diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/uplift-cell.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/uplift-cell.tsx
index 6f4c4558..9e357667 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/uplift-cell.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/uplift-cell.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import {
 type UpliftCellProps = {
   summary: UpliftSummary;
   onOpen?: () => void;
+  /** Closed work orders show a dash (not "Manage") that still opens the read-only history. */
+  readOnly?: boolean;
 };
 
-export function UpliftCell({ summary, onOpen }: UpliftCellProps) {
+export function UpliftCell({ summary, onOpen, readOnly = false }: UpliftCellProps) {
   const label = getUpliftCellLabel(summary);
 
   if (!onOpen) {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ export function UpliftCell({ summary, onOpen }: UpliftCellProps) {
         e.stopPropagation();
         onOpen();
       }}
-      title={label ? "View uplifts" : "Manage uplifts"}
+      title={label || readOnly ? "View uplifts" : "Manage uplifts"}
       className="flex w-full items-center justify-start transition-opacity hover:opacity-80"
     >
       {label && pillStyle ? (
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ export function UpliftCell({ summary, onOpen }: UpliftCellProps) {
         >
           {label}
         </span>
+      ) : readOnly ? (
+        <span className="text-[11px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">—</span>
       ) : (
         <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold text-[var(--color-primary)]">Manage</span>
       )}
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
index 21731f67..a9b51892 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { StatusCell } from "./cells/status-cell";
 import { UpliftCell } from "./cells/uplift-cell";
 import { VendorCell } from "./cells/vendor-cell";
 import { EMPTY_UPLIFT_SUMMARY } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-uplift";
-import { canOpenUpliftsDialog } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils";
+import { isWorkOrderUpliftsReadOnly } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils";
 import { applyVendorTableSave } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/work-order-feedback-toasts";
 import { effectiveCompany } from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/effective-completion-snapshot";
 import type { WoTableRowHandlers } from "./wo-table-row";
@@ -132,12 +132,8 @@ export function WoTableRowServiceCells({
       <td style={{ padding: "0 14px" }} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
         <UpliftCell
           summary={row.upliftSummary ?? EMPTY_UPLIFT_SUMMARY}
-          onOpen={
-            canOpenUpliftsDialog(row.upliftSummary ?? EMPTY_UPLIFT_SUMMARY, row.status) &&
-            handlers.onOpenUplifts
-              ? () => handlers.onOpenUplifts!(row)
-              : undefined
-          }
+          onOpen={handlers.onOpenUplifts ? () => handlers.onOpenUplifts!(row) : undefined}
+          readOnly={isWorkOrderUpliftsReadOnly(row.status)}
         />
       </td>
     </>
diff --git a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
index 26dd14c2..0ed00e48 100644
--- a/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
+++ b/src/domain/work-orders/utils/uplift-display-utils.ts
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ export function isWorkOrderUpliftsReadOnly(status: WorkOrderTableRow["status"]):
   return status === "Completed" || status === "Canceled";
 }
 
-export function canOpenUpliftsDialog(
-  summary: UpliftSummary,
-  status: WorkOrderTableRow["status"],
-): boolean {
-  if (summary.hasUplift || summary.pendingCount > 0) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return !isWorkOrderUpliftsReadOnly(status);
-}
-
 export function canRevokeWorkOrderUplift(
   uplift: Pick<WorkOrderUplift, "status" | "requestedById">,
   currentUserId: string | number | null | undefined,
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-row-service-cells-uplift-open.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-row-service-cells-uplift-open.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87f2bda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/workorders/wo-table-row-service-cells-uplift-open.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { fireEvent, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { WoTableRowServiceCells } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row-service-cells";
+import type { WoTableRowHandlers } from "@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/wo-table-row";
+import type { WorkOrderTableRow } from "@/domain/work-orders/types/work-order-table-row";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/pm-type-cell", () => ({
+  PMTypeCell: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/appt-time-cell", () => ({
+  ApptTimeCell: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/status-cell", () => ({
+  StatusCell: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/comp-doc-cell", () => ({
+  CompDocCell: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/date-cell", () => ({
+  DateCell: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(protected)/workorders/_components/list/table/cells/vendor-cell", () => ({
+  VendorCell: () => null,
+}));
+
+function renderCells(row: WorkOrderTableRow, onOpenUplifts = vi.fn()) {
+  const handlers = { onOpenUplifts } as unknown as WoTableRowHandlers;
+  renderWithProviders(
+    <table>
+      <tbody>
+        <tr>
+          <WoTableRowServiceCells
+            row={row}
+            vendors={[]}
+            pmTypes={[]}
+            handlers={handlers}
+            onPatchRow={vi.fn()}
+          />
+        </tr>
+      </tbody>
+    </table>,
+    { withAuth: false },
+  );
+  return onOpenUplifts;
+}
+
+describe("WoTableRowServiceCells uplift column", () => {
+  // A closed work order whose uplifts were all cancelled or revoked has no live uplift,
+  // but its read-only uplift history must stay one click away.
+  it.each(["Completed", "Canceled"] as const)(
+    "opens the read-only uplift history from a dash on a %s work order with no live uplift",
+    (status) => {
+      const row = {
+        id: 7,
+        status,
+        upliftSummary: { hasUplift: false, pendingCount: 0 },
+      } as WorkOrderTableRow;
+
+      const onOpenUplifts = renderCells(row);
+
+      const trigger = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "—" });
+      expect(screen.queryByText("Manage")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(trigger);
+      expect(onOpenUplifts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(row);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("offers Manage on an open work order with no live uplift", () => {
+    const row = {
+      id: 8,
+      status: "Scheduled",
+      upliftSummary: { hasUplift: false, pendingCount: 0 },
+    } as WorkOrderTableRow;
+
+    const onOpenUplifts = renderCells(row);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Manage" }));
+    expect(onOpenUplifts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(row);
+  });
+});