diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHeaderTransformer.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHeaderTransformer.java
index 3fec8d91fb8b..b679459a3ac6 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHeaderTransformer.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHeaderTransformer.java
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import org.wordpress.android.util.NetworkUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.R;
 
 import uk.co.senab.actionbarpulltorefresh.library.DefaultHeaderTransformer;
@@ -15,10 +18,13 @@
 public class PullToRefreshHeaderTransformer extends DefaultHeaderTransformer {
     private View mHeaderView;
     private ViewGroup mContentLayout;
+    private TextView mTextView;
     private long mAnimationDuration;
     private boolean mShowProgressBarOnly;
     private Animation mHeaderOutAnimation;
     private OnTopScrollChangedListener mOnTopScrollChangedListener;
+    private boolean mIsNetworkRefreshMode;
+    private Context mContext;
 
     public interface OnTopScrollChangedListener {
         public void onTopScrollChanged(boolean scrolledOnTop);
@@ -28,11 +34,21 @@ public void setShowProgressBarOnly(boolean progressBarOnly) {
         mShowProgressBarOnly = progressBarOnly;
     }
 
+    public boolean isNetworkRefreshMode() {
+        return mIsNetworkRefreshMode;
+    }
+
+    public void setNetworkRefreshMode(boolean isNetworkRefresh) {
+        mIsNetworkRefreshMode = isNetworkRefresh;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onViewCreated(Activity activity, View headerView) {
         super.onViewCreated(activity, headerView);
+        mContext = activity.getBaseContext();
         mHeaderView = headerView;
         mContentLayout = (ViewGroup) headerView.findViewById(R.id.ptr_content);
+        mTextView = (TextView) headerView.findViewById(R.id.ptr_text);
         mAnimationDuration = activity.getResources().getInteger(android.R.integer.config_shortAnimTime);
     }
 
@@ -51,6 +67,12 @@ public boolean showHeaderView() {
         boolean changeVis = mHeaderView.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE;
         mContentLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         if (changeVis) {
+            if (isNetworkAvailableOrNotChecked()) {
+                mTextView.setText(mContext.getText(R.string.pull_to_refresh_pull_label));
+            } else {
+                // Network mode enabled and network not available: show a different PTR label
+                mTextView.setText(mContext.getText(R.string.pull_to_refresh_pull_no_network_label));
+            }
             mHeaderView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             AnimatorSet animSet = new AnimatorSet();
             ObjectAnimator alphaAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(mHeaderView, "alpha", 0f, 1f);
@@ -96,4 +118,8 @@ public void onTopScrollChanged(boolean scrolledOnTop) {
     public void setOnTopScrollChangedListener(OnTopScrollChangedListener listener) {
         mOnTopScrollChangedListener = listener;
     }
+
+    public boolean isNetworkAvailableOrNotChecked() {
+        return !mIsNetworkRefreshMode || NetworkUtils.isNetworkAvailable(mContext);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHelper.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHelper.java
index 3c7b4661955d..dffdb6ecdbba 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHelper.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ptr/PullToRefreshHelper.java
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ public boolean isReadyForPull(View view, float v, float v2) {
         setupWizard.setup(mPullToRefreshLayout);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Once set, each PTR action will check for network connectivity. If there is thes network is not available
+     * (airplane mode for instance), the message will be changed from "Pull to refresh..." to "Can't refresh..."
+     */
+    public void setNetworkRefreshMode(boolean refreshing) {
+        mHeaderTransformer.setNetworkRefreshMode(refreshing);
+    }
+
     public void setRefreshing(boolean refreshing) {
         mHeaderTransformer.setShowProgressBarOnly(refreshing);
         mPullToRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(refreshing);
@@ -77,7 +85,11 @@ public boolean isRefreshing() {
 
     @Override
     public void onRefreshStarted(View view) {
-        mRefreshListener.onRefreshStarted(view);
+        if (mHeaderTransformer.isNetworkAvailableOrNotChecked()) {
+            mRefreshListener.onRefreshStarted(view);
+        } else {
+            setRefreshing(false);
+        }
     }
 
     public interface RefreshListener {
@@ -103,7 +115,7 @@ public void refreshAction() {
         }
         Editor editor = preferences.edit();
         editor.putInt(REFRESH_BUTTON_HIT_COUNT, refreshHits);
-        editor.commit();
+        editor.apply();
     }
 
     public void registerReceiver(Context context) {
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/WordPressUtils/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d30fe10a6c4e..e7b2542c338f 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <string name="ptr_tip_message">Tip: Pull down to refresh</string>
+    <string name="pull_to_refresh_pull_no_network_label">No network, can\'t refresh</string>
     <string name="no_network_message">There is no network available</string>
 </resources>