diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLTest.kt
index 416b22ef0..1790a7e8f 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLTest.kt
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ class OPMLTest : DIAware {
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IMG_ONLY_WIFI -> "true"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IMG_SHOW_THUMBNAILS -> "false"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
+                        UserSettings.SETTING_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
                         UserSettings.SETTING_TEXT_SCALE -> "1.6"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IS_MARK_AS_READ_ON_SCROLL -> "true"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_READALOUD_USE_DETECT_LANGUAGE -> "true"
@@ -838,6 +839,7 @@ private val sampleFile: List<String> =
           <feeder:setting key="pref_img_show_thumbnails" value="false"/>
           <feeder:setting key="pref_default_open_item_with" value="3"/>
           <feeder:setting key="pref_open_links_with" value="3"/>
+          <feeder:setting key="pref_open_item_in_reader_with" value="3"/>
           <feeder:setting key="pref_open_adjacent" value="true"/>
           <feeder:setting key="pref_paging_mode" value="true"/>
           <feeder:setting key="pref_animated_paging" value="true"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/Repository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/Repository.kt
index fb9bc1113..a624ab077 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/Repository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/Repository.kt
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ class Repository(
 
     fun setLinkOpener(value: LinkOpener) = settingsStore.setLinkOpener(value)
 
+    val itemInReaderOpener = settingsStore.itemInReaderOpener
+
+    fun setItemInReaderOpener(value: LinkOpener) = settingsStore.setItemInReaderOpener(value)
+
     val syncFrequency = settingsStore.syncFrequency
 
     fun setSyncFrequency(value: SyncFrequency) = settingsStore.setSyncFrequency(value)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStore.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStore.kt
index 0c0939aa0..a3e8f1736 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStore.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStore.kt
@@ -389,6 +389,30 @@ class SettingsStore(
             ).apply()
     }
 
+    private val _itemInReaderOpener =
+        MutableStateFlow(
+            linkOpenerFromString(
+                sp.getStringNonNull(
+                    PREF_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH,
+                    PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB,
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+    val itemInReaderOpener = _itemInReaderOpener.asStateFlow()
+
+    fun setItemInReaderOpener(value: LinkOpener) {
+        _itemInReaderOpener.value = value
+        sp
+            .edit()
+            .putString(
+                PREF_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH,
+                when (value) {
+                    LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
+                    LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_BROWSER
+                },
+            ).apply()
+    }
+
     private val _openAdjacent = MutableStateFlow(sp.getBoolean(PREF_OPEN_ADJACENT, true))
     val openAdjacent = _openAdjacent.asStateFlow()
 
@@ -626,6 +650,7 @@ const val PREF_IMG_SHOW_THUMBNAILS = "pref_img_show_thumbnails"
  */
 const val PREF_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH = "pref_default_open_item_with"
 const val PREF_OPEN_LINKS_WITH = "pref_open_links_with"
+const val PREF_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH = "pref_open_item_in_reader_with"
 const val PREF_OPEN_ADJACENT = "pref_open_adjacent"
 
