diff --git a/editor/components/post-permalink/index.js b/editor/components/post-permalink/index.js
index 830de1932ac3f..c89f8ac97019e 100644
--- a/editor/components/post-permalink/index.js
+++ b/editor/components/post-permalink/index.js
@@ -9,60 +9,197 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Component } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { Dashicon, ClipboardButton, Button } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { addQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 
 /**
  * Internal Dependencies
  */
 import './style.scss';
-import { isEditedPostNew, getEditedPostAttribute } from '../../store/selectors';
+import {
+	isEditedPostNew,
+	isCurrentPostPublished,
+	getEditedPostAttribute,
+} from '../../store/selectors';
+import { editPost } from '../../store/actions';
+
+/**
+ * Constants
+ */
+const REGEXP_NEWLINES = /[\r\n]+/g;
 
 class PostPermalink extends Component {
 	constructor() {
 		super( ...arguments );
 		this.state = {
-			showCopyConfirmation: false,
+			editingSlug: false,
+			permalink: '',
 		};
+		this.getSlug = this.getSlug.bind( this );
+		this.onChangePermalink = this.onChangePermalink.bind( this );
+		this.onEditPermalink = this.onEditPermalink.bind( this );
+		this.onSavePermalink = this.onSavePermalink.bind( this );
 		this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind( this );
-		this.onFinishCopy = this.onFinishCopy.bind( this );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a permalink for a given post slug.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} slug The post slug to insert in into the permalink.
+	 *
+	 * @returns {string} The full permalink.
+	 */
+	getPermalink( slug ) {
+		let permalink = this.props.link;
+		const samplePermalink = this.props.samplePermalink;
+		if ( samplePermalink ) {
+			permalink = samplePermalink[ 0 ].replace( '%postname%', slug || samplePermalink[ 1 ] );
+		}
+
+		return permalink;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the slug for the current post.
+	 *
+	 * @returns {string} The slug.
+	 */
+	getSlug() {
+		const { actualSlug, isPublished, samplePermalink } = this.props;
+
+		if ( isPublished ) {
+			return actualSlug;
+		}
+
+		if ( samplePermalink ) {
+			return samplePermalink[ 1 ];
+		}
+
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	componentDidMount() {
+		this.setState( {
+			permalink: this.getPermalink(),
+			slug: this.getSlug(),
+		} );
 	}
 
 	componentWillUnmount() {
 		clearTimeout( this.dismissCopyConfirmation );
 	}
 
-	onCopy() {
+	componentWillReceiveProps() {
+		const slug = this.getSlug();
 		this.setState( {
-			showCopyConfirmation: true,
+			permalink: this.getPermalink( slug ),
+			slug: slug,
+		} );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Event handler for the slug input field being changed.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Object} event Change event
+	 */
+	onChangePermalink( event ) {
+		this.setState( { slug: event.target.value } );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Event handler for the Edit button being clicked.
+	 */
+	onEditPermalink() {
+		this.setState( { editingSlug: true } );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Event handler for the slug being saved.
+	 */
+	onSavePermalink() {
+		this.setState( {
+			editingSlug: false,
+			permalink: this.getPermalink( this.state.slug ),
 		} );
+		const newSlug = this.state.slug.replace( REGEXP_NEWLINES, ' ' );
+		this.props.onUpdate( newSlug );
 	}
 
-	onFinishCopy() {
+	/**
+	 * Event handler for the copy button to show feedback.
+	 */
+	onCopy() {
 		this.setState( {
-			showCopyConfirmation: false,
+			showCopyConfirmation: true,
 		} );
+
+		clearTimeout( this.dismissCopyConfirmation );
+		this.dismissCopyConfirmation = setTimeout( () => {
+			this.setState( {
+				showCopyConfirmation: false,
+			} );
+		}, 4000 );
 	}
 
 	render() {
 		const { isNew, link } = this.props;
+		const { editingSlug, permalink, slug } = this.state;
 		if ( isNew || ! link ) {
 			return null;
 		}
+		const prefix = permalink.replace( /[^/]+\/?$/, '' );
 
