diff --git a/app/main/views/notifications.py b/app/main/views/notifications.py
index 5cff773e7..710d8f97d 100644
--- a/app/main/views/notifications.py
+++ b/app/main/views/notifications.py
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ def view_notification(service_id, notification_id):
         page_count = get_page_count_for_letter(notification['template'], values=personalisation)
 
     if notification.get('postage'):
-        notification['template']['postage'] = notification['postage']
+        if notification["status"] == "validation-failed":
+            notification['template']['postage'] = None
+        else:
+            notification['template']['postage'] = notification['postage']
     template = get_template(
         notification['template'],
         current_service,
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
index 590e61c89..8062a17da 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_notifications.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ def test_notification_page_shows_validation_failed_precompiled_letter(
     assert not page.select('p.notification-status')
 
     assert page.select_one('main img')['src'].endswith('.png?page=1')
+    assert not page.select('.letter-postage')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('notification_status, expected_message', (