 const val PREF_PAGING_MODE = "pref_paging_mode"
@@ -695,6 +720,7 @@ enum class UserSettings(
     SETTING_IMG_SHOW_THUMBNAILS(key = PREF_IMG_SHOW_THUMBNAILS),
     SETTING_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH(key = PREF_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH),
     SETTING_OPEN_LINKS_WITH(key = PREF_OPEN_LINKS_WITH),
+    SETTING_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH(key = PREF_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH),
     SETTING_OPEN_ADJACENT(key = PREF_OPEN_ADJACENT),
     SETTING_PAGING_MODE(key = PREF_PAGING_MODE),
     SETTING_ANIMATED_PAGING(key = PREF_ANIMATED_PAGING),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLImporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLImporter.kt
index a1dd643c2..7f8b21ae7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OPMLImporter.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ open class OPMLImporter(
                 settingsStore.setLinkOpener(
                     linkOpenerFromString(value),
                 )
+            UserSettings.SETTING_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH ->
+                settingsStore.setItemInReaderOpener(
+                    linkOpenerFromString(value),
+                )
             UserSettings.SETTING_TEXT_SCALE -> settingsStore.setTextScale(value.toFloatOrNull() ?: 1.0f)
             UserSettings.SETTING_IS_MARK_AS_READ_ON_SCROLL -> settingsStore.setIsMarkAsReadOnScroll(value.toBoolean())
             UserSettings.SETTING_READALOUD_USE_DETECT_LANGUAGE -> settingsStore.setUseDetectLanguage(value.toBoolean())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleScreen.kt
index a6a88f47a..2e32e6f9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleScreen.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.role
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import com.nononsenseapps.feeder.R
+import com.nononsenseapps.feeder.archmodel.LinkOpener
 import com.nononsenseapps.feeder.archmodel.TextToDisplay
 import com.nononsenseapps.feeder.db.room.ID_UNSET
 import com.nononsenseapps.feeder.model.LocaleOverride
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ fun ArticleScreen(
                 activityLauncher.openLinkInCustomTab(link, toolbarColor)
             }
         },
+        onOpenInBrowser = {
+            viewState.articleLink?.let { link ->
+                activityLauncher.openLinkInBrowser(link)
+            }
+        },
         onFeedTitleClick = {
             onNavigateToFeed(viewState.articleFeedId)
         },
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ fun ArticleScreen(
     onMarkAsUnread: () -> Unit,
     onShare: () -> Unit,
     onOpenInCustomTab: () -> Unit,
+    onOpenInBrowser: () -> Unit,
     onFeedTitleClick: () -> Unit,
     onShowToolbarMenu: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     ttsOnPlay: () -> Unit,
@@ -256,13 +263,35 @@ fun ArticleScreen(
                         }
                     }
 
-                    PlainTooltipBox(tooltip = { Text(stringResource(id = R.string.open_in_web_view)) }) {
+                    PlainTooltipBox(
+                        tooltip = {
+                            Text(
+                                stringResource(
+                                    when (viewState.itemInReaderOpener) {
+                                        LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER -> R.string.open_article_in_default_browser
+                                        else -> R.string.open_article_in_custom_tab
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        },
+                    ) {
                         IconButton(
-                            onClick = onOpenInCustomTab,
+                            onClick = {
+                                when (viewState.itemInReaderOpener) {
+                                    LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER -> onOpenInBrowser()
+                                    else -> onOpenInCustomTab()
+                                }
+                            },
                         ) {
                             Icon(
                                 Icons.Default.OpenInBrowser,
-                                contentDescription = stringResource(id = R.string.open_in_web_view),
+                                contentDescription =
+                                    stringResource(
+                                        when (viewState.itemInReaderOpener) {
+                                            LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER -> R.string.open_article_in_default_browser
+                                            else -> R.string.open_article_in_custom_tab
+                                        },
+                                    ),
                             )
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleViewModel.kt
index 53b78a58f..3cdce4b6d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/feedarticle/ArticleViewModel.kt
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class ArticleViewModel(
             ttsStateHolder.availableLanguages,
             repository.openAISettings,
             openAiSummary,
+            repository.itemInReaderOpener,
         ) { params ->
             val article = params[0] as Article?
             val textToDisplay = params[1] as TextToDisplay
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ class ArticleViewModel(
 
             val showSummarize = (params[8] as OpenAISettings).isValid && !article?.link.isNullOrEmpty()
             val openAiSummary = (params[9] as OpenAISummaryState)
+            val itemInReaderOpener = params[10] as LinkOpener
 
