diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_admin_menu_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_admin_menu_controller.js
index 24d5fedefc..aa88136a1b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_admin_menu_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_admin_menu_controller.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Discourse.TopicAdminMenuController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
 
   hide: function() {
     this.set('menuVisible', false);
-  }
+  },
+
+  showRecover: Em.computed.and('deleted', 'details.can_recover'),
 
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic_admin_menu.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic_admin_menu.js.handlebars
index f700d89538..1e3b47892d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic_admin_menu.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic_admin_menu.js.handlebars
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         </li>
       {{/if}}
 
-      {{#if details.can_recover}}
+      {{#if showRecover}}
         <li>
           <button {{action recoverTopic}} class='btn btn-admin'><i class='icon-undo'></i> {{i18n topic.actions.recover}}</button>
         </li>