diff --git a/routers/repo/view.go b/routers/repo/view.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9477b27dd..f85ab07cf
--- a/routers/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/repo/view.go
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ func renderDirectory(ctx *context.Context, treeLink string) {
 		ctx.Data["ReadmeInList"] = true
 		ctx.Data["ReadmeExist"] = true
 		ctx.Data["FileIsSymlink"] = readmeFile.isSymlink
+		ctx.Data["ReadmeName"] = readmeFile.name
+
+		if ctx.Repo.CanEnableEditor() {
+			ctx.Data["CanEditFile"] = true
+		}
 
 		dataRc, err := readmeFile.blob.DataAsync()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1216b5f40..a0cae31f3
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@
 				</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
+
+		{{if .ReadmeInList}}
+		<div class="file-header-right">
+			<div class="ui right file-actions">
+				{{if .Repository.CanEnableEditor}}
+					{{if .CanEditFile}}
+						<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/_edit/{{EscapePound .BranchName}}/{{EscapePound .ReadmeName}}"><span class="btn-octicon poping up"  data-content="{{.EditFileTooltip}}" data-position="bottom center" data-variation="tiny inverted">{{svg "octicon-pencil" 16}}</span></a>
+					{{else}}
+						<span class="btn-octicon poping up disabled" data-content="{{.EditFileTooltip}}" data-position="bottom center" data-variation="tiny inverted">{{svg "octicon-pencil" 16}}</span>
+					{{end}}
+				{{end}}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		{{end}}
+		
 		{{if not .ReadmeInList}}
 		<div class="file-header-right">
 			<div class="ui right file-actions">