diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.html
index 33b92c532c9..6ea82f88bda 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         </mat-panel-description>
       </mat-expansion-panel-header>
       <div class="draft-entry-body">
-        @if (this.featureFlags.usfmFormat.enabled && !formattingOptionsSelected && isLatestBuild && draftIsAvailable) {
+        @if (formattingOptionsSupported && !formattingOptionsSelected && isLatestBuild && draftIsAvailable) {
           <p class="require-formatting-options">
             {{ t("select_formatting_options") }}
           </p>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             </p>
             <div class="draft-options">
               <app-draft-download-button [build]="entry" [flat]="true" />
-              @if (featureFlags.usfmFormat.enabled && isLatestBuild) {
+              @if (formattingOptionsSupported && isLatestBuild) {
                 <button mat-button class="format-usfm" [routerLink]="['format']">
                   <mat-icon>build</mat-icon> {{ t("formatting_options") }}
                 </button>
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.spec.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.spec.ts
index 5f9e5b4e3f3..dd035d16c99 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { SFProjectService } from '../../../../core/sf-project.service';
 import { BuildDto } from '../../../../machine-api/build-dto';
 import { BuildStates } from '../../../../machine-api/build-states';
 import { DraftGenerationService } from '../../draft-generation.service';
+import { FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE } from '../../draft-utils';
 import { TrainingDataService } from '../../training-data/training-data.service';
 import { DraftHistoryEntryComponent } from './draft-history-entry.component';
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ const mockedTrainingDataService = mock(TrainingDataService);
 const mockedActivatedProjectService = mock(ActivatedProjectService);
 const mockedFeatureFlagsService = mock(FeatureFlagService);
 
+const oneDay = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+const dateBeforeFormattingSupported = new Date(FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE.getTime() - oneDay).toISOString();
+const dateAfterFormattingSupported = new Date(FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE.getTime() + oneDay).toISOString();
+
 describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
   let component: DraftHistoryEntryComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DraftHistoryEntryComponent>;
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
     it('should handle builds with additional info', fakeAsync(() => {
       when(mockedI18nService.enumerateList(anything())).thenReturn('src');
       const user = 'user-display-name';
-      const date = 'formatted-date';
+      const date = dateAfterFormattingSupported;
       const trainingBooks = ['EXO'];
       const translateBooks = ['GEN'];
       const trainingDataFiles: Map<string, string> = new Map([['file01', 'training-data.txt']]);
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
     it('should state that the model did not have training configuration', fakeAsync(() => {
       when(mockedI18nService.enumerateList(anything())).thenReturn('src');
       const user = 'user-display-name';
-      const date = 'formatted-date';
+      const date = dateAfterFormattingSupported;
       const trainingBooks = [];
       const translateBooks = ['GEN'];
       const trainingDataFiles = [];
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
 
     it('should show the USFM format option when the project is the latest draft', fakeAsync(() => {
       const user = 'user-display-name';
-      const date = 'formatted-date';
+      const date = dateAfterFormattingSupported;
       const trainingBooks = ['EXO'];
       const translateBooks = ['GEN'];
       const trainingDataFiles = ['file01'];
@@ -244,8 +249,9 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
       when(mockedActivatedProjectService.changes$).thenReturn(of(targetProjectDoc));
       const entry = {
         additionalInfo: {
-          dateGenerated: new Date().toISOString(),
-          dateRequested: new Date().toISOString(),
+          dateGenerated: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
+          dateRequested: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
+          dateFinished: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
           requestedByUserId: 'sf-user-id',
           translationScriptureRanges: [{ projectId: 'project01', scriptureRange: 'GEN' }]
         }
@@ -337,14 +343,16 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
       const projectDoc = getProjectProfileDoc();
       when(mockedActivatedProjectService.projectDoc).thenReturn(projectDoc);
       when(mockedActivatedProjectService.changes$).thenReturn(of(projectDoc));
+      when(mockedI18nService.formatDate(anything())).thenReturn('formatted-date');
     });
 
