diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/edit.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/edit.html
index be79f797a0..c07dad7555 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/edit.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/edit.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                </umb-button>
 
                <umb-button
-                  ng-if="!page.isNew"
+                  ng-if="!page.isNew && content.preview"
                   type="button"
                   action="preview(content)"
                   label="Preview page"
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemDisplay.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemDisplay.cs
index c595831b3b..17ec927371 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ContentEditing/ContentItemDisplay.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
     [DataContract(Name = "content", Namespace = "")]
     public class ContentItemDisplay : ListViewAwareContentItemDisplayBase<ContentPropertyDisplay, IContent>
     {
+        public ContentItemDisplay()
+        {
+            Preview = true;
+        }
+
         [DataMember(Name = "publishDate")]
         public DateTime? PublishDate { get; set; }
 
@@ -34,7 +39,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing
 
         [DataMember(Name = "urls")]
         public string[] Urls { get; set; }
-        
+
+        [DataMember( Name = "preview" )]
+        public bool Preview { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The allowed 'actions' based on the user's permissions - Create, Update, Publish, Send to publish
         /// </summary>