diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/ReaderDetailCoordinator.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/ReaderDetailCoordinator.swift
index 5e1b77d62136..742746811bc6 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/ReaderDetailCoordinator.swift
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/ReaderDetailCoordinator.swift
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ class ReaderDetailCoordinator {
     /// Given a URL presents it the best way possible.
     ///
     /// If it's an image, shows it fullscreen.
+    /// If it's a fullscreen Story link, open it in the webview controller
     /// If it's a post, open a new detail screen.
     /// If it's a regular URL, open it in the webview controller
     ///
@@ -290,6 +291,8 @@ class ReaderDetailCoordinator {
             view?.scroll(to: hash)
         } else if url.pathExtension.contains("gif") || url.pathExtension.contains("jpg") || url.pathExtension.contains("jpeg") || url.pathExtension.contains("png") {
             presentImage(url)
+        } else if url.query?.contains("wp-story") ?? false {
+            presentWebViewController(url)
         } else if readerLinkRouter.canHandle(url: url) {
             readerLinkRouter.handle(url: url, shouldTrack: false, source: viewController)
         } else if url.isWordPressDotComPost {
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/WebView/ReaderWebView.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/WebView/ReaderWebView.swift
index 7b1bc923ca7e..056e97899a70 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/WebView/ReaderWebView.swift
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/Detail/WebView/ReaderWebView.swift
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class ReaderWebView: WKWebView {
             })
 
             // Make all images tappable
-            document.querySelectorAll('img').forEach((el) => { el.outerHTML = `<a href="${el.src}">${el.outerHTML}</a>` })
+            // Exception for images in Stories, which have their own link structure
+            document.querySelectorAll('img:not(.wp-story-image)').forEach((el) => {
+                el.outerHTML = `<a href="${el.src}">${el.outerHTML}</a>`
+            })
 
             // Only display images after they have fully loaded, to have a native feel
             document.querySelectorAll('img').forEach((el) => {