     it('should show set draft format UI', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const date = dateAfterFormattingSupported;
       component.entry = {
         id: 'build01',
         state: BuildStates.Completed,
         message: 'Completed',
-        additionalInfo: { dateGenerated: '2025-09-01' }
+        additionalInfo: { dateGenerated: date, dateFinished: date }
       } as BuildDto;
       component.isLatestBuild = true;
       component.draftIsAvailable = true;
@@ -360,7 +368,8 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
         state: BuildStates.Completed,
         message: 'Completed',
         additionalInfo: {
-          dateGenerated: '2025-09-01',
+          dateGenerated: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
+          dateFinished: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
           translationScriptureRanges: [{ projectId: 'source01', scriptureRange: 'EXO' }]
         }
       } as BuildDto;
@@ -377,7 +386,8 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
         state: BuildStates.Completed,
         message: 'Completed',
         additionalInfo: {
-          dateGenerated: '2025-09-01',
+          dateGenerated: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
+          dateFinished: dateAfterFormattingSupported,
           translationScriptureRanges: [{ projectId: 'source01', scriptureRange: 'EXO' }]
         }
       } as BuildDto;
@@ -389,13 +399,38 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     it('should hide draft format UI if the draft is not completed', fakeAsync(() => {
-      component.entry = { id: 'build01', state: BuildStates.Canceled, message: 'Cancelled' } as BuildDto;
+      component.entry = {
+        id: 'build01',
+        state: BuildStates.Canceled,
+        message: 'Cancelled',
+        additionalInfo: { dateGenerated: dateAfterFormattingSupported, dateFinished: dateAfterFormattingSupported }
+      } as BuildDto;
       component.isLatestBuild = true;
       component.draftIsAvailable = false;
       tick();
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.require-formatting-options')).toBeNull();
     }));
+
+    it('should not show the USFM format option for drafts created before the supported date', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const user = 'user-display-name';
+      const date = dateBeforeFormattingSupported;
+      const trainingBooks = ['EXO'];
+      const translateBooks = ['GEN'];
+      const trainingDataFiles = ['file01'];
+      const entry = getStandardBuildDto({ user, date, trainingBooks, translateBooks, trainingDataFiles });
+
+      // SUT
+      component.entry = entry;
+      component.isLatestBuild = true;
+      tick();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(component.scriptureRange).toEqual('GEN');
+      expect(component.draftIsAvailable).toBe(true);
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.format-usfm')).toBeNull();
+      expect(component.formattingOptionsSupported).toBe(false);
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('formatDate', () => {
@@ -457,8 +492,9 @@ describe('DraftHistoryEntryComponent', () => {
         id: 'project01'
       },
       additionalInfo: {
-        dateGenerated: new Date().toISOString(),
-        dateRequested: new Date().toISOString(),
+        dateGenerated: new Date(date).toISOString(),
+        dateFinished: new Date(date).toISOString(),
+        dateRequested: new Date(date).toISOString(),
         requestedByUserId: 'sf-user-id',
         trainingScriptureRanges:
           trainingBooks.length > 0 ? [{ projectId: 'project02', scriptureRange: trainingBooks.join(';') }] : [],
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.ts
index 1d2afe47d62..33d83ce8f8b 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-history-list/draft-history-entry/draft-history-entry.component.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { BuildStates } from '../../../../machine-api/build-states';
 import { RIGHT_TO_LEFT_MARK } from '../../../../shared/utils';
 import { DraftDownloadButtonComponent } from '../../draft-download-button/draft-download-button.component';
 import { DraftPreviewBooksComponent } from '../../draft-preview-books/draft-preview-books.component';
+import { FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE } from '../../draft-utils';
 import { TrainingDataService } from '../../training-data/training-data.service';
 
 const STATUS_INFO: Record<BuildStates, { icons: string; text: string; color: string }> = {
@@ -271,6 +272,12 @@ export class DraftHistoryEntryComponent {
     return this.activatedProjectService.projectDoc?.data?.translateConfig.draftConfig.usfmConfig != null;
   }
 
+  get formattingOptionsSupported(): boolean {
+    return this.featureFlags.usfmFormat.enabled && this.entry?.additionalInfo?.dateFinished != null
+      ? new Date(this.entry.additionalInfo.dateFinished) > FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE
+      : false;
+  }
+
   @Input() isLatestBuild: boolean = false;
   trainingConfigurationOpen = false;
 
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-utils.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-utils.ts
index fe87365ee43..7881d5df669 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-utils.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { TranslateSource } from 'realtime-server/lib/esm/scriptureforge/models/t
 import language_code_mapping from '../../../../../language_code_mapping.json';
 import { SelectableProjectWithLanguageCode } from '../../core/paratext.service';
 
+// Corresponds to Serval 1.11.0 release
+export const FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE: Date = new Date('2025-09-25T00:00:00Z');
+
 /** Represents draft sources as a set of two {@link TranslateSource} arrays, and one {@link SFProjectProfile} array. */
 export interface DraftSourcesAsTranslateSourceArrays {
   trainingSources: TranslateSource[];
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.html
index a4f45494219..9a904618ce5 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.html
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
                 <transloco class="hide-lt-md" key="editor_draft_tab.format_draft"></transloco>
                 <transloco class="hide-gt-md" key="editor_draft_tab.formatting"></transloco>
               </button>
-            } @else {
+            } @else if (formattingOptionsSupported) {
               <span
-                [matTooltip]="t(doesLatestHaveDraft ? 'format_draft_can' : 'format_draft_cannot')"
-                [style.cursor]="doesLatestHaveDraft ? 'pointer' : 'not-allowed'"
+                [matTooltip]="t(doesLatestBuildHaveDraft ? 'format_draft_can' : 'format_draft_cannot')"
+                [style.cursor]="doesLatestBuildHaveDraft ? 'pointer' : 'not-allowed'"
               >
-                <button mat-button (click)="navigateToFormatting()" [disabled]="!doesLatestHaveDraft">
+                <button mat-button (click)="navigateToFormatting()" [disabled]="!doesLatestBuildHaveDraft">
                   <mat-icon>build</mat-icon>
                   <transloco class="hide-lt-md" key="editor_draft_tab.format_draft"></transloco>
                   <transloco class="hide-gt-md" key="editor_draft_tab.formatting"></transloco>
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.spec.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.spec.ts
index 9751fa5c508..c1d65bd662a 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.spec.ts
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ describe('EditorDraftComponent', () => {
       flush();
     }));
 
