diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.h b/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.h
index cf8bce7ad2f1..f86fe1f800eb 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.h
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 - (void)clearCachedRowHeights;
 - (void)refreshCachedRowHeightsForWidth:(CGFloat)width;
 - (void)invalidateCachedRowHeightAtIndexPath:(nonnull NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
+- (void)resetResultsController;
 
 /**
  A convenience method for clearing cached row heights and reloading the table view.
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.m b/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.m
index fb05adf033b4..6bfa196e777b 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.m
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/Utility/WPTableViewHandler.m
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ - (void)invalidateCachedRowHeightAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
     [self clearCachedRowHeightAtIndexPath:indexPath];
 }
 
+- (void)resetResultsController
+{
+    _resultsController = nil;
+}
+
 
 #pragma mark - Required Delegate Methods
 
@@ -598,10 +603,6 @@ - (void)scrollViewWillEndDragging:(UIScrollView *)scrollView withVelocity:(CGPoi
 
 - (NSFetchedResultsController *)resultsController
 {
-    if (_resultsController != nil && ![_resultsController.fetchRequest.entityName isEqualToString:[self fetchRequest].entityName]) {
-        _resultsController = nil;
-    }
-
     if (_resultsController != nil) {
         return _resultsController;
     }
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderStreamViewController.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderStreamViewController.swift
index 25b2b24675ed..0c288772587b 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderStreamViewController.swift
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderStreamViewController.swift
@@ -2112,6 +2112,7 @@ extension ReaderStreamViewController: ReaderContentViewController {
         isContentFiltered = content.topicType == .tag || content.topicType == .site
         readerTopic = content.topicType == .discover ? nil : content.topic
         contentType = content.type
+        self.content.resetResultsController()
 
         guard !shouldDisplayNoTopicController else {
             return
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderTableContent.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderTableContent.swift
index 9dfd92bde5b5..4324c6361c8c 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderTableContent.swift
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Reader/ReaderTableContent.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ final class ReaderTableContent {
         tableViewHandler?.delegate = delegate
     }
 
+    func resetResultsController() {
+        tableViewHandler?.resetResultsController()
+        tableViewHandler?.tableView.reloadData()
+        tableViewHandler?.tