diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
index de91e35bb33..697ef0a28e2 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ abstract public class GeckoApp
         if (tab == null)
             return;
 
-        tab.setState("about:home".equals(uri) ? Tab.STATE_SUCCESS : Tab.STATE_LOADING);
+        tab.setState(shouldShowProgress(uri) ? Tab.STATE_SUCCESS : Tab.STATE_LOADING);
         tab.updateIdentityData(null);
         tab.setReaderEnabled(false);
         if (Tabs.getInstance().isSelectedTab(tab))
@@ -2672,6 +2672,10 @@ abstract public class GeckoApp
         return false;
     }
 
+    public static boolean shouldShowProgress(String url) {
+        return "about:home".equals(url) || ReaderModeUtils.isAboutReader(url);
+    }
+
     public static void assertOnUiThread() {
         Thread uiThread = mAppContext.getMainLooper().getThread();
         assertOnThread(uiThread);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/ReaderModeUtils.java b/mobile/android/base/ReaderModeUtils.java
index b3e81ba1880..599a9fa268e 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/ReaderModeUtils.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/ReaderModeUtils.java
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
 package org.mozilla.gecko;
 
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 public class ReaderModeUtils {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "ReaderModeUtils";
 
+    public static boolean isAboutReader(String url) {
+        if (url == null)
+            return false;
+
+        return url.startsWith("about:reader");
+    }
+
     public static String getAboutReaderForUrl(String url, boolean inReadingList) {
         return getAboutReaderForUrl(url, -1, inReadingList);
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/Tab.java b/mobile/android/base/Tab.java
index 50ca101907c..51f3592b0dd 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/Tab.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/Tab.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public final class Tab {
         mZoomConstraints = new ZoomConstraints(false);
         mPluginViews = new ArrayList<View>();
         mPluginLayers = new HashMap<Object, Layer>();
-        mState = "about:home".equals(url) ? STATE_SUCCESS : STATE_LOADING;
+        mState = GeckoApp.shouldShowProgress(url) ? STATE_SUCCESS : STATE_LOADING;
         mContentResolver = Tabs.getInstance().getContentResolver();
         mContentObserver = new ContentObserver(GeckoAppShell.getHandler()) {
             public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index 061aa896c47..cb6747a2da8 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ function resolveGeckoURI(aURI) {
   return aURI;
 }
 
+function shouldShowProgress(url) {
+  return (url != "about:home" && !/^about:reader/.test(url));
+}
+
 /**
  * Cache of commonly used string bundles.
  */
@@ -311,7 +315,7 @@ var BrowserApp = {
       // Start the restore
       ss.restoreLastSession(restoreToFront, restoreMode == 1);
     } else {
-      loadParams.showProgress = (url != "about:home");
+      loadParams.showProgress = shouldShowProgress(url);
       loadParams.pinned = pinned;
       this.addTab(url, loadParams);
 
@@ -1056,8 +1060,8 @@ var BrowserApp = {
         }
       }
 
-      // Don't show progress throbber for about:home
-      if (url == "about:home")
+      // Don't show progress throbber for about:home or about:reader
+      if (!shouldShowProgress(url))
         params.showProgress = false;
 
       if (aTopic == "Tab:Add")