diff --git a/modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php b/modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php
index e0045b072..e8346a768 100644
--- a/modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php
+++ b/modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ class FileUpload extends FormWidgetBase
      */
     protected function prepareVars()
     {
-        $this->previewMode = true;
-
         if ($this->previewMode) {
             $this->useCaption = false;
         }
diff --git a/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_container.htm b/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_container.htm
index 024aa0aa4..98f8ff394 100644
--- a/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_container.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_container.htm
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
-<div class="recordfinder-widget" id="<?= $this->getId('container') ?>">
-    <?= $this->makePartial('recordfinder') ?>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php if ($this->previewMode && !$value): ?>
+
+    <span class="form-control"><?= e(trans('backend::lang.form.preview_no_record_message')) ?></span>
+
+<?php else: ?>
+
+    <div class="recordfinder-widget" id="<?= $this->getId('container') ?>">
+        <?= $this->makePartial('recordfinder') ?>
+    </div>
+
+<?php endif ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_recordfinder.htm b/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_recordfinder.htm
index f6675632d..9aed1f357 100644
--- a/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_recordfinder.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/formwidgets/recordfinder/partials/_recordfinder.htm
@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@
             <span class="text-muted"><?= $prompt ?></span>
         <?php endif ?>
     </span>
-    <button
-        class="btn btn-default"
-        data-control="popup"
-        data-size="huge"
-        data-handler="<?= $this->getEventHandler('onFindRecord') ?>"
-        data-request-data="recordfinder_flag: 1"
-        type="button">
-        <i class="icon-th-list"></i>
-    </button>
+
+    <?php if (!$this->previewMode): ?>
+        <button
+            class="btn btn-default"
+            data-control="popup"
+            data-size="huge"
+            data-handler="<?= $this->getEventHandler('onFindRecord') ?>"
+            data-request-data="recordfinder_flag: 1"
+            type="button">
+            <i class="icon-th-list"></i>
+        </button>
+    <?php endif ?>
 
     <input
         type="hidden"
diff --git a/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php b/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
index 5d8cd3a3e..22572dcac 100644
--- a/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/modules/backend/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ return [
         'confirm_tab_close' => 'Do you really want to close the tab? Unsaved changes will be lost.',
         'behavior_not_ready' => 'Form behavior has not been initialized, check that you have called initForm() in your controller.',
         'preview_no_files_message' => 'There are no files uploaded.',
+        'preview_no_record_message' => 'There is no record selected.',
         'select' => 'Select',
         'select_all' => 'all',
         'select_none' => 'none',