diff --git a/template/templates/views/entry.html b/template/templates/views/entry.html
index e3930c49..3d579d14 100644
--- a/template/templates/views/entry.html
+++ b/template/templates/views/entry.html
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
             {{ end }}
             {{ if and .user.ShowReadingTime (gt .entry.ReadingTime 0) }}
             ·
-            <span>
+            <span class="entry-reading-time">
                 {{ plural "entry.estimated_reading_time" .entry.ReadingTime .entry.ReadingTime }}
             </span>
             {{ end }}
diff --git a/ui/entry_scraper.go b/ui/entry_scraper.go
index a7cc0403..e556dc94 100644
--- a/ui/entry_scraper.go
+++ b/ui/entry_scraper.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"miniflux.app/http/request"
 	"miniflux.app/http/response/json"
+	"miniflux.app/locale"
 	"miniflux.app/model"
 	"miniflux.app/proxy"
 	"miniflux.app/reader/processor"
@@ -64,5 +65,7 @@ func (h *handler) fetchContent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		json.ServerError(w, r, err)
 	}
 
-	json.OK(w, r, map[string]string{"content": proxy.ImageProxyRewriter(h.router, entry.Content)})
+	readingTime := locale.NewPrinter(user.Language).Plural("entry.estimated_reading_time", entry.ReadingTime, entry.ReadingTime)
+
+	json.OK(w, r, map[string]string{"content": proxy.ImageProxyRewriter(h.router, entry.Content), "reading_time": readingTime})
 }
diff --git a/ui/static/js/app.js b/ui/static/js/app.js
index a58fd499..b8082fc8 100644
--- a/ui/static/js/app.js
+++ b/ui/static/js/app.js
@@ -334,8 +334,9 @@ function handleFetchOriginalContent() {
         element.innerHTML = previousInnerHTML;
 
         response.json().then((data) => {
-            if (data.hasOwnProperty("content")) {
+            if (data.hasOwnProperty("content") && data.hasOwnProperty("reading_time")) {
                 document.querySelector(".entry-content").innerHTML = data.content;
+				document.querySelector(".entry-reading-time").innerHTML = data.reading_time;
             }
         });
     });