diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
index 5371fcf6c..aadd8186a 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Assets/main.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ document.addEventListener('htmx:load', function (event) {
     openDetailsWithAnchor()
     initDismissibleBanner()
     initImageCarousel()
+
+    const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
+    const editParam = urlParams.has('edit')
+    if (editParam) {
+        $('.edit-this-page.hidden')?.classList.remove('hidden')
+    }
 })
 
 // Don't remove style tags because they are used by the elastic global nav.
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/HtmlWriter.cs b/src/Elastic.Markdown/HtmlWriter.cs
index cdba6bcd0..1d446c041 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/HtmlWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/HtmlWriter.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ private async Task<RenderResult> RenderLayout(MarkdownFile markdown, MarkdownDoc
 
 		var slice = Page.Index.Create(new IndexViewModel
 		{
+			IsAssemblerBuild = DocumentationSet.Context.AssemblerBuild,
 			SiteName = siteName,
 			DocSetName = DocumentationSet.Name,
 			Title = markdown.Title ?? "[TITLE NOT SET]",
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
index 36433d16f..6acd8711f 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Layout/_TableOfContents.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<ul class="mt-6 hidden md:flex items-center lg:block gap-4">
 			@if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.GithubEditUrl))
 			{
-				<li class="edit-this-page lg:not-first:mt-1">
+				<li class="edit-this-page lg:not-first:mt-1 @(Model.HideEditThisPage ? "hidden" : string.Empty)">
 					<a href="@Model.GithubEditUrl" class="link text-sm" target="_blank">
 						<svg class="link-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor">
 							<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="m16.862 4.487 1.687-1.688a1.875 1.875 0 1 1 2.652 2.652L6.832 19.82a4.5 4.5 0 0 1-1.897 1.13l-2.685.8.8-2.685a4.5 4.5 0 0 1 1.13-1.897L16.863 4.487Zm0 0L19.5 7.125"/>
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/MarkdownLayoutViewModel.cs b/src/Elastic.Markdown/MarkdownLayoutViewModel.cs
index 9e04db0a1..e28feda47 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/MarkdownLayoutViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/MarkdownLayoutViewModel.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public record MarkdownLayoutViewModel : GlobalLayoutViewModel
 {
 	public required string? GithubEditUrl { get; init; }
 
+	public required bool HideEditThisPage { get; init; }
 	public required string? ReportIssueUrl { get; init; }
 
 	public required INavigationItem[] Parents { get; init; }
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
index 70dc50231..7585f5d16 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/Index.cshtml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 		NavigationHtml = Model.NavigationHtml,
 		NavigationFileName = Model.NavigationFileName,
 		UrlPathPrefix = Model.UrlPathPrefix,
-		GithubEditUrl = Model.Features.DisableGitHubEditLink ? null : Model.GithubEditUrl,
+		GithubEditUrl = Model.GithubEditUrl,
+		HideEditThisPage = Model.Features.DisableGitHubEditLink && Model.IsAssemblerBuild,
 		AllowIndexing = Model.AllowIndexing,
 		CanonicalBaseUrl = Model.CanonicalBaseUrl,
 		GoogleTagManager = Model.GoogleTagManager,
diff --git a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/IndexViewModel.cs b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/IndexViewModel.cs
index 70e687d78..56281c75d 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/IndexViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Elastic.Markdown/Page/IndexViewModel.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Elastic.Markdown.Page;
 
 public class IndexViewModel
 {
+	public required bool IsAssemblerBuild { get; init; }
 	public required string SiteName { get; init; }
 	public required string DocSetName { get; init; }
 	public required string Title { get; init; }