diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostDetailFragment.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostDetailFragment.kt
index 8c429595ebd4..6268292e6c7c 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostDetailFragment.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostDetailFragment.kt
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class ReaderPostDetailFragment : ViewPagerFragment(),
         initRelatedPostsView(view)
         initLayoutFooter(view)
         initSignInButton(view)
+        initOpenInBrowserButton(view)
         initProgressView(view)
 
         return view
@@ -499,6 +500,16 @@ class ReaderPostDetailFragment : ViewPagerFragment(),
         signInButton.setOnClickListener(mSignInClickListener)
     }
 
+    private fun initOpenInBrowserButton(view: View) {
+        view.findViewById<View>(R.id.open_in_browser_button).setOnClickListener {
+            viewModel.interceptedUri?.let { uri ->
+                readerTracker.trackUri(AnalyticsTracker.Stat.DEEP_LINKED_FALLBACK, uri)
+                ReaderActivityLauncher.openUrl(requireActivity(), uri, OpenUrlType.EXTERNAL)
+                requireActivity().finish()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun initProgressView(view: View) {
         val progress = view.findViewById<ProgressBar>(R.id.progress_loading)
         if (postSlugsResolutionUnderway) {
@@ -578,8 +589,10 @@ class ReaderPostDetailFragment : ViewPagerFragment(),
                 is ReaderPostDetailsUiState -> renderUiState(it, binding)
                 is ErrorUiState -> {
                     uiHelpers.updateVisibility(signInButton, it.signInButtonVisibility)
+                    uiHelpers.updateVisibility(binding.openInBrowserButton, it.openInBrowserButtonVisibility)
                     val message = it.message?.let { msg -> uiHelpers.getTextOfUiString(requireContext(), msg) }
                     showError(message?.toString())
+                    hideMenu(toolBar.menu)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1088,6 +1101,16 @@ class ReaderPostDetailFragment : ViewPagerFragment(),
         // reading preferences require the feature flag to be on
         val menuReadingPreferences = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_reading_preferences)
         menuReadingPreferences?.isVisible = readingPreferencesFeatureConfig.isEnabled()
+        // show more menu
+        val menuMore = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_more)
+        menuMore?.isVisible = true
+    }
+
+    private fun hideMenu(menu: Menu) {
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_browse)?.isVisible = false
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_share)?.isVisible = false
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_reading_preferences)?.isVisible = false
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_more)?.isVisible = false
     }
 
     private fun handleMenuItemSelected(menuItem: MenuItem) = when (menuItem.itemId) {
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModel.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModel.kt
index fa0b738bd4e6..c4bdcf16a6c4 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModel.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModel.kt
@@ -713,7 +713,8 @@ class ReaderPostDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
         _uiState.value = ErrorUiState(
             message = UiStringRes(getNotAuthorisedErrorMessageRes()),
-            signInButtonVisibility = shouldOfferSignIn
+            signInButtonVisibility = shouldOfferSignIn,
+            openInBrowserButtonVisibility = interceptedUri != null
         )
     }
 
@@ -892,7 +893,8 @@ class ReaderPostDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
         data class ErrorUiState(
             val message: UiString?,
-            val signInButtonVisibility: Boolean = false
+            val signInButtonVisibility: Boolean = false,
+            val openInBrowserButtonVisibility: Boolean = false
         ) : UiState(errorVisible = true)
 
         data class ReaderPostDetailsUiState(
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_post_detail.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_post_detail.xml
index 9423149afb78..85d256f9335b 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_post_detail.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_post_detail.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@
             android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/reader_detail_margin"
             android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/reader_detail_margin"/>
 
+        <org.wordpress.android.widgets.WPTextView
+            android:id="@+id/open_in_browser_button"
+            style="@style/WordPress.NUXPrimaryButton"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_extra_large"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/text_error"
+            android:clickable="true"
+            android:focusable="true"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/reader_open_in_browser"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/reader_detail_margin"
+            android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/reader_detail_margin"
+            tools:visibility="visible"/>
+
     </RelativeLayout>
 
     <ViewStub
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7f873cbe5f1d..17291b0be9ca 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2382,9 +2382,10 @@
     <!-- failure messages when retrieving a single reader post -->
     <string name="reader_err_get_post_generic">Unable to retrieve this post</string>
     <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized">You\'re not authorized to view this post</string>
-    <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_fallback">You\'re not authorized to view this post. Use the top action button to try a browser instead.</string>
+    <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_fallback">You\'re not authorized to view this post</string>
     <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_signin">You\'re not authorized to view this post. Try signing in to WordPress.com first.</string>
-    <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_signin_fallback">You\'re not authorized to view this post. Try signing in to WordPress.com first or use the top action button to open a browser instead.</string>
+    <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_signin_fallback">You\'re not authorized to view this post. Try signing in to WordPress.com first.</string>
+    <string name="reader_open_in_browser">Open in browser</string>
     <string name="reader_err_get_post_not_found">This post no longer exists</string>
 
     <!-- empty list/grid text -->
diff --git a/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModelTest.kt b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModelTest.kt
index bca19a8668c7..ec0e556447f2 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/viewmodels/ReaderPostDetailViewModelTest.kt
@@ -579,6 +579,34 @@ class ReaderPostDetailViewModelTest : BaseUnitTest() {
                 .isEqualTo(UiStringRes(R.string.reader_err_get_post_not_authorized_signin_fallback))
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `given unauthorised with intercept uri, when error ui shown, then open in browser button is visible`() =
+        testWithoutLocalPost {
+            whenever(readerFetchPostUseCase.fetchPost(readerPost.blogId, readerPost.postId, viewModel.isFeed))
+                .thenReturn(FetchReaderPostState.Success)
+            val observers = init(offerSignIn = false, interceptedUrPresent = true)
+            whenever(readerFetchPostUseCase.fetchPost(anyLong(), anyLong(), anyBoolean()))
+                .thenReturn(Failed.NotAuthorised)
+
+            viewModel.onShowPost(blogId = readerPost.blogId, postId = readerPost.postId)
+
+            assertThat((observers.uiStates.last() as ErrorUiState).openInBrowserButtonVisibility).isTrue
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `given unauthorised without intercept uri, when error ui shown, then open in browser button is not visible`() =
+        testWithoutLocalPost {
+            whenever(readerFetchPostUseCase.fetchPost(readerPost.blogId, readerPost.postId, viewModel.isFeed))
+                .thenReturn(FetchReaderPostState.Success)
+            val observers = init(offerSignIn = false, interceptedUrPresent = false)
+            whenever(readerFetchPostUseCase.fetchPost(anyLong(), anyLong(), anyBoolean()))
+                .thenReturn(Failed.NotAuthorised)
+
+            viewModel.onShowPost(blogId = readerPost.blogId, postId = readerPost.postId)
+
+            assertThat((observers.uiStates.last() as ErrorUiState).openInBrowserButtonVisibility).isFalse
+        }
+
     /* UPDATE POST */
     @Test
     fun `when post is updated, then ui is updated`() = test {