diff --git a/app/views/catalog/_show_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/catalog/_show_sidebar.html.erb
index f722b1d29f..254725aee0 100644
--- a/app/views/catalog/_show_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/catalog/_show_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<%= render 'show_tools' %>
+<%= render 'show_tools', document: document %>
 <%= render(Blacklight::Document::MoreLikeThisComponent.new(document: document)) %>
diff --git a/app/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb b/app/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb
index ea4f08fdac..f5337ef83b 100644
--- a/app/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-<% if show_doc_actions? %>
+<% document = @document if local_assigns[:document].nil? %>
+<% if show_doc_actions? document %>
   <div class="card show-tools">
     <div class="card-header">
       <h2 class="mb-0 h6"><%= t('blacklight.tools.title') %></h2>
     </div>
     <% if render_show_doc_actions_method_from_blacklight? %>
-      <%= render(Blacklight::Document::ActionsComponent.new(document: @document, tag: 'ul', classes: 'list-group list-group-flush', wrapping_tag: 'li', wrapping_classes: 'list-group-item', actions: document_actions(@document), url_opts: Blacklight::Parameters.sanitize(params.to_unsafe_h))) %>
+      <%= render(Blacklight::Document::ActionsComponent.new(document: document, tag: 'ul', classes: 'list-group list-group-flush', wrapping_tag: 'li', wrapping_classes: 'list-group-item', actions: document_actions(document), url_opts: Blacklight::Parameters.sanitize(params.to_unsafe_h))) %>
     <% else %>
       <% Deprecation.warn(self, '#render_show_doc_actions is deprecated; use ActionComponents instead') %>
       <ul class="list-group list-group-flush">
-        <%= render_show_doc_actions @document do |config, inner| %>
+        <%= render_show_doc_actions document do |config, inner| %>
           <li class="list-group-item <%= config.key %>">
             <%= inner %>
           </li>
diff --git a/spec/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb_spec.rb
index 1f4f3251b0..10dc5bf37c 100644
--- a/spec/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/catalog/_show_tools.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -6,67 +6,81 @@
 
   before do
     assign :response, instance_double(Blacklight::Solr::Response, params: {})
-    assign :document, document
     allow(view).to receive(:blacklight_config).and_return blacklight_config
     allow(view).to receive(:has_user_authentication_provider?).and_return false
   end
 
+  context 'without passing in a document local explicitly' do
+    before do
+      assign :document, document
+    end
+
+    let(:document_actions) { blacklight_config.show.document_actions }
+
+    it 'defaults to the @document and renders the action' do
+      allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).with(document, any_args).and_return 'x'
+      document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools'
+      expect(rendered).to have_link "Some action", href: "x"
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "document actions" do
     let(:document_actions) { blacklight_config.show.document_actions }
 
     it "renders a document action" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).with(document, any_args).and_return 'x'
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action'
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).to have_link "Some action", href: "x"
     end
 
     it "uses the provided label" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, label: "Some label", partial: 'document_action'
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).to have_selector '.some_action', text: "Some label"
     end
 
     it "evaluates a document action's if configurations" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, if: false, partial: 'document_action'
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).not_to have_selector '.some_action', text: "Some action"
     end
 
     it "evaluates a document action's if configuration with a proc" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action', if: proc { |_config, doc| doc.id == "xyz" }
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).not_to have_selector '.some_action', text: "Some action"
     end
 
     it "evaluates a document action's unless configurations" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action', unless: true
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).not_to have_selector '.some_action', text: "Some action"
     end
 
     it "allows the tool to have a custom id" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action', id: "some_action"
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).to have_selector '#some_action', text: "Some action"
     end
 
     it "defaults to modal behavior" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action'
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).to have_selector '.some_action > a[data-blacklight-modal="trigger"]', text: "Some action"
     end
 
     it "allows configuration to opt out of modal behavior" do
       allow(view).to receive(:some_action_solr_document_path).and_return "x"
       document_actions[:some_action] = Blacklight::Configuration::ToolConfig.new key: :some_action, name: :some_action, partial: 'document_action', modal: false
-      render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+      render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
       expect(rendered).not_to have_selector '.some_action > a[data-blacklight-modal="trigger"]', text: "Some action"
     end
 
@@ -76,7 +90,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'does not display the tools' do
-        render partial: 'catalog/show_tools'
+        render 'catalog/show_tools', document: document
 
         expect(rendered).to be_blank
       end