diff --git a/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/templates/web_form.html b/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/templates/web_form.html
index 8d3df9b1b5..858b7ea239 100644
--- a/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/templates/web_form.html
+++ b/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/templates/web_form.html
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 {% block breadcrumbs %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% macro header_buttons() %}
-	{% if allow_edit and doc_name and not in_edit_mode %}
+	{% if allow_edit and in_view_mode %}
 		<!-- edit button -->
 		<a href="/{{ route }}/{{ doc_name }}/edit" class="edit-button btn btn-default btn-sm">{{ _("Edit Response", null, "Button in web form") }}</a>
 	{% endif %}
 
-	{% if allow_print and not is_new %}
+	{% if allow_print and in_view_mode %}
 		{% set print_format_url = "/printview?doctype=" + doc_type + "&name=" + doc_name + "&format=" + print_format %}
 		<!-- print button -->
 		<a href="{{ print_format_url }}" target="_blank" class="print-btn btn btn-default btn-sm ml-2">
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro action_buttons() %}
-	{% if is_new or in_edit_mode %}
-		<div class="left-area">
+	<div class="left-area">
+		{% if not in_view_mode %}
 			<!-- clear button -->
 			<a href="/{{ path }}" class="clear-btn btn btn-default btn-sm">
 				{% if in_edit_mode %}
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@
 					{{ _("Clear Form", null, "Button in web form") }}
 				{% endif %}
 			</a>
-		</div>
-		<div class="center-area paging"></div>
-		<div class="right-area">
+		{% endif %}
+	</div>
+	<div class="center-area paging"></div>
+	<div class="right-area">
+		{% if not in_view_mode %}
 			<!-- submit button -->
 			<button type="submit" class="submit-btn btn btn-primary btn-sm ml-2">{{ button_label or _("Submit", null, "Button in web form") }}</button>
-		</div>
-	{% endif %}
+		{% endif %}
+	</div>
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% block page_content %}
diff --git a/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/web_form.py b/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/web_form.py
index 8f50731ef7..7328689eab 100644
--- a/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/web_form.py
+++ b/frappe/website/doctype/web_form/web_form.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def get_context(context):
 	def get_context(self, context):
 		"""Build context to render the `web_form.html` template"""
 		context.in_edit_mode = False
+		context.in_view_mode = False
 		self.set_web_form_module()
 
 		if frappe.form_dict.is_list:
@@ -156,11 +157,15 @@ def get_context(context):
 			frappe.redirect(f"/{self.route}/new")
 
 		if frappe.form_dict.is_edit and not self.allow_edit:
+			context.in_view_mode = True
 			frappe.redirect(f"/{self.route}/{frappe.form_dict.name}")
 
 		if frappe.form_dict.is_edit:
 			context.in_edit_mode = True
 
+		if frappe.form_dict.is_read:
+			context.in_view_mode = True
+
 		if (
 			not frappe.form_dict.is_edit
 			and not frappe.form_dict.is_read
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ def get_context(context):
 		):
 			name = frappe.db.get_value(self.doc_type, {"owner": frappe.session.user}, "name")
 			if name:
+				context.in_view_mode = True
 				frappe.redirect(f"/{self.route}/{name}")
 
 		# Show new form when
@@ -203,7 +209,9 @@ def get_context(context):
 
 		# load web form doc
 		context.web_form_doc = self.as_dict(no_nulls=True)
-		context.web_form_doc.update(dict_with_keys(context, ["is_list", "is_new", "in_edit_mode"]))
+		context.web_form_doc.update(
+			dict_with_keys(context, ["is_list", "is_new", "in_edit_mode", "in_view_mode"])
+		)
 
 		if self.show_sidebar and self.website_sidebar:
 			context.sidebar_items = get_sidebar_items(self.website_sidebar)