diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/ActionableEmptyView.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/ActionableEmptyView.kt
index 879aca347f55..ed261f859ea7 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/ActionableEmptyView.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/ActionableEmptyView.kt
@@ -64,14 +64,7 @@ class ActionableEmptyView : LinearLayout {
         bottomImage = layout.findViewById(R.id.bottom_image)
         progressBar = layout.findViewById(R.id.actionable_empty_view_progress_bar)
 
-        attrs.let {
-            val typedArray = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
-                it,
-                R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView,
-                0,
-                0
-            )
-
+        context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView, 0, 0).use { typedArray ->
             val imageResource = typedArray.getResourceId(
                 R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView_aevImage,
                 0
@@ -83,6 +76,10 @@ class ActionableEmptyView : LinearLayout {
             val titleAttribute = typedArray.getString(R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView_aevTitle)
             val subtitleAttribute = typedArray.getString(R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView_aevSubtitle)
             val buttonAttribute = typedArray.getString(R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView_aevButton)
+            val buttonStyleAttribute = typedArray.getInt(
+                R.styleable.ActionableEmptyView_aevButtonStyle,
+                BUTTON_STYLE_PRIMARY
+            )
 
             if (imageResource != 0) {
                 image.setImageResource(imageResource)
@@ -107,7 +104,10 @@ class ActionableEmptyView : LinearLayout {
                 button.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             }
 
-            typedArray.recycle()
+            if (buttonStyleAttribute == BUTTON_STYLE_READER) {
+                button.backgroundTintList = context.getColorStateList(R.color.reader_button_primary_background_selector)
+                button.setTextColor(context.getColorStateList(R.color.reader_button_primary_text))
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,4 +163,9 @@ class ActionableEmptyView : LinearLayout {
 
         announceForAccessibility("${title.text}.$subTitle")
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val BUTTON_STYLE_PRIMARY = 0
+        private const val BUTTON_STYLE_READER = 1
+    }
 }
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_discover_fragment_layout.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_discover_fragment_layout.xml
index da67d90b734f..66f22aa0b70a 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_discover_fragment_layout.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_discover_fragment_layout.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         app:aevImage="@drawable/illustration_reader_empty"
         app:aevSubtitle="@string/reader_discover_no_posts_subscribe_subtitle"
         app:aevTitle="@string/reader_discover_no_posts_title"
+        app:aevButtonStyle="reader"
         tools:visibility="visible" />
 
     <org.wordpress.android.util.widgets.CustomSwipeRefreshLayout
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_empty_view.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_empty_view.xml
index 5c1c862c24b1..c0c2d4c7968f 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_empty_view.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_empty_view.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/toolbar_height"
     android:visibility="gone"
     app:aevButton="@string/reader_no_followed_blogs_button_discover"
+    app:aevButtonStyle="reader"
     app:aevSubtitle="@string/reader_no_followed_blogs_description"
     app:aevTitle="@string/reader_no_followed_blogs_title"
     tools:visibility="visible" />
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_list.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_list.xml
index 570725bbf63e..ddbbd461c7f2 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_list.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_fragment_list.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:visibility="gone"
         app:aevTitle="@string/reader_no_recommended_blogs_title"
+        app:aevButtonStyle="reader"
         tools:visibility="visible" />
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_no_site_to_reblog.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_no_site_to_reblog.xml
index f9c4e689744c..4089f2a8c409 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_no_site_to_reblog.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/layout/reader_no_site_to_reblog.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/toolbar_height"
         app:aevButton="@string/reader_no_blog_to_reblog_action"
+        app:aevButtonStyle="reader"
         app:aevImage="@drawable/illustration_reader_empty"
         app:aevImageHiddenInLandscape="true"
         app:aevSubtitle="@string/reader_no_blog_to_reblog_detail"
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 229f6d3e54a1..c6eec240f04c 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@
         <attr name="aevSubtitle" format="string"/>
         <!-- Required: string text of title -->
         <attr name="aevTitle" format="string"/>
+        <!-- Optional: style to set the button UI attributes -->
+        <attr name="aevButtonStyle" format="enum">
+            <enum name="primary" value="0"/>
+            <enum name="reader" value="1"/>
+        </attr>
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!--