 		return (
 			<div className="editor-post-permalink">
 				<Dashicon icon="admin-links" />
 				<span className="editor-post-permalink__label">{ __( 'Permalink:' ) }</span>
-				<Button className="editor-post-permalink__link" href={ link } target="_blank">
-					{ link }
-				</Button>
-				<ClipboardButton
-					className="button"
-					text={ link }
-					onCopy={ this.onCopy }
-					onFinishCopy={ this.onFinishCopy }
-				>
-					{ this.state.showCopyConfirmation ? __( 'Copied!' ) : __( 'Copy' ) }
-				</ClipboardButton>
+				{ ! editingSlug &&
+					<Button
+						className="editor-post-permalink__link"
+						href={ addQueryArgs( this.props.link, { preview: true } ) }
+						target="_blank"
+					>
+						{ permalink }
+					</Button>
+				}
+				{ editingSlug &&
+					<form className="editor-post-permalink__slug-form" onSubmit={ this.onSavePermalink }>
+						<span className="editor-post-permalink__prefix">
+							{ prefix }
+						</span>
+						<input
+							type="text"
+							className="editor-post-permalink__slug-input"
+							defaultValue={ slug }
+							onChange={ this.onChangePermalink }
+							required
+						/>
+						/
+						<Button
+							className="editor-post-permalink__save"
+							onClick={ this.onSavePermalink }
+							isLarge
+						>
+							{ __( 'Ok' ) }
+						</Button>
+					</form>
+				}
+				{ ! editingSlug &&
+					<ClipboardButton
+						className="button"
+						text={ link }
+						onCopy={ this.onCopy }
+					>
+						{ this.state.showCopyConfirmation ? __( 'Copied!' ) : __( 'Copy' ) }
+					</ClipboardButton>
+				}
+				{ ! editingSlug &&
+					<Button
+						className="editor-post-permalink__edit button"
+						onClick={ this.onEditPermalink }
+					>
+						{ __( 'Edit' ) }
+					</Button>
+				}
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
@@ -72,8 +209,16 @@ export default connect(
 	( state ) => {
 		return {
 			isNew: isEditedPostNew( state ),
+			isPublished: isCurrentPostPublished( state ),
 			link: getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'link' ),
+			samplePermalink: getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'sample_permalink' ),
+			actualSlug: getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'slug' ),
 		};
+	},
+	{
+		onUpdate( slug ) {
+			return editPost( { slug } );
+		},
 	}
 )( PostPermalink );
 
diff --git a/editor/components/post-permalink/style.scss b/editor/components/post-permalink/style.scss
index 28452fa554f6a..9ba088830ee79 100644
--- a/editor/components/post-permalink/style.scss
+++ b/editor/components/post-permalink/style.scss
@@ -34,3 +34,18 @@
 		@include long-content-fade( $size: 20% );
 	}
 }
+
+.editor-post-permalink__slug {
+	color: $dark-gray-300;
+	font-weight: bold;
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
+.editor-post-permalink__slug-form {
+	display: inline;
+	width: 100%;
+}
+
+.editor-post-permalink__save {
+	float: right;
+}
diff --git a/editor/components/post-title/index.js b/editor/components/post-title/index.js
index 8413c7210bc9c..7210e2da0604b 100644
--- a/editor/components/post-title/index.js
+++ b/editor/components/post-title/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { Component, compose } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { keycodes } from '@wordpress/utils';
 import { createBlock, getDefaultBlockName } from '@wordpress/blocks';
-import { withContext } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { Button, Dashicon, withContext } from '@wordpress/components';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 				className={ className }
 				tabIndex={ -1 /* Necessary for Firefox to include relatedTarget in blur event */ }
 			>
+				{ ! isSelected &&
+					<Button
+						className="editor-post-title__permalink-button"
+						onClick={ this.onSelect }
+					>
+						<Dashicon icon="admin-links" />
+					</Button>
+				}
 				{ isSelected && <PostPermalink /> }
 				<div>
 					<Textarea
diff --git a/editor/components/post-title/style.scss b/editor/components/post-title/style.scss
index a26fbc853fd23..c098acb519c77 100644
--- a/editor/components/post-title/style.scss
+++ b/editor/components/post-title/style.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 	position: relative;
 	padding: 5px 0;
 
+	.editor-post-title__permalink-button {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 35px;
+		left: 0px;
+	}
+
+	.editor-post-permalink {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: -34px;
+		left: 0;
+		right: 0;
+	}
+
 	div {
 		border: 1px solid transparent;
 		font-size: $editor-font-size;
diff --git a/lib/compat.php b/lib/compat.php
index 91091c06ebdb9..57606da57d67a 100644
--- a/lib/compat.php
+++ b/lib/compat.php
@@ -251,3 +251,41 @@ function gutenberg_register_rest_api_post_type_capabilities() {
 	);
 }
 add_action( 'rest_api_init', 'gutenberg_register_rest_api_post_type_capabilities' );
+
+/**
+ * Add a sample permalink to draft posts in the post REST API response.
+ *
+ * @param WP_REST_Response $response WP REST API response of a post.
+ * @param WP_Post          $post The post being returned.
+ * @param WP_REST_Request  $request WP REST API request.
+ * @return WP_REST_Response Response containing the sample_permalink, where appropriate.
+ */
+function gutenberg_add_sample_permalink_to_draft_posts( $response, $post, $request ) {
+	if ( empty( $response->data['status'] ) || 'draft' !== $response->data['status'] ) {
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+	if ( 'edit' !== $request['context'] ) {
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! function_exists( 'get_sample_permalink' ) ) {
+		require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/post.php';
+	}
+
+	$response->data['sample_permalink'] = get_sample_permalink( $post );
+
+	return $response;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whenever a post type is registered, ensure we're hooked into it's WP REST API response.
+ *
+ * @param string $post_type The newly registered post type.
+ * @return string That same post type.
+ */
+function gutenberg_register_sample_permalink_function( $post_type ) {
+	add_filter( "rest_prepare_{$post_type}", 'gutenberg_add_sample_permalink_to_draft_posts', 10, 3 );
+	return $post_type;
+}
+add_filter( 'registered_post_type', 'gutenberg_register_sample_permalink_function' );