From c65fa28e1caac5a49e6a5e82d3354ed631be0df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Hough <robhough180@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:56:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(editor): Keep publish actions menu enabled for published
 workflows (#29396)

---
 .../WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.test.ts | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue     |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

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 8b31f114571..51e365ae7da 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
@@ -508,6 +508,29 @@ describe('WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions', () => {
 			expect(getByTestId('version-menu-button')).not.toBeDisabled();
 		});
 
+		it('should keep the version menu enabled when workflow is published with no changes and unpublish is unavailable', () => {
+			workflowsStore.workflowTriggerNodes = [triggerNode];
+			workflowsStore.workflow.versionId = 'version-1';
+			workflowDocumentStore.setActiveState({
+				activeVersionId: 'version-1',
+				activeVersion: createMockActiveVersion('version-1'),
+			});
+			uiStore.markStateClean();
+
+			const { getByTestId } = renderComponent({
+				props: {
+					...defaultWorkflowProps,
+					workflowPermissions: {
+						...defaultWorkflowProps.workflowPermissions,
+						unpublish: false,
+					},
+				},
+			});
+
+			expect(getByTestId('workflow-open-publish-modal-button')).toBeDisabled();
+			expect(getByTestId('version-menu-button')).not.toBeDisabled();
+		});
+
 		it('should show publish button enabled when workflow has never been published (no active version)', () => {
 			workflowsStore.workflowTriggerNodes = [triggerNode];
 			workflowsStore.workflow.versionId = 'version-1';
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 3754559d011..0524c2d52c4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainHeader/WorkflowHeaderDraftPublishActions.vue
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ const versionMenuActions = computed<Array<ActionDropdownItem<VERSION_ACTIONS>>>(
 });
 
 const shouldDisableActionDropdown = computed(() => {
+	if (activeVersion.value) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return versionMenuActions.value.every((action) => action.disabled);
 });