diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index cde99d840e..dfcb3ec440 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1300,14 +1300,14 @@ function get_sample_permalink_html( $id, $new_title = null, $new_slug = null ) {
 	$preview_target = '';
 
 	if ( current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) ) {
-		if ( 'draft' === $post->post_status ) {
+		if ( 'draft' === $post->post_status || empty( $post->post_name ) ) {
 			$view_link = get_preview_post_link( $post );
 			$preview_target = " target='wp-preview-{$post->ID}'";
 		} else {
 			if ( 'publish' === $post->post_status || 'attachment' === $post->post_type ) {
 				$view_link = get_permalink( $post );
 			} else {
-				// Allow non-published (private, future) to be viewed at a pretty permalink.
+				// Allow non-published (private, future) to be viewed at a pretty permalink, in case $post->post_name is set
 				$view_link = str_replace( array( '%pagename%', '%postname%' ), $post->post_name, $permalink );
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
index ca0e6f3051..60efbb2e34 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/admin/includesPost.php
@@ -356,6 +356,23 @@ class Tests_Admin_Includes_Post extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertContains( '>new_slug-صورة<', $found, $message );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 30910
+	 * @ticket 18306
+	 */
+	public function test_get_sample_permalink_html_should_use_preview_links_for_draft_and_pending_posts_with_no_post_name() {
+		$this->set_permalink_structure( '/%postname%/' );
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin_id );
+
+		$future_date = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() + 100 );
+		$p = self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_status' => 'pending', 'post_name' => '', 'post_date' => $future_date ) );
+
+		$found = get_sample_permalink_html( $p );
+		$post = get_post( $p );
+		$this->assertContains( 'href="' . esc_url( get_preview_post_link( $post ) ), $found );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 5305
 	 */