diff --git a/routers/web/repo/editor.go b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
index 542ba93e74..5df7a1bbcc 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/editor.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/editor.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func editFile(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
 		buf = buf[:n]
 
 		// Only some file types are editable online as text.
-		ctx.Data["IsFileText"] = typesniffer.DetectContentType(buf).IsRepresentableAsText()
+		ctx.Data["IsFileEditable"] = typesniffer.DetectContentType(buf).IsRepresentableAsText()
 
 		if blob.Size() >= setting.UI.MaxDisplayFileSize {
 			ctx.Data["IsFileTooLarge"] = true
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ func editFile(ctx *context.Context, isNewFile bool) {
 	} else {
 		// Append filename from query, or empty string to allow username the new file.
 		treeNames = append(treeNames, fileName)
+
+		ctx.Data["IsFileEditable"] = true
 	}
 
 	ctx.Data["TreeNames"] = treeNames
diff --git a/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl b/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
index 9a59fdac70..0c452661e3 100644
--- a/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 					<input type="hidden" id="tree_path" name="tree_path" value="{{.TreePath}}" required>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			{{if .IsFileText}}
+			{{if .IsFileEditable}}
 				<div class="field">
 					<div class="ui top attached header">
 						<div class="ui compact small menu small-menu-items repo-editor-menu">