diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
index f11317a78d4254..223ad8cb63c736 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-excerpt/panel.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function PrivateExcerpt() {
 		return false;
 	}
 	const excerptText = !! excerpt && (
-		<Text align="left" numberOfLines={ 4 } truncate>
+		<Text align="left" numberOfLines={ 4 } truncate={ allowEditing }>
 			{ decodeEntities( excerpt ) }
 		</Text>
 	);