diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/app/BraveActivity.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/app/BraveActivity.java
index a5a964733193..7f21c406a244 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/app/BraveActivity.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/app/BraveActivity.java
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ public abstract class BraveActivity extends ChromeActivity
     private MiscAndroidMetricsConnectionErrorHandler mMiscAndroidMetricsConnectionErrorHandler;
     private AppUpdateManager mAppUpdateManager;
     private boolean mWalletBadgeVisible;
+    private boolean mSpoofCustomTab;
 
     /** Serves as a general exception for failed attempts to get BraveActivity. */
     public static class BraveActivityNotFoundException extends Exception {
@@ -2467,4 +2468,21 @@ public MultiInstanceManager getMultiInstanceManager() {
                 BraveReflectionUtil.getField(
                         ChromeTabbedActivity.class, "mMultiInstanceManager", this);
     }
+
+    /*
+     * Whether we want to pretend to be a custom tab. May be usefull to avoid certain patches,
+     * when we want to have the same behaviour as in custom tabs.
+     */
+    public void spoofCustomTab(boolean spoof) {
+        mSpoofCustomTab = spoof;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCustomTab() {
+        if (mSpoofCustomTab) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return super.isCustomTab();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/dom_distiller/BraveReaderModeManager.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/dom_distiller/BraveReaderModeManager.java
index 4744f3b70fec..8a51cf987e10 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/dom_distiller/BraveReaderModeManager.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/dom_distiller/BraveReaderModeManager.java
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 
 package org.chromium.chrome.browser.dom_distiller;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
+
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import org.chromium.base.supplier.Supplier;
+import org.chromium.chrome.browser.app.BraveActivity;
 import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.Pref;
 import org.chromium.chrome.browser.profiles.Profile;
 import org.chromium.chrome.browser.tab.Tab;
+import org.chromium.chrome.browser.tab.TabUtils;
 import org.chromium.components.messages.MessageDispatcher;
 import org.chromium.components.user_prefs.UserPrefs;
 
@@ -31,6 +35,24 @@ void tryShowingPrompt() {
         if (profile == null || !UserPrefs.get(profile).getBoolean(Pref.READER_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY))
             return;
 
+        // If it is regular tab, we pretend to be a custom tab to show the prompt if applicable.
+        spoofCustomTab(!mTab.isCustomTab() && !mTab.isIncognito());
+
         super.tryShowingPrompt();
+
+        // There is no need to spoof custom tab after showing the prompt.
+        spoofCustomTab(false);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Whether we want to pretend to be a custom tab. Used here to avoid patch in the middle of `ReaderModeManager#tryShowingPrompt`.
+     */
+    void spoofCustomTab(boolean spoof) {
+        Activity activity = TabUtils.getActivity(mTab);
+        BraveActivity braveActivity =
+                activity instanceof BraveActivity ? (BraveActivity) activity : null;
+        if (braveActivity != null) {
+            braveActivity.spoofCustomTab(spoof);
+        }
     }
 }