diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index f8c840fd4b..7af5e87eb0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Changelog
  * Tag field autocompletion now handles custom tag models (Matt Westcott)
  * `wagtail_serve` URL route can now be omitted for headless sites (Storm Heg)
  * Allow free tagging to be disabled on custom tag models (Matt Westcott)
+ * Allow disabling page preview by setting `preview_modes` to an empty list (Casper Timmers)
  * Fix: Added ARIA alert role to live search forms in the admin (Casper Timmers)
  * Fix: Reorder login form elements to match expected tab order (Kjartan Sverrisson)
  * Fix: Re-add 'Close Explorer' button on mobile viewports (Sævar Öfjörð Magnússon)
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.9.rst b/docs/releases/2.9.rst
index e56a2541b0..67ffefd897 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.9.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.9.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Other features
  * Tag field autocompletion now handles custom tag models (Matt Westcott)
  * ``wagtail_serve`` URL route can now be omitted for headless sites (Storm Heg)
  * Allow free tagging to be disabled on custom tag models (Matt Westcott)
+ * Allow disabling page preview by setting ``preview_modes`` to an empty list (Casper Timmers)
 
 
 Bug fixes
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
index f1514cb466..bdb503889b 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/create.html
@@ -32,24 +32,26 @@
                       </div>
                   </li>
 
-                    <li class="preview">
-                        {% trans 'Preview' as preview_label %}
-                        {% if preview_modes|length > 1 %}
-                            <div class="dropdown dropup dropdown-button match-width">
+                    {% if preview_modes %}
+                        <li class="preview">
+                            {% trans 'Preview' as preview_label %}
+                            {% if preview_modes|length > 1 %}
+                                <div class="dropdown dropup dropdown-button match-width">
+                                    {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_create.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
+                                    <div class="dropdown-toggle icon icon-arrow-up"></div>
+                                    <ul>
+                                        {% for mode_name, mode_display_name in preview_modes %}
+                                            <li>
+                                                {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_create.html" with mode=mode_name label=mode_display_name %}
+                                            </li>
+                                        {% endfor %}
+                                    </ul>
+                                </div>
+                            {% else %}
                                 {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_create.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
-                                <div class="dropdown-toggle icon icon-arrow-up"></div>
-                                <ul>
-                                    {% for mode_name, mode_display_name in preview_modes %}
-                                        <li>
-                                            {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_create.html" with mode=mode_name label=mode_display_name %}
-                                        </li>
-                                    {% endfor %}
-                                </ul>
-                            </div>
-                        {% else %}
-                            {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_create.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
-                        {% endif %}
-                    </li>
+                            {% endif %}
+                        </li>
+                    {% endif %}
                     {% block extra_footer_actions %}
                     {% endblock %}
                 </ul>
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
index 550b9de5b2..a53aa4e8e8 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/edit.html
@@ -43,24 +43,26 @@
                         </div>
                     </li>
 
-                    <li class="preview">
-                        {% trans 'Preview' as preview_label %}
-                        {% if preview_modes|length > 1 %}
-                            <div class="dropdown dropup dropdown-button match-width">
+                    {% if preview_modes %}
+                        <li class="preview">
+                            {% trans 'Preview' as preview_label %}
+                            {% if preview_modes|length > 1 %}
+                                <div class="dropdown dropup dropdown-button match-width">
+                                    {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_edit.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
+                                    <div class="dropdown-toggle icon icon-arrow-up"></div>
+                                    <ul>
+                                        {% for mode_name, mode_display_name in preview_modes %}
+                                            <li>
+                                                {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_edit.html" with mode=mode_name label=mode_display_name %}
+                                            </li>
+                                        {% endfor %}
+                                    </ul>
+                                </div>
+                            {% else %}
                                 {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_edit.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
-                                <div class="dropdown-toggle icon icon-arrow-up"></div>
-                                <ul>
-                                    {% for mode_name, mode_display_name in preview_modes %}
-                                        <li>
-                                            {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_edit.html" with mode=mode_name label=mode_display_name %}
-                                        </li>
-                                    {% endfor %}
-                                </ul>
-                            </div>
-                        {% else %}
-                            {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/_preview_button_on_edit.html" with label=preview_label icon=1 %}
-                        {% endif %}
-                    </li>
+                            {% endif %}
+                        </li>
+                    {% endif %}
 
                     <li class="meta">
                         <p class="modified">
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_preview.py b/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_preview.py
index db463dae21..3b77612af9 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_preview.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/tests/pages/test_preview.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from wagtail.admin.views.pages import PreviewOnEdit
 from wagtail.core.models import Page
-from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import EventCategory
+from wagtail.tests.testapp.models import EventCategory, SimplePage, StreamPage
 from wagtail.tests.utils import WagtailTestUtils
 
 
@@ -161,3 +161,55 @@ class TestPreview(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
             response = self.client.get(preview_url)
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+
+class TestDisablePreviewButton(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
+    """
+    Test that preview button can be disabled by setting preview_modes to an empty list
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Find root page
+        self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
+
+        # Login
+        self.user = self.login()
+
+    def test_disable_preview_on_create(self):
+        # preview button is available by default
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:add', args=('tests', 'simplepage', self.root_page.id)))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        preview_url = reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:preview_on_add', args=('tests', 'simplepage', self.root_page.id))
+        self.assertContains(response, '<li class="preview">')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'data-action="%s"' % preview_url)
+
+        # StreamPage has preview_modes = []
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:add', args=('tests', 'streampage', self.root_page.id)))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        preview_url = reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:preview_on_add', args=('tests', 'streampage', self.root_page.id))
+        self.assertNotContains(response, '<li class="preview">')
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'data-action="%s"' % preview_url)
+
+    def test_disable_preview_on_edit(self):
+        simple_page = SimplePage(title='simple page', content="hello")
+        self.root_page.add_child(instance=simple_page)
+
+        # preview button is available by default
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:edit', args=(simple_page.id, )))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        preview_url = reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:preview_on_edit', args=(simple_page.id, ))
+        self.assertContains(response, '<li class="preview">')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'data-action="%s"' % preview_url)
+
+        stream_page = StreamPage(title='stream page', body=[('text', 'hello')])
+        self.root_page.add_child(instance=stream_page)
+
+        # StreamPage has preview_modes = []
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:edit', args=(stream_page.id, )))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        preview_url = reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:preview_on_edit', args=(stream_page.id, ))
+        self.assertNotContains(response, '<li class="preview">')
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'data-action="%s"' % preview_url)
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/testapp/models.py b/wagtail/tests/testapp/models.py
index dcb7e38975..f5b9dd38a8 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/testapp/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/testapp/models.py
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ class StreamPage(Page):
         StreamFieldPanel('body'),
     ]
 
+    preview_modes = []
+
 
 class DefaultStreamPage(Page):
     body = StreamField([