diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index b5ca22bb..a9a688ab 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 ### 2019-03-04
 * GUI: deprecated storing projects in localStorage
+* GUI: reenabled publish / unpublish buttons in the project dialog
 
 ### 2019-02-26
 * Symbols: new "globe" symbol
diff --git a/src/gui.js b/src/gui.js
index 203e0e3b..c0f8efbc 100644
--- a/src/gui.js
+++ b/src/gui.js
@@ -5982,6 +5982,8 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.init = function (ide, task) {
     this.deleteButton = null;
     this.shareButton = null;
     this.unshareButton = null;
+    this.publishButton = null;
+    this.unpublishButton = null;
     this.recoverButton = null;
 
     // initialize inherited properties:
@@ -6134,12 +6136,10 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.buildContents = function () {
     this.unshareButton = this.addButton('unshareProject', 'Unshare');
     this.shareButton.hide();
     this.unshareButton.hide();
-    /*
     this.publishButton = this.addButton('publishProject', 'Publish');
     this.unpublishButton = this.addButton('unpublishProject', 'Unpublish');
     this.publishButton.hide();
     this.unpublishButton.hide();
-    */
     this.deleteButton = this.addButton('deleteProject', 'Delete');
     this.addButton('cancel', 'Cancel');
 
@@ -6435,10 +6435,8 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.setSource = function (source) {
         this.recoverButton.hide();
     }
 
-    /*
     this.publishButton.hide();
     this.unpublishButton.hide();
-    */
     if (this.source === 'local') {
         this.deleteButton.show();
     } else { // examples
@@ -6547,7 +6545,6 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.installCloudProjectList = function (pl) {
         if (item.ispublic) {
             myself.shareButton.hide();
             myself.unshareButton.show();
-            /*
             if (item.ispublished) {
                 myself.publishButton.hide();
                 myself.unpublishButton.show();
@@ -6555,14 +6552,11 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.installCloudProjectList = function (pl) {
                 myself.publishButton.show();
                 myself.unpublishButton.hide();
             }
-            */
         } else {
             myself.unshareButton.hide();
             myself.shareButton.show();
-            /*
             myself.publishButton.hide();
             myself.unpublishButton.hide();
-            */
         }
         myself.buttons.fixLayout();
         myself.fixLayout();
@@ -6763,10 +6757,8 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.shareProject = function () {
                         proj.ispublic = true;
                         myself.unshareButton.show();
                         myself.shareButton.hide();
-                        /*
                         myself.publishButton.show();
                         myself.unpublishButton.hide();
-                        */
                         entry.label.isBold = true;
                         entry.label.drawNew();
                         entry.label.changed();
@@ -6812,10 +6804,8 @@ ProjectDialogMorph.prototype.unshareProject = function () {
                         proj.ispublic = false;
                         myself.shareButton.show();
                         myself.unshareButton.hide();
-                        /*
                         myself.publishButton.hide();
                         myself.unpublishButton.hide();
-                        */
                         entry.label.isBold = false;
                         entry.label.isItalic = false;
                         entry.label.drawNew();