diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 95caf01fe..6e1def7ab 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ Contributors
 * Dan Dietz
 * Michael Harrison
 * Todd Dembrey
+* Sebastian Brestin
 
 Translators
 ===========
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py
index 47c9c4ada..dc26c9c81 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def page_listing_more_buttons(page, page_perms, is_parent=False):
             attrs={"title": _("Move page '{title}'").format(title=page.get_admin_display_title())},
             priority=10
         )
-    if not page.is_root():
+    if page_perms.can_copy():
         yield Button(
             _('Copy'),
             reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:copy', args=[page.id]),
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def page_listing_more_buttons(page, page_perms, is_parent=False):
             attrs={'title': _("Unpublish page '{title}'").format(title=page.get_admin_display_title())},
             priority=40
         )
-    if not page.is_root():
+    if page_perms.can_view_revisions():
         yield Button(
             _('Revisions'),
             reverse('wagtailadmin_pages:revisions_index', args=[page.id]),
diff --git a/wagtail/core/models.py b/wagtail/core/models.py
index c1518c9d6..747ffc192 100644
--- a/wagtail/core/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/core/models.py
@@ -1773,6 +1773,9 @@ class PagePermissionTester:
         """
         return self.can_delete()
 
+    def can_copy(self):
+        return not self.page_is_root
+
     def can_move_to(self, destination):
         # reject the logically impossible cases first
         if self.page == destination or destination.is_descendant_of(self.page):
@@ -1831,6 +1834,9 @@ class PagePermissionTester:
 
         return True
 
+    def can_view_revisions(self):
+        return not self.page_is_root
+
 
 class BaseViewRestriction(models.Model):
     NONE = 'none'