diff --git a/app/views/projects/wikis/edit.html.haml b/app/views/projects/wikis/edit.html.haml
index bf5d09d50c..817bf9b3f6 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/wikis/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/wikis/edit.html.haml
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
         Edit Page
 
     .nav-controls
-      - if can?(current_user, :create_wiki, @project)
-        = link_to '#modal-new-wiki', class: "add-new-wiki btn btn-new", "data-toggle" => "modal" do
-          New Page
+      - if !(@page && @page.persisted?)
+        - if can?(current_user, :create_wiki, @project)
+          = link_to '#modal-new-wiki', class: "add-new-wiki btn btn-new", "data-toggle" => "modal" do
+            New Page
       = render 'main_links'