diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
index c7fa9fa2b2..bc2f98a63b 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
@@ -94,7 +92,8 @@ emacs-news-view-mode
   (setq buffer-read-only t)
   (emacs-news--buttonize)
   (button-mode)
-  (emacs-news--mode-common))
+  (emacs-news--mode-common)
+  (view-mode))

 (defun emacs-news--fill-paragraph (&optional justify)
   (cond