diff --git a/client/blocks/reader-full-post/index.jsx b/client/blocks/reader-full-post/index.jsx
index 51cc1f533a04e..63638a41a0e27 100644
--- a/client/blocks/reader-full-post/index.jsx
+++ b/client/blocks/reader-full-post/index.jsx
@@ -214,11 +214,7 @@ export class FullPostView extends Component {
 
 	handleBack = ( event ) => {
 		event.preventDefault();
-		recordAction( 'full_post_close' );
-		recordGaEvent( 'Closed Full Post Dialog' );
-		recordTrackForPost( 'calypso_reader_article_closed', this.props.post );
-
-		this.props.onClose && this.props.onClose();
+		this.props.onClose && this.props.onClose( this.props.post );
 	};
 
 	handleCommentClick = () => {
diff --git a/client/reader/full-post/controller.js b/client/reader/full-post/controller.js
index cd3419e5c7b60..a202ecdda85bc 100644
--- a/client/reader/full-post/controller.js
+++ b/client/reader/full-post/controller.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import page from '@automattic/calypso-router';
 import { defer } from 'lodash';
 import AsyncLoad from 'calypso/components/async-load';
 import { trackPageLoad } from 'calypso/reader/controller-helper';
+import { recordAction, recordGaEvent, recordTrackForPost } from 'calypso/reader/stats';
 import { isUserLoggedIn } from 'calypso/state/current-user/selectors';
 
 const analyticsPageTitle = 'Reader';
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ export function blogPost( context, next ) {
 	trackPageLoad( basePath, fullPageTitle, 'full_post' );
 
 	const lastRoute = context.lastRoute || '/';
-	function closer() {
+	function closer( post ) {
+		recordAction( 'full_post_close' );
+		recordGaEvent( 'Closed Full Post Dialog' );
+		recordTrackForPost( 'calypso_reader_article_closed', post );
+
 		page.back( lastRoute );
 	}
 
@@ -50,6 +55,8 @@ export function blogPost( context, next ) {
 				placeholder={ null }
 				returnPath={ lastRoute }
 				onClose={ closer }
+				postId={ postId }
+				blogId={ blogId }
 			/>
 		);
 	}
@@ -67,7 +74,11 @@ export function feedPost( context, next ) {
 	trackPageLoad( basePath, fullPageTitle, 'full_post' );
 
 	const lastRoute = context.lastRoute || '/';
-	function closer() {
+	function closer( post ) {
+		recordAction( 'full_post_close' );
+		recordGaEvent( 'Closed Full Post Dialog' );
+		recordTrackForPost( 'calypso_reader_article_closed', post );
+
 		page.back( lastRoute );
 	}
 
@@ -89,6 +100,8 @@ export function feedPost( context, next ) {
 				placeholder={ null }
 				returnPath={ lastRoute }
 				onClose={ closer }
+				postId={ postId }
+				feedId={ feedId }
 			/>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/client/reader/sidebar/index.jsx b/client/reader/sidebar/index.jsx
index 48a61f000e081..e13700b641f6d 100644
--- a/client/reader/sidebar/index.jsx
+++ b/client/reader/sidebar/index.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import page from '@automattic/calypso-router';
 import { hasTranslation } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import closest from 'component-closest';
 import i18n, { localize } from 'i18n-calypso';
-import { defer, startsWith } from 'lodash';
+import { defer, pickBy, startsWith } from 'lodash';
 import { Component } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import QueryReaderLists from 'calypso/components/data/query-reader-lists';
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { getShouldShowGlobalSidebar } from 'calypso/state/global-sidebar/selecto
 import { recordReaderTracksEvent } from 'calypso/state/reader/analytics/actions';
 import { getSubscribedLists } from 'calypso/state/reader/lists/selectors';
 import { getReaderOrganizations } from 'calypso/state/reader/organizations/selectors';
+import { getPostByKey } from 'calypso/state/reader/posts/selectors';
 import {
 	toggleReaderSidebarLists,
 	toggleReaderSidebarTags,
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ export class ReaderSidebar extends Component {
 			requireBackLink: true,
 			siteTitle: i18n.translate( 'Reader' ),
 			backLinkHref: this.props.returnPath || '/sites',
-			onClose: this.props.onClose,
+			onClose: this.props.onClose && ( () => this.props.onClose( this.props.post ) ),
 		};
 		return (
 			<GlobalSidebar { ...props }>
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ export class ReaderSidebar extends Component {
 
 export default withCurrentRoute(
 	connect(
-		( state, { currentSection } ) => {
+		( state, { currentSection, postId, blogId, feedId } ) => {
 			const sectionGroup = currentSection?.group ?? null;
 			const sectionName = currentSection?.name ?? null;
 			const siteId = getSelectedSiteId( state );
@@ -343,6 +344,9 @@ export default withCurrentRoute(
 				sectionGroup,
 				sectionName
 			);
+			const postKey = pickBy( { feedId: +feedId, blogId: +blogId, postId: +postId } );
+			const post = getPostByKey( state, postKey ) || { _state: 'pending' };
+
 			return {
 				isListsOpen: isListsOpen( state ),
 				isTagsOpen: isTagsOpen( state ),
@@ -350,6 +354,7 @@ export default withCurrentRoute(
 				teams: getReaderTeams( state ),
 				organizations: getReaderOrganizations( state ),
 				shouldShowGlobalSidebar,
+				post,
 			};
 		},
 		{