diff --git a/src/components/LibraryMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/LibraryMenuItems.tsx
index a1c18355..4ed58720 100644
--- a/src/components/LibraryMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LibraryMenuItems.tsx
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ const LibraryMenuItems = ({
             </ToolButton>
           </>
         )}
-        {itemsSelected && !isPublished && (
+        {itemsSelected && (
           <Tooltip label={t("hints.publishLibrary")}>
             <ToolButton
               type="button"
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ const LibraryMenuItems = ({
 
   const referrer =
     libraryReturnUrl || window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
-  const isPublished = selectedItems.some(
-    (id) => libraryItems.find((item) => item.id === id)?.status === "published",
-  );
 
   const [lastSelectedItem, setLastSelectedItem] = useState<
     LibraryItem["id"] | null
diff --git a/src/components/PublishLibrary.scss b/src/components/PublishLibrary.scss
index 400e156d..7063b788 100644
--- a/src/components/PublishLibrary.scss
+++ b/src/components/PublishLibrary.scss
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
       }
     }
 
+    &-warning {
+      color: $oc-red-6;
+    }
+
     &-note {
       padding: 1em;
       font-style: italic;
diff --git a/src/components/PublishLibrary.tsx b/src/components/PublishLibrary.tsx
index adcc90a4..37543b6b 100644
--- a/src/components/PublishLibrary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PublishLibrary.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ const PublishLibrary = ({
   }, [clonedLibItems, onClose, updateItemsInStorage, libraryData]);
 
   const shouldRenderForm = !!libraryItems.length;
+
+  const containsPublishedItems = libraryItems.some(
+    (item) => item.status === "published",
+  );
+
   return (
     <Dialog
       onCloseRequest={onDialogClose}
@@ -329,6 +334,11 @@ const PublishLibrary = ({
           <div className="publish-library-note">
             {t("publishDialog.noteItems")}
           </div>
+          {containsPublishedItems && (
+            <span className="publish-library-note publish-library-warning">
+              {t("publishDialog.republishWarning")}
+            </span>
+          )}
           {renderLibraryItems()}
           <div className="publish-library__fields">
             <label>
diff --git a/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.scss b/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.scss
index c0655528..0a42992a 100644
--- a/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.scss
+++ b/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.scss
@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@
 .excalidraw {
   .single-library-item {
     position: relative;
+
+    &-status {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0.3rem;
+      left: 0.3rem;
+      font-size: 0.7rem;
+      color: $oc-red-7;
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+      padding: 0.1rem 0.2rem;
+      border-radius: 0.2rem;
+    }
+
     &__svg {
+      background-color: $oc-white;
+      padding: 0.3rem;
       width: 7.5rem;
       height: 7.5rem;
       border: 1px solid var(--button-gray-2);
-      margin: 0.3rem;
       svg {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
@@ -40,7 +53,7 @@
     &--remove {
       position: absolute;
       top: 0.2rem;
-      right: 1.3rem;
+      right: 1rem;
 
       .ToolIcon__icon {
         margin: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.tsx b/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.tsx
index c85b7dfe..2dc81295 100644
--- a/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SingleLibraryItem.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ const SingleLibraryItem = ({
 
   return (
     <div className="single-library-item">
+      {libItem.status === "published" && (
+        <span className="single-library-item-status">
+          {t("labels.statusPublished")}
+        </span>
+      )}
       <div ref={svgRef} className="single-library-item__svg" />
       <ToolButton
         aria-label={t("buttons.remove")}
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 168d1ce6..f6d887cf 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@
       "unlock": "Unlock",
       "lockAll": "Lock all",
       "unlockAll": "Unlock all"
-    }
+    },
+    "statusPublished": "Published"
   },
   "buttons": {
     "clearReset": "Reset the canvas",
@@ -341,7 +342,8 @@
       "post": "which in short means anyone can use them without restrictions."
     },
     "noteItems": "Each library item must have its own name so it's filterable. The following library items will be included:",
-    "atleastOneLibItem": "Please select at least one library item to get started"
+    "atleastOneLibItem": "Please select at least one library item to get started",
+    "republishWarning": "Note: some of the selected items are marked as already published/submitted. You should only resubmit items when updating an existing library or submission."
   },
   "publishSuccessDialog": {
     "title": "Library submitted",