diff --git a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryNavigation.vue b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryNavigation.vue
index 7b31df06ecfe..6610ded47c94 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryNavigation.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryNavigation.vue
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ const canEditHistory = computed(() => {
     return canMutateHistory(props.history);
 });
 
+const historyState = computed(() => {
+    if (props.history.purged) {
+        return "purged";
+    } else if (props.history.deleted) {
+        return "deleted";
+    } else if (props.history.archived) {
+        return "archived";
+    } else {
+        return "active";
+    }
+});
+
 function onDelete() {
     if (purgeHistory.value) {
         historyStore.deleteHistory(props.history.id, true);
@@ -164,6 +176,14 @@ function userTitle(title: string) {
 
                     <BDropdownDivider />
 
+                    <BDropdownText v-if="!canEditHistory">
+                        This history has been <span class="font-weight-bold">{{ historyState }}</span
+                        >.
+                        <span v-localize>Some actions might not be available.</span>
+                    </BDropdownText>
+
+                    <BDropdownDivider v-if="!canEditHistory" />
+
                     <BDropdownItem
                         :disabled="!canEditHistory"
                         :title="localize('Resume all Paused Jobs in this History')"