diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/content.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/content.js
index eb3a6ba4a8f7..4e26b89c0dcf 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/content.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/content.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var AboutReaderListener = {
 
   _articlePromise: null,
 
+  _isLeavingReaderMode: false,
+
   init: function() {
     addEventListener("AboutReaderContentLoaded", this, false, true);
     addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", this, false);
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ var AboutReaderListener = {
           this._articlePromise = ReaderMode.parseDocument(content.document).catch(Cu.reportError);
           ReaderMode.enterReaderMode(docShell, content);
         } else {
+          this._isLeavingReaderMode = true;
           ReaderMode.leaveReaderMode(docShell, content);
         }
         break;
@@ -75,7 +78,13 @@ var AboutReaderListener = {
         break;
 
       case "pagehide":
-        sendAsyncMessage("Reader:UpdateReaderButton", { isArticle: false });
+        // this._isLeavingReaderMode is used here to keep the Reader Mode icon
+        // visible in the location bar when transitioning from reader-mode page
+        // back to the source page.
+        sendAsyncMessage("Reader:UpdateReaderButton", { isArticle: this._isLeavingReaderMode });
+        if (this._isLeavingReaderMode) {
+          this._isLeavingReaderMode = false;
+        }
         break;
 
       case "pageshow":