diff --git a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan.jsx b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan.jsx
index c96add512..34d0c65e3 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan/CreateSimplePlan.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import * as milestoneHelper from '../components/helpers/milestone'
 
 import styles from './CreateSimplePlan.scss'
 import MilestonesApprovalNotification from '../components/MilestonesApprovalNotification'
+import { PHASE_STATUS_IN_REVIEW } from '../../../../../config/constants'
 
 const createTabs = ({ onClick } ) => ([
   {
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ class CreateSimplePlan extends React.Component {
     } = this.props
     const onClickMilestonesTab = () => {}
 
+    const isInReview =
+      isCustomer ?  (milestones.filter( x => x.status === PHASE_STATUS_IN_REVIEW).length > 0 && isProjectLive)
+        : isProjectLive
+
     if (milestones.length === 0) {
       return isCustomer ? null : (
         <div styleName="add-new-milestone">
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ class CreateSimplePlan extends React.Component {
             projectMembers={project.members}
             project={project}
             isUpdatable={isProjectLive && !isCustomer}
+            isInReview={isInReview}
             isCustomer={isCustomer}
           />
         </div>
diff --git a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/ManageMilestones/ManageMilestones.jsx b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/ManageMilestones/ManageMilestones.jsx
index 0fd2b913b..97c52277f 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/ManageMilestones/ManageMilestones.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/ManageMilestones/ManageMilestones.jsx
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ class ManageMilestones extends React.Component {
       onChangeMilestones,
       isUpdatable,
       isCustomer,
+      isInReview,
       project,
     } = this.props
 
@@ -338,13 +339,13 @@ class ManageMilestones extends React.Component {
                 <col style={{ width: '11%' }} />{/* END DATE */}
                 <col style={{ width: '10%' }} />{/* STATUS */}
                 <col style={{ width: '13%' }} />{/* COPILOTS */}
-                {(isUpdatable || isCustomer) && (<col style={{ width: '64px' }} />)}{/* ACTION */}
+                {(isUpdatable || isInReview) && (<col style={{ width: '64px' }} />)}{/* ACTION */}
               </colgroup>
               <thead>
                 <MilestoneHeaderRow
                   milestones={milestones}
                   onChangeMilestones={onChangeMilestones}
-                  isUpdatable={isUpdatable || isCustomer}
+                  isUpdatable={isUpdatable || isInReview}
                   hideCheckbox={hideCheckbox}
                 />
               </thead>
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ class ManageMilestones extends React.Component {
                       phaseMembers={milestone.members}
                       isApproving={milestonesInApproval.indexOf(milestone.id) !== -1}
                       hideCheckbox={hideCheckbox}
+                      isInReview={isInReview}
                     />,
                     ...this.renderChallengeTable(milestone)
                   ]
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ ManageMilestones.propTypes = {
   projectMembers: PT.arrayOf(PT.shape()),
   isUpdatable: PT.bool,
   isCustomer: PT.bool,
+  isInReview: PT.bool,
   project: PT.shape()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/components/MilestoneRow/MilestoneRow.jsx b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/components/MilestoneRow/MilestoneRow.jsx
index f14a3c4c5..93024fb94 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/components/MilestoneRow/MilestoneRow.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/components/SimplePlan/components/MilestoneRow/MilestoneRow.jsx
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function MilestoneRow({
   disableDeleteAction,
   isCustomer,
   isApproving,
-  hideCheckbox
+  hideCheckbox,
+  isInReview
 }) {
   const isNeedApproval = milestone.status === PHASE_STATUS_IN_REVIEW
   const showApproval = isCustomer && isNeedApproval
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ function MilestoneRow({
         </td>
       )}
       {
-        isCustomer && (
+        (isCustomer && isInReview) && (
           <td styleName="action">
             <div styleName="inline-menu approve">
               {
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ MilestoneRow.propTypes = {
   isCustomer: PT.bool,
   members: PT.object,
   hideCheckbox: PT.bool,
+  isInReview: PT.bool,
 }
 
 export default MilestoneRow