diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-post-settings-menu.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-post-settings-menu.js
index ccb3743e79..167da5d189 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-post-settings-menu.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-post-settings-menu.js
@@ -145,14 +145,22 @@ export default class GhPostSettingsMenu extends Component {
     }
 
     get canViewPostHistory() {
-        let showPostHistory = this.post.lexical !== null
-            && this.post.emailOnly === false;
-
-        if (this.post.isPublished === true) {
-            return showPostHistory && this.post.hasEmail === false;
+        // Can only view history for lexical posts
+        if (this.post.lexical === null) {
+            return false;
         }
 
-        return showPostHistory;
+        // Can view history for all unpublished/unsent posts
+        if (!this.post.isPublished && !this.post.isSent) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Cannot view history for published posts if there isn't a web version
+        if (this.post.emailOnly) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 
     willDestroyElement() {