diff --git a/browser/app/profile/firefox.js b/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
index bf4cf6d47980..03a877867fda 100644
--- a/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
+++ b/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
@@ -1889,8 +1889,10 @@ pref("dom.ipc.reportProcessHangs", false);
 pref("dom.ipc.reportProcessHangs", true);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef NIGHTLY_BUILD
 // Disable reader mode by default.
 pref("reader.parse-on-load.enabled", false);
+#endif
 
 // Disable ReadingList by default.
 pref("browser.readinglist.enabled", false);
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/mobile.js b/mobile/android/app/mobile.js
index 58f8dc95c670..7f28a2f18fe4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/mobile.js
+++ b/mobile/android/app/mobile.js
@@ -858,3 +858,6 @@ pref("reader.color_scheme.values", "[\"light\",\"dark\",\"auto\"]");
 
 // Whether to use a vertical or horizontal toolbar.
 pref("reader.toolbar.vertical", false);
+
+// Whether or not to display buttons related to reading list in reader view.
+pref("browser.readinglist.enabled", true);
diff --git a/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm b/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm
index bd0cfda6c776..995a6b65d777 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm
@@ -61,9 +61,16 @@ let AboutReader = function(mm, win) {
 
   this._setupStyleDropdown();
   this._setupButton("close-button", this._onReaderClose.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.close");
-  this._setupButton("toggle-button", this._onReaderToggle.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.addToReadingList");
   this._setupButton("share-button", this._onShare.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.share");
-  this._setupButton("list-button", this._onList.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.openReadingList");
+
+  try {
+    if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.readinglist.enabled")) {
+      this._setupButton("toggle-button", this._onReaderToggle.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.addToReadingList");
+      this._setupButton("list-button", this._onList.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.openReadingList");
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Pref doesn't exist.
+  }
 
   let colorSchemeValues = JSON.parse(Services.prefs.getCharPref("reader.color_scheme.values"));
   let colorSchemeOptions = colorSchemeValues.map((value) => {
@@ -797,6 +804,7 @@ AboutReader.prototype = {
     this._setButtonTip(id, titleEntity);
 
     let button = this._doc.getElementById(id);
+    button.removeAttribute("hidden");
     button.addEventListener("click", function(aEvent) {
       if (!aEvent.isTrusted)
         return;
diff --git a/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html b/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html
index 52c7fd66c4e2..3d29a5a50d52 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html
+++ b/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
         <div class="dropdown-arrow"/>
       </li>
     </ul>
-    <li><button id="toggle-button" class="button toggle-button"/></li>
-    <li><button id="list-button" class="button list-button"/></li>
+    <li><button id="toggle-button" class="button toggle-button" hidden="true"/></li>
+    <li><button id="list-button" class="button list-button" hidden="true"/></li>
   </ul>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/toolkit/themes/windows/global/aboutReader.css b/toolkit/themes/windows/global/aboutReader.css
index 100385f31c25..3d6c9fa886fb 100644
--- a/toolkit/themes/windows/global/aboutReader.css
+++ b/toolkit/themes/windows/global/aboutReader.css
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ body {
   border-bottom: 1px solid #c1c1c1;
 }
 
+.button[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .dropdown {
   text-align: center;
   list-style: none;