diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/shortcuts.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/shortcuts.cljs
index 9b8eb6bd09..af35a1e716 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/shortcuts.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/shortcuts.cljs
@@ -655,9 +655,12 @@
                           :command (ds/ca-mod "h")
                           :subsections [:panels]
                           :section [:workspace]
-                          :fn #(emit-when-no-readonly
-                                (-> (dwh/initialize-history)
-                                    (vary-meta assoc ::ev/origin "workspace:shortcuts")))}
+                          ;; Same rule as the header button: editors, also in
+                          ;; Inspect mode, but not during a version preview.
+                          :fn #(when (and (:can-edit (deref refs/permissions))
+                                          (nil? (deref refs/workspace-preview-id)))
+                                 (st/emit! (-> (dwh/initialize-history)
+                                               (vary-meta assoc ::ev/origin "workspace:shortcuts"))))}
 
    :toggle-colorpalette  {:tooltip (ds/alt "P")
                           :label (fn [] (tr "shortcuts.toggle-colorpalette"))
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/refs.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/refs.cljs
index 61baf8e3af..2ed4bc3d5b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/refs.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/refs.cljs
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
 (def persistence-lock
   (l/derived :persistence-lock workspace-global))
 
+(def workspace-preview-id
+  (l/derived :preview-id workspace-global))
+
 (def workspace-paddings-selected
   (l/derived :paddings-selected workspace-global))
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/right_header.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/right_header.cljs
index b76ac50fa9..512a0b84a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/right_header.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/right_header.cljs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
    [app.main.refs :as refs]
    [app.main.store :as st]
    [app.main.ui.components.dropdown :refer [dropdown]]
-   [app.main.ui.context :as ctx]
    [app.main.ui.dashboard.team]
    [app.main.ui.ds.buttons.button :refer [button*]]
    [app.main.ui.ds.buttons.icon-button :refer [icon-button*]]
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@
   (let [threads-map       (mf/deref refs/comment-threads)
 
         zoom              (mf/deref refs/selected-zoom)
-        read-only?        (mf/use-ctx ctx/workspace-read-only?)
+        preview-id        (mf/deref refs/workspace-preview-id)
         selected-drawtool (mf/deref refs/selected-drawing-tool)
 
         custom-shortcuts  (mf/deref refs/custom-shortcuts)
@@ -228,7 +227,9 @@
        (when ^boolean has-unread-comments?
          [:div {:class (stl/css :unread)}])]]
 
-     (when-not ^boolean read-only?
+     ;; Editors keep History in Inspect mode; viewers never get it. It stays
+     ;; hidden during a version preview, as before.
+     (when (and (:can-edit permissions) (nil? preview-id))
        [:div {:class (stl/css :history-section)}
         [:> icon-button* {:variant "action"
                           :tooltip-placement "bottom-left"