diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index d3c7a7c12e..ae881e3795 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1194,10 +1194,20 @@ function get_sample_permalink_html( $id, $new_title = null, $new_slug = null ) {
 
 	if ( false === strpos($permalink, '%postname%') && false === strpos($permalink, '%pagename%') ) {
 		$return = '<strong>' . __('Permalink:') . "</strong>\n" . '<span id="sample-permalink" tabindex="-1">' . $permalink . "</span>\n";
-		if ( '' == get_option( 'permalink_structure' ) && current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) && !( 'page' == get_option('show_on_front') && $id == get_option('page_on_front') ) )
+		if ( '' == get_option( 'permalink_structure' ) && current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) && !( 'page' == get_option('show_on_front') && $id == get_option('page_on_front') ) ) {
 			$return .= '<span id="change-permalinks"><a href="options-permalink.php" class="button button-small" target="_blank">' . __('Change Permalinks') . "</a></span>\n";
-		if ( isset( $view_post ) )
-			$return .= "<span id='view-post-btn'><a href='$permalink' class='button button-small'>$view_post</a></span>\n";
+		}
+
+		if ( isset( $view_post ) ) {
+			if( 'draft' == $post->post_status ) {
+				$preview_link = set_url_scheme( get_permalink( $post->ID ) );
+				/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php */
+				$preview_link = apply_filters( 'preview_post_link', add_query_arg( 'preview', 'true', $preview_link ) );
+				$return .= "<span id='view-post-btn'><a href='" . esc_url( $preview_link ) . "' class='button button-small' target='wp-preview-{$post->ID}'>$view_post</a></span>\n";
+			} else {
+				$return .= "<span id='view-post-btn'><a href='" . get_permalink( $post ) . "' class='button button-small'>$view_post</a></span>\n";
+			}
+		}
 
 		/**
 		 * Filter the sample permalink HTML markup.