diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
index 25ebe5314e066be7383df7313480084ad577cf6f..952f49d522eb1ffa74da39eadc8b5109f86b6fa0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/app.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default {
     showInlineEditButton: {
       type: Boolean,
       required: false,
-      default: false,
+      default: true,
     },
     showDeleteButton: {
       type: Boolean,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/title.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/title.vue
index a363d06d95094ea37054954067cb91ddebce092a..b7e6eadd4402fdd362479996cfd422959e3ace34 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/title.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/components/title.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       v-tooltip
       v-if="showInlineEditButton && canUpdate"
       type="button"
-      class="btn btn-default btn-edit btn-svg"
+      class="btn btn-default btn-edit btn-svg js-issuable-edit"
       v-html="pencilIcon"
       title="Edit title and description"
       data-placement="bottom"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/index.js
index 7b762496ba5ac720bad59ef807c681d125c1b4f1..75dfdedcf1bc4071f91f28af2c0946bbeff790e2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue_show/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
-import eventHub from './event_hub';
 import issuableApp from './components/app.vue';
 import '../vue_shared/vue_resource_interceptor';
 
@@ -7,12 +6,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   const initialDataEl = document.getElementById('js-issuable-app-initial-data');
   const props = JSON.parse(initialDataEl.innerHTML.replace(/"/g, '"'));
 
-  $('.js-issuable-edit').on('click', (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-
-    eventHub.$emit('open.form');
-  });
-
   return new Vue({
     el: document.getElementById('js-issuable-app'),
     components: {
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
index eab7879c7bf454ab4b5d12306e601833269ecd12..1f28d8acff69af795b4a9c4d2514dc19b79860ac 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
         = icon('caret-down')
       .dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right.hidden-lg
         %ul
-          - if can_update_issue
-            %li= link_to 'Edit', edit_project_issue_path(@project, @issue), class: 'js-issuable-edit'
           - unless current_user == @issue.author
             %li= link_to 'Report abuse', new_abuse_report_path(user_id: @issue.author.id, ref_url: issue_url(@issue))
           - if can_update_issue
@@ -52,9 +50,6 @@
             %li.divider
           %li= link_to 'New issue', new_project_issue_path(@project), title: 'New issue', id: 'new_issue_link'
 
-    - if can_update_issue
-      = link_to 'Edit', edit_project_issue_path(@project, @issue), class: 'hidden-xs hidden-sm btn btn-grouped js-issuable-edit'
-
     = render 'shared/issuable/close_reopen_button', issuable: @issue, can_update: can_update_issue
 
     - if can_report_spam
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/show-inline-edit-btn.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/show-inline-edit-btn.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8cfe9b7d75aabd06d84b4eb078cf675565d8cf6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/show-inline-edit-btn.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Move edit button to second row on issue page (and change it to a pencil icon)
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: changed
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/issue_detail_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/issue_detail_spec.rb
index 4224a8fe5d44e4b4a10771865c6156f633079597..babb0285590714d857ec143cc68344921aa3703f 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/issue_detail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/issue_detail_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ feature 'Issue Detail', :js do
       visit project_issue_path(project, issue)
       wait_for_requests
 
-      click_link 'Edit'
+      page.find('.js-issuable-edit').click
       fill_in 'issuable-title', with: 'issue title'
       click_button 'Save'
       wait_for_requests
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
index 0257cd157c91fead6c6be0c943d66545a2d2ef04..4319fc2746c5f0b12a7a97f5b22cbf41a430185f 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ feature 'issuable templates', :js do
         message: 'added issue template',
         branch_name: 'master')
       visit project_issue_path project, issue
-      page.within('.js-issuable-actions') do
-        click_on 'Edit'
-      end
+      page.find('.js-issuable-edit').click
       fill_in :'issuable-title', with: 'test issue title'
     end
 
@@ -77,9 +75,7 @@ feature 'issuable templates', :js do
         message: 'added issue template',
         branch_name: 'master')
       visit project_issue_path project, issue
-      page.within('.js-issuable-actions') do
-        click_on 'Edit'
-      end
+      page.find('.js-issuable-edit').click
       fill_in :'issuable-title', with: 'test issue title'
       fill_in :'issue-description', with: prior_description
     end