diff --git a/includes/wc-template-functions.php b/includes/wc-template-functions.php
index 235c26bb92a..9b76a7bc6db 100644
--- a/includes/wc-template-functions.php
+++ b/includes/wc-template-functions.php
@@ -2367,17 +2367,17 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wc_get_email_order_items' ) ) {
 		$args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 		$template = $args['plain_text'] ? 'emails/plain/email-order-items.php' : 'emails/email-order-items.php';
 
-		wc_get_template( $template, array(
+		wc_get_template( $template, apply_filters( 'woocommerce_email_order_items_args', array(
 			'order'               => $order,
 			'items'               => $order->get_items(),
-			'show_download_links' => $order->is_download_permitted(),
+			'show_download_links' => $order->is_download_permitted() && ! $args['sent_to_admin'],
 			'show_sku'            => $args['show_sku'],
-			'show_purchase_note'  => $order->is_paid(),
+			'show_purchase_note'  => $order->is_paid() && ! $args['sent_to_admin'],
 			'show_image'          => $args['show_image'],
 			'image_size'          => $args['image_size'],
 			'plain_text'          => $args['plain_text'],
 			'sent_to_admin'       => $args['sent_to_admin'],
-		) );
+		) ) );
 
 		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_email_order_items_table', ob_get_clean(), $order );
 	}