diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
index 1216b5f40..7c98420d9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@
 				</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
+
+		{{if .ReadmeInList}}
+		<div class="file-header-right">
+			<div class="ui right file-actions">
+				{{if .Repository.CanEnableEditor}}
+					{{if .CanEditFile}}
+						<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/_edit/{{EscapePound .BranchName}}/{{EscapePound .TreePath}}"><span class="btn-octicon poping up"  data-content="{{.EditFileTooltip}}" data-position="bottom center" data-variation="tiny inverted">{{svg "octicon-pencil" 16}}</span></a>
+					{{else}}
+						<span class="btn-octicon poping up disabled" data-content="{{.EditFileTooltip}}" data-position="bottom center" data-variation="tiny inverted">{{svg "octicon-pencil" 16}}</span>
+					{{end}}
+				{{end}}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		{{end}}
+		
 		{{if not .ReadmeInList}}
 		<div class="file-header-right">
 			<div class="ui right file-actions">