diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@
 						h.url('files_raw_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=c.cs.raw_id,f_path=c.f_path))}
 					/ ${h.link_to(_('download as raw'),
 						h.url('files_rawfile_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=c.cs.raw_id,f_path=c.f_path))}
-                    % if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.admin')(c.repo_name):                    
+                    % if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.admin')(c.repo_name):
+                     % if not c.file.is_binary:                   
                     / ${h.link_to(_('edit'),
                         h.url('files_edit_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=c.cs.raw_id,f_path=c.f_path))}
+                     % endif 
                     % endif						
 				</dd>
 			    <dt>${_('History')}</dt>