-    it('should guide user to select formatting options when formatting not selected', fakeAsync(() => {
+    it('should hide formatting options for drafts created before supported date', fakeAsync(() => {
       const testProjectDoc: SFProjectProfileDoc = {
         data: createTestProjectProfile({
           texts: [
@@ -450,6 +450,35 @@ describe('EditorDraftComponent', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(EDITOR_READY_TIMEOUT);
 
+      expect(component.mustChooseFormattingOptions).toBe(false);
+      flush();
+    }));
+
+    it('should guide user to select formatting options when formatting not selected', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const testProjectDoc: SFProjectProfileDoc = {
+        data: createTestProjectProfile({
+          texts: [
+            {
+              bookNum: 1,
+              chapters: [{ number: 1, permissions: { user01: SFProjectRole.ParatextAdministrator }, hasDraft: true }]
+            }
+          ]
+        })
+      } as SFProjectProfileDoc;
+      when(mockDraftGenerationService.draftExists(anything(), anything(), anything())).thenReturn(of(true));
+      const historyAfterFormattingOptions: Revision[] = [{ timestamp: '2025-10-01T12:00:00.000Z' }];
+      when(mockDraftGenerationService.getGeneratedDraftHistory(anything(), anything(), anything())).thenReturn(
+        of(historyAfterFormattingOptions)
+      );
+      when(mockActivatedProjectService.changes$).thenReturn(of(testProjectDoc));
+      when(mockDialogService.confirm(anything(), anything())).thenResolve(true);
+      spyOn<any>(component, 'getTargetOps').and.returnValue(of(targetDelta.ops));
+      when(mockDraftHandlingService.getDraft(anything(), anything())).thenReturn(of(draftDelta.ops!));
+      when(mockDraftHandlingService.draftDataToOps(anything(), anything())).thenReturn(draftDelta.ops!);
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick(EDITOR_READY_TIMEOUT);
+
       expect(component.mustChooseFormattingOptions).toBe(true);
       flush();
     }));
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.ts
index a7bf46107ea..89498f83c01 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/editor/editor-draft/editor-draft.component.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { BuildStates } from '../../../machine-api/build-states';
 import { TextComponent } from '../../../shared/text/text.component';
 import { DraftGenerationService } from '../../draft-generation/draft-generation.service';
 import { DraftHandlingService } from '../../draft-generation/draft-handling.service';
+import { FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE } from '../../draft-generation/draft-utils';
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-editor-draft',
   templateUrl: './editor-draft.component.html',
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ export class EditorDraftComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
 
   inputChanged$ = new Subject<void>();
   draftCheckState: 'draft-unknown' | 'draft-present' | 'draft-legacy' | 'draft-empty' = 'draft-unknown';
-  draftRevisions: Revision[] = [];
   selectedRevision: Revision | undefined;
   generateDraftUrl?: string;
   targetProject?: SFProjectProfile;
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ export class EditorDraftComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
   isDraftApplied = false;
   userAppliedDraft = false;
   hasFormattingSelected = true;
+  formattingOptionsSupported = true;
 
   private selectedRevisionSubject = new BehaviorSubject<Revision | undefined>(undefined);
   private selectedRevision$ = this.selectedRevisionSubject.asObservable();
 
+  private _draftRevisions: Revision[] = [];
+
   // 'asyncScheduler' prevents ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError
   private loading$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
   isLoading$: Observable<boolean> = this.loading$.pipe(observeOn(asyncScheduler));
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ export class EditorDraftComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
     return this.draftHandlingService.canApplyDraft(this.targetProject, this.bookNum, this.chapter, this.draftDelta.ops);
   }
 
-  get doesLatestHaveDraft(): boolean {
+  get doesLatestBuildHaveDraft(): boolean {
     return (
       this.targetProject?.texts.find(t => t.bookNum === this.bookNum)?.chapters.find(c => c.number === this.chapter)
         ?.hasDraft ?? false
@@ -120,7 +123,21 @@ export class EditorDraftComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
   }
 
   get mustChooseFormattingOptions(): boolean {
-    return this.featureFlags.usfmFormat.enabled && !this.hasFormattingSelected && this.doesLatestHaveDraft;
+    return (
+      this.featureFlags.usfmFormat.enabled &&
+      !this.hasFormattingSelected &&
+      this.formattingOptionsSupported &&
+      this.doesLatestBuildHaveDraft
+    );
+  }
+
+  set draftRevisions(value: Revision[]) {
+    this._draftRevisions = value;
+    this.formattingOptionsSupported = value.some(rev => new Date(rev.timestamp) > FORMATTING_OPTIONS_SUPPORTED_DATE);
+  }
+
+  get draftRevisions(): Revision[] {
+    return this._draftRevisions;
   }
 
   ngOnChanges(): void {