diff --git a/src/ui/preview/Preview.vue b/src/ui/preview/Preview.vue
index 80e917442e..ba70717c4e 100644
--- a/src/ui/preview/Preview.vue
+++ b/src/ui/preview/Preview.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
             </div>
             <div class="l-browse-bar__end">
                 <div class="l-browse-bar__actions">
-                    <button class="l-browse-bar__actions__edit c-button icon-notebook" 
+                    <button v-if="notebookEnabled"
+                        class="l-browse-bar__actions__edit c-button icon-notebook" 
                         title="New Notebook entry" 
                         @click="snapshot">
                     </button>
@@ -101,14 +102,19 @@
 
             return {
                 domainObject: domainObject,
-                type: type
+                type: type,
+                notebookEnabled: false
             };
         },
         mounted() {
             let viewProvider = this.openmct.objectViews.get(this.domainObject)[0];
             this.view = viewProvider.view(this.domainObject);
             this.view.show(this.$refs.objectView, false);
-            this.notebookSnapshot = new NotebookSnapshot(this.openmct);
+
+            if (this.openmct.types.get('notebook')) {
+                this.notebookSnapshot = new NotebookSnapshot(this.openmct);
+                this.notebookEnabled = true;
+            }
         },
         destroy() {
             this.view.destroy();