--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -3841,17 +3841,26 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
     // HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener
     @Override
     public void onUrlOpen(String url, EnumSet<OnUrlOpenListener.Flags> flags) {
         if (flags.contains(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.OPEN_WITH_INTENT)) {
             Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
             intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
             startActivity(intent);
         } else {
-            final String pageURL = SavedReaderViewHelper.getReaderURLIfCached(getContext(), url);
+            // By default this listener is used for lists where the offline reader-view icon
+            // is shown - hence we need to redirect to the reader-view page by default.
+            // However there are some cases where we might not want to use this, e.g.
+            // for topsites where we do not indicate that a page is an offline reader-view bookmark too.
+            final String pageURL;
+            if (!flags.contains(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.NO_READER_VIEW)) {
+                pageURL = SavedReaderViewHelper.getReaderURLIfCached(getContext(), url);
+            } else {
+                pageURL = url;
+            }
 
             if (!maybeSwitchToTab(pageURL, flags)) {
                 openUrlAndStopEditing(pageURL);
                 clearSelectedTabApplicationId();
             }
         }
     }
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomePager.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomePager.java
@@ -73,17 +73,22 @@ public class HomePager extends ViewPager
     public static final String LIST_TAG_TOP_SITES = "top_sites";
     public static final String LIST_TAG_RECENT_TABS = "recent_tabs";
     public static final String LIST_TAG_BROWSER_SEARCH = "browser_search";
     public static final String LIST_TAG_REMOTE_TABS = "remote_tabs";
 
     public interface OnUrlOpenListener {
         public enum Flags {
             ALLOW_SWITCH_TO_TAB,
-            OPEN_WITH_INTENT
+            OPEN_WITH_INTENT,
+            /**
+             * Ensure that the raw URL is opened. If not set, then the reader view version of the page
+             * might be opened if the URL is stored as an offline reader-view bookmark.
+             */
+            NO_READER_VIEW
         }
 
         public void onUrlOpen(String url, EnumSet<Flags> flags);
     }
 
     /**
      * Interface for requesting a new tab be opened in the background.
      * <p>

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TopSitesPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TopSitesPanel.java
@@ -217,17 +217,17 @@ public class TopSitesPanel extends HomeF
 
                         String extra = Integer.toString(position);
                         if (type == TopSites.TYPE_PINNED) {
                             extra += "-pinned";
                         }
 
                         Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.LOAD_URL, method, extra);
 
-                        mUrlOpenListener.onUrlOpen(url, EnumSet.noneOf(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.class));
+                        mUrlOpenListener.onUrlOpen(url, EnumSet.of(OnUrlOpenListener.Flags.NO_READER_VIEW));
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (mEditPinnedSiteListener != null) {
                         mEditPinnedSiteListener.onEditPinnedSite(position, "");
                     }
                 }
             }
         });