diff --git a/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php b/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
--- a/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
+++ b/src/applications/base/controller/PhabricatorController.php
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@
     $this->setCurrentApplication($application);
 
     $controller = new LegalpadDocumentSignController();
+    $controller->setIsSessionGate(true);
     return $this->delegateToController($controller);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentSignController.php b/src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentSignController.php
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentSignController.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/controller/LegalpadDocumentSignController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 final class LegalpadDocumentSignController extends LegalpadController {
 
+  private $isSessionGate;
+
   public function shouldAllowPublic() {
     return true;
   }
@@ -10,6 +12,15 @@
     return true;
   }
 
+  public function setIsSessionGate($is_session_gate) {
+    $this->isSessionGate = $is_session_gate;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getIsSessionGate() {
+    return $this->isSessionGate;
+  }
+
   public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $viewer = $request->getUser();
 
@@ -251,8 +262,14 @@
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader($title)
       ->setUser($viewer)
-      ->setEpoch($content_updated)
-      ->addActionLink(
+      ->setEpoch($content_updated);
+
+    // If we're showing the user this document because it's required to use
+    // Phabricator and they haven't signed it, don't show the "Manage" button,
+    // since it won't work.
+    $is_gate = $this->getIsSessionGate();
+    if (!$is_gate) {
+      $header->addActionLink(
         id(new PHUIButtonView())
           ->setTag('a')
           ->setIcon('fa-pencil')
@@ -260,6 +277,7 @@
           ->setHref($manage_uri)
           ->setDisabled(!$can_edit)
           ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit));
+    }
 
     $preamble_box = null;
     if (strlen($document->getPreamble())) {