diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
index e7f44c5afc..37325972de 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/transform-post.js
@@ -255,9 +255,12 @@ export default function transformPost(
   if (likeAction) {
     postAtts.liked = likeAction.acted;
     postAtts.canToggleLike = likeAction.get("canToggle");
-    postAtts.showLike = true;
+    postAtts.showLike = postAtts.liked || postAtts.canToggleLike;
     postAtts.likeCount = likeAction.count;
-  } else if (!currentUser) {
+  } else if (
+    !currentUser ||
+    (topic.archived && topic.user_id !== currentUser.id)
+  ) {
     postAtts.showLike = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
index 338a3f2f9e..8f0bebf4c5 100644
--- a/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/post_serializer.rb
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ class PostSerializer < BasicPostSerializer
       summary.delete(:count) if summary[:count] == 0
 
       # Only include it if the user can do it or it has a count
-      # If it is a like, we want to show it always (even for archived topic)
-      if summary[:can_act] || summary[:count] || (sym == :like && object.user_id != scope.user&.id)
+      if summary[:can_act] || summary[:count]
         result << summary
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/post_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/post_serializer_spec.rb
index 50f39b2642..23c3123ad7 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/post_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/post_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ RSpec.describe PostSerializer do
 
       expect(notify_user_action).to eq(nil)
     end
-
-    it "shows like for archived topics even if user cannot act" do
-      post = Fabricate(:post)
-      post.topic.update!(archived: true)
-
-      serializer = PostSerializer.new(post, scope: Guardian.new(actor), root: false)
-      expect(serializer.as_json[:actions_summary].map { |a| a[:id] }).to include(PostActionType.types[:like])
-    end
   end
 
   context "with a post with reviewable content" do