diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletters/send.jsx b/assets/js/src/newsletters/send.jsx
index 6913a901bf..418eacecde 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletters/send.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletters/send.jsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const NewsletterSend = createReactClass({ // eslint-disable-line react/prefer-es
       fields: [],
       item: {},
       loading: true,
+      thumbnailPromise: null,
     };
   },
 
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ const NewsletterSend = createReactClass({ // eslint-disable-line react/prefer-es
     }
   },
 
+  getThumbnailPromise: function getThumbnailPromise(url) {
+    return this.state.thumbnailPromise ? this.state.thumbnailPromise : fromUrl(url);
+  },
+
   isValid: function isValid() {
     return jQuery('#mailpoet_newsletter').parsley().isValid();
   },
@@ -78,10 +83,12 @@ const NewsletterSend = createReactClass({ // eslint-disable-line react/prefer-es
         id,
       },
     }).done((response) => {
+      const thumbnailPromise = response.data.status === 'draft' ? this.getThumbnailPromise(response.meta.preview_url) : null;
       this.setState({
         loading: false,
         item: response.data,
         fields: this.getFieldsByNewsletter(response.data),
+        thumbnailPromise,
       });
     }).fail(() => {
       this.setState({
@@ -94,7 +101,8 @@ const NewsletterSend = createReactClass({ // eslint-disable-line react/prefer-es
   },
 
   saveTemplate: function saveTemplate(response, done) {
-    fromUrl(response.meta.preview_url)
+    const thumbnailPromise = this.getThumbnailPromise(response.meta.preview_url);
+    thumbnailPromise
       .then((thumbnail) => {
         MailPoet.Ajax.post({
           api_version: window.mailpoet_api_version,
diff --git a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
index 37272ffcfa..01654261ae 100644
--- a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
+++ b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Newsletters.php
@@ -66,10 +66,16 @@ class Newsletters extends APIEndpoint {
       $newsletter = $newsletter
         ->withSegments()
         ->withOptions()
-        ->withSendingQueue()
-        ->asArray();
-      $newsletter = $this->wp->applyFilters('mailpoet_api_newsletters_get_after', $newsletter);
-      return $this->successResponse($newsletter);
+        ->withSendingQueue();
+
+      $preview_url = NewsletterUrl::getViewInBrowserUrl(
+        NewsletterUrl::TYPE_LISTING_EDITOR,
+        $newsletter,
+        Subscriber::getCurrentWPUser()
+      );
+
+      $newsletter = $this->wp->applyFilters('mailpoet_api_newsletters_get_after', $newsletter->asArray());
+      return $this->successResponse($newsletter, ['preview_url' => $preview_url]);
     }
   }