettings {
     pub(crate) active: Option<bool>,
     pub(crate) extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     pub(crate) groups: DependencyGroups,
-    pub(crate) editable: EditableMode,
+    pub(crate) editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     pub(crate) install_options: InstallOptions,
     pub(crate) modifications: Modifications,
     pub(crate) all_packages: bool,
@@ -1230,6 +1231,7 @@ impl SyncSettings {
             no_default_groups,
             only_group,
             all_groups,
+            editable,
             no_editable,
             inexact,
             exact,
@@ -1297,7 +1299,7 @@ impl SyncSettings {
                 only_group,
                 all_groups,
             ),
-            editable: EditableMode::from_args(no_editable),
+            editable: flag(editable, no_editable, "editable").map(EditableMode::from),
             install_options: InstallOptions::new(
                 no_install_project,
                 no_install_workspace,
@@ -1794,7 +1796,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ExportSettings {
     pub(crate) prune: Vec<PackageName>,
     pub(crate) extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     pub(crate) groups: DependencyGroups,
-    pub(crate) editable: EditableMode,
+    pub(crate) editable: Option<EditableMode>,
     pub(crate) hashes: bool,
     pub(crate) install_options: InstallOptions,
     pub(crate) output_file: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -1834,6 +1836,7 @@ impl ExportSettings {
             no_annotate,
             header,
             no_header,
+            editable,
             no_editable,
             hashes,
             no_hashes,
@@ -1879,7 +1882,7 @@ impl ExportSettings {
                 only_group,
                 all_groups,
             ),
-            editable: EditableMode::from_args(no_editable),
+            editable: flag(editable, no_editable, "editable").map(EditableMode::from),
             hashes: flag(hashes, no_hashes, "hashes").unwrap_or(true),
             install_options: InstallOptions::new(
                 no_emit_project,
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
index 906cb4a86..5e818f145 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/sync.rs
@@ -13743,7 +13743,7 @@ fn toggle_workspace_editable() -> Result<()> {
 
     let lock = context.read("uv.lock");
 
-    // The child should be editable by default.
+    // Setting `--no-editable` should make the child non-editable.
     insta::with_settings!({
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
@@ -13796,6 +13796,25 @@ fn toggle_workspace_editable() -> Result<()> {
         );
     });
 
+    // Verify that `_child.pth` does not exist in the site-packages directory.
+    assert!(!context.site_packages().join("_child.pth").exists());
+
+    // But `--editable` on the command line should override the lockfile.
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.sync().arg("--editable"), @r"
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    Resolved 3 packages in [TIME]
+    Uninstalled 1 package in [TIME]
+    Installed 1 package in [TIME]
+     ~ child==0.1.0 (from file://[TEMP_DIR]/child)
+    ");
+
+    // Verify that `_child.pth` exists in the site-packages directory.
+    assert!(context.site_packages().join("_child.pth").exists());
+
     Ok(())
 }