diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index fe9a93a5ab7..6efab8fa85d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the [migration guide](MIGRATIONS.released
 - Fixed a bug where direct task assignment to a single user would fail. [#6777](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/6777)
 - Fixed a bug where the dataset folders view would not list public datasets if the requesting user could not also access the dataset for other reasons, like being admin. [#6759](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/6759)
 - Fixed a bug where zarr-streamed datasets would produce (very rare) rendering errors. [#6782](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/6782)
+- Fixed a bug where publicly shared annotations were not viewable by users without an account. [#6784](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/6784)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/components/secured_route.tsx b/frontend/javascripts/components/secured_route.tsx
index ad7ad6b03ad..6aef667ad8a 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/components/secured_route.tsx
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/components/secured_route.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { PageUnavailableForYourPlanView } from "components/pricing_enforcers";
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import type { RouteComponentProps } from "react-router-dom";
 import type { OxalisState } from "oxalis/store";
-import { enforceActiveOrganization } from "oxalis/model/accessors/organization_accessors";
 
 type StateProps = {
   activeOrganization: APIOrganization | null;
@@ -69,10 +68,15 @@ class SecuredRoute extends React.PureComponent<SecuredRouteProps, State> {
             return <LoginView redirect={this.props.location.pathname} />;
           }
 
-          const organization = enforceActiveOrganization(this.props.activeOrganization);
           if (
             this.props.requiredPricingPlan &&
-            !isPricingPlanGreaterEqualThan(organization.pricingPlan, this.props.requiredPricingPlan)
+            !(
+              this.props.activeOrganization &&
+              isPricingPlanGreaterEqualThan(
+                this.props.activeOrganization.pricingPlan,
+                this.props.requiredPricingPlan,
+              )
+            )
           ) {
             return <PageUnavailableForYourPlanView />;
           }