diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostListFragment.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostListFragment.java
index e3af29ddc576..7cb81395cab2 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostListFragment.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPostListFragment.java
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ private void resetPostAdapter(ReaderPostListType postListType) {
         mPostAdapter = null;
         mRecyclerView.setAdapter(null);
         mRecyclerView.setAdapter(getPostAdapter());
+        mRecyclerView.setSwipeToRefreshEnabled(isSwipeToRefreshSupported());
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
@@ -514,6 +515,8 @@ public void onShowCustomEmptyView (EmptyViewMessageType emptyViewMsgType) {
             setupRecyclerToolbar();
         }
 
+        mRecyclerView.setSwipeToRefreshEnabled(isSwipeToRefreshSupported());
+
         // bar that appears at top after new posts are loaded
         mNewPostsBar = rootView.findViewById(R.id.layout_new_posts);
         mNewPostsBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -1298,10 +1301,18 @@ private void setIsUpdating(boolean isUpdating, UpdateAction updateAction) {
         // if swipe-to-refresh isn't active, keep it disabled during an update - this prevents
         // doing a refresh while another update is already in progress
         if (mRecyclerView != null && !mRecyclerView.isRefreshing()) {
-            mRecyclerView.setSwipeToRefreshEnabled(!isUpdating);
+            mRecyclerView.setSwipeToRefreshEnabled(!isUpdating && isSwipeToRefreshSupported());
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+     * swipe-to-refresh isn't supported for search results since they're really brief snapshots
+     * and are unlikely to show new posts due to the way they're sorted by score
+     */
+    private boolean isSwipeToRefreshSupported() {
+        return getPostListType() != ReaderPostListType.SEARCH_RESULTS;
+    }
+
     /*
      * bar that appears at the top when new posts have been retrieved
      */