diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.test.ts
index 010907059cd..495396c134b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ describe('WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions', () => {
 
 			const { queryByTestId } = renderComponent();
 
+			expect(queryByTestId('workflow-active-version-info')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 			expect(queryByTestId('workflow-active-version-indicator')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 		});
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ describe('WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions', () => {
 
 			const { getByTestId } = renderComponent();
 
+			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-info')).toBeInTheDocument();
 			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-indicator')).toBeInTheDocument();
 		});
 
@@ -199,9 +201,27 @@ describe('WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions', () => {
 				},
 			});
 
-			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-indicator')).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-info')).toBeInTheDocument();
 			expect(getByTestId('time-ago-stub')).toHaveTextContent(latestActivationDate);
 		});
+
+		it('should show active version indicator when user does not have workflow:publish permission but workflow is currently published', () => {
+			workflowsStore.workflow.activeVersion = createMockActiveVersion('active-version-1');
+			const { getByTestId } = renderComponent({
+				props: {
+					...defaultWorkflowProps,
+					readOnly: false,
+					workflowPermissions: {
+						...defaultWorkflowProps.workflowPermissions,
+						update: true,
+						publish: false,
+					},
+				},
+			});
+
+			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-indicator')).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect(getByTestId('workflow-active-version-info')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('Publish button visibility', () => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue
index 478f4e8524a..2b1b7f31af1 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const onPublishButtonClick = async () => {
 const publishButtonConfig = computed(() => {
 	// Handle permission-denied state first
 	if (!props.workflowPermissions.publish) {
-		return {
+		const defaultConfigForNoPermission = {
 			text: i18n.baseText('workflows.publish'),
 			enabled: false,
 			showIndicator: false,
@@ -158,6 +158,17 @@ const publishButtonConfig = computed(() => {
 			tooltip: i18n.baseText('workflows.publish.permissionDenied'),
 			showVersionInfo: false,
 		};
+		const isWorkflowPublished = !!workflowsStore.workflow.activeVersion;
+		if (isWorkflowPublished) {
+			return {
+				...defaultConfigForNoPermission,
+				showIndicator: true,
+				showVersionInfo: true,
+				indicatorClass: 'published',
+			};
+		} else {
+			return defaultConfigForNoPermission;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Handle new workflow state
@@ -288,7 +299,7 @@ defineExpose({
 							{{ publishButtonConfig.tooltip }} <br />
 						</template>
 						<template v-if="activeVersion && publishButtonConfig.showVersionInfo">
-							<span data-test-id="workflow-active-version-indicator">{{ activeVersionName }}</span
+							<span data-test-id="workflow-active-version-info">{{ activeVersionName }}</span
 							><br />{{ i18n.baseText('workflowHistory.item.active') }}
 							<TimeAgo v-if="latestPublishDate" :date="latestPublishDate" />
 						</template>
@@ -304,6 +315,7 @@ defineExpose({
 					<div :class="[$style.flex]">
 						<span
 							v-if="publishButtonConfig.showIndicator"
+							data-test-id="workflow-active-version-indicator"
 							:class="{
 								[$style.indicatorDot]: true,
 								[$style.indicatorPublished]: publishButtonConfig.indicatorClass === 'published',