             ArticleState(
                 useDetectLanguage = useDetectLanguage,
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ class ArticleViewModel(
                 articleFeedId = article?.feedId ?: ID_UNSET,
                 textToDisplay = textToDisplay,
                 linkOpener = linkOpener,
+                itemInReaderOpener = itemInReaderOpener,
                 pubDate = article?.pubDate,
                 author = article?.author,
                 enclosure = article?.enclosure ?: Enclosure(),
@@ -481,6 +484,7 @@ private data class ArticleState(
     override val articleFeedId: Long = ID_UNSET,
     override val textToDisplay: TextToDisplay = TextToDisplay.CONTENT,
     override val linkOpener: LinkOpener = LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB,
+    override val itemInReaderOpener: LinkOpener = LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB,
     override val pubDate: ZonedDateTime? = null,
     override val author: String? = null,
     override val enclosure: Enclosure = Enclosure(),
@@ -508,6 +512,7 @@ interface ArticleScreenViewState {
     val articleFeedId: Long
     val textToDisplay: TextToDisplay
     val linkOpener: LinkOpener
+    val itemInReaderOpener: LinkOpener
     val pubDate: ZonedDateTime?
     val author: String?
     val enclosure: Enclosure
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/Settings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/Settings.kt
index a36b7c694..dd1ec2c44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/Settings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/Settings.kt
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
             onItemOpenerChange = settingsViewModel::setItemOpener,
             currentLinkOpenerValue = viewState.linkOpener,
             onLinkOpenerChange = settingsViewModel::setLinkOpener,
+            currentItemInReaderOpenerValue = viewState.itemInReaderOpener,
+            onItemInReaderOpenerChange = settingsViewModel::setItemInReaderOpener,
             currentSyncFrequencyValue = viewState.syncFrequency,
             onSyncFrequencyChange = settingsViewModel::setSyncFrequency,
             batteryOptimizationIgnoredValue = viewState.batteryOptimizationIgnored,
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ private fun SettingsScreenPreview() {
             onItemOpenerChange = {},
             currentLinkOpenerValue = LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER,
             onLinkOpenerChange = {},
+            currentItemInReaderOpenerValue = LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER,
+            onItemInReaderOpenerChange = {},
             currentSyncFrequencyValue = SyncFrequency.EVERY_12_HOURS,
             onSyncFrequencyChange = {},
             batteryOptimizationIgnoredValue = false,
@@ -339,6 +343,8 @@ fun SettingsList(
     onItemOpenerChange: (ItemOpener) -> Unit,
     currentLinkOpenerValue: LinkOpener,
     onLinkOpenerChange: (LinkOpener) -> Unit,
+    currentItemInReaderOpenerValue: LinkOpener,
+    onItemInReaderOpenerChange: (LinkOpener) -> Unit,
     currentSyncFrequencyValue: SyncFrequency,
     onSyncFrequencyChange: (SyncFrequency) -> Unit,
     batteryOptimizationIgnoredValue: Boolean,
@@ -703,6 +709,22 @@ fun SettingsList(
                         .width(dimens.maxContentWidth),
             )
 
+            MenuSetting(
+                title = stringResource(id = R.string.open_item_in_reader_with),
+                currentValue = currentItemInReaderOpenerValue.asLinkOpenerOption(),
+                values =
+                    immutableListHolderOf(
+                        LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB.asLinkOpenerOption(),
+                        LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER.asLinkOpenerOption(),
+                    ),
+                onSelection = {
+                    onItemInReaderOpenerChange(it.linkOpener)
+                },
+                modifier =
+                    Modifier
+                        .width(dimens.maxContentWidth),
+            )
+
             val notCompactScreen = LocalConfiguration.current.smallestScreenWidthDp >= 600
 
             if (notCompactScreen) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
index 13ead961d..24bf20735 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/ui/compose/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel(
         repository.setLinkOpener(value)
     }
 
+    fun setItemInReaderOpener(value: LinkOpener) {
+        repository.setItemInReaderOpener(value)
+    }
+
     fun setSyncFrequency(value: SyncFrequency) =
         applicationCoroutineScope.launch {
             repository.setSyncFrequency(value)
@@ -248,6 +252,7 @@ class SettingsViewModel(
                 repository.font,
                 repository.isPagingMode,
                 repository.isAnimatedPaging,
+                repository.itemInReaderOpener,
             ) { params: Array<Any> ->
                 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
                 SettingsViewState(
@@ -287,6 +292,7 @@ class SettingsViewModel(
                     font = params[30] as FontSelection,
                     isPagingMode = params[31] as Boolean,
                     isAnimatedPaging = params[32] as Boolean,
+                    itemInReaderOpener = params[33] as LinkOpener,
                 )
             }.collect {
                 _viewState.value = it
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ data class SettingsViewState(
     val font: FontSelection = SystemDefault,
     val isPagingMode: Boolean = false,
     val isAnimatedPaging: Boolean = false,
+    val itemInReaderOpener: LinkOpener = LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB,
 )
 
 data class UIFeedSettings(
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2e1addbd5..df621c09c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
   <string name="no_article_link_custom_tab">Unable to open article in custom tab</string>
   <string name="use_app_default">Use app default</string>
   <string name="open_item_by_default_with">Open items by default with</string>
-  <string name="open_links_with">Open links with</string>
+  <string name="open_links_with">Open links in reader with</string>
+  <string name="open_item_in_reader_with">Open articles via button in reader with</string>
   <string name="reader_settings">Reader</string>
   <string name="article_list_settings">Article list</string>
   <string name="open_link_in_web_view">Open link in web view</string>
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStoreTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStoreTest.kt
index ad006caba..3b0c128b3 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStoreTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/archmodel/SettingsStoreTest.kt
@@ -320,6 +320,17 @@ class SettingsStoreTest : DIAware {
         assertEquals(LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER, store.linkOpener.value)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun itemInReaderOpener() {
+        store.setItemInReaderOpener(LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER)
+
+        verify {
+            sp.edit().putString(PREF_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH, PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_BROWSER).apply()
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(LinkOpener.DEFAULT_BROWSER, store.itemInReaderOpener.value)
+    }
+
     @Ignore("scheduling of jobs is not mocked")
     @Test
     fun syncFrequency() {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlParserTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlParserTest.kt
index 3ab33ca2c..f2f506c58 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlParserTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlParserTest.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class OpmlParserTest : DIAware {
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IMG_ONLY_WIFI -> "true"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IMG_SHOW_THUMBNAILS -> "false"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
+                        UserSettings.SETTING_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
                         UserSettings.SETTING_TEXT_SCALE -> "1.6"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_IS_MARK_AS_READ_ON_SCROLL -> "true"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_READALOUD_USE_DETECT_LANGUAGE -> "true"
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class OpmlParserTest : DIAware {
                 settingsStore.setLoadImageOnlyOnWifi(true)
                 settingsStore.setShowThumbnails(false)
                 settingsStore.setItemOpener(ItemOpener.CUSTOM_TAB)
+                settingsStore.setItemInReaderOpener(LinkOpener.CUSTOM_TAB)
                 settingsStore.setTextScale(1.6f)
                 settingsStore.setIsMarkAsReadOnScroll(true)
                 settingsStore.setUseDetectLanguage(true)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlWriterKtTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlWriterKtTest.kt
index f602addb6..5e7c0342b 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlWriterKtTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/nononsenseapps/feeder/model/opml/OpmlWriterKtTest.kt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class OpmlWriterKtTest {
               <feeder:setting key="pref_img_show_thumbnails" value="false"/>
               <feeder:setting key="pref_default_open_item_with" value="3"/>
               <feeder:setting key="pref_open_links_with" value="3"/>
+              <feeder:setting key="pref_open_item_in_reader_with" value="3"/>
               <feeder:setting key="pref_open_adjacent" value="true"/>
               <feeder:setting key="pref_paging_mode" value="true"/>
               <feeder:setting key="pref_animated_paging" value="true"/>
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ class OpmlWriterKtTest {
                         UserSettings.SETTING_SHOW_TITLE_UNREAD_COUNT -> "true"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_MAX_ITEM_COUNT_PER_FEED -> "200"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_DEFAULT_OPEN_ITEM_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
+                        UserSettings.SETTING_OPEN_ITEM_IN_READER_WITH -> PREF_VAL_OPEN_WITH_CUSTOM_TAB
                         UserSettings.SETTING_OPENAI_KEY -> "test-api-key"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_OPENAI_MODEL_ID -> "gpt-4o-mini"
                         UserSettings.SETTING_OPENAI_URL -> "https://api.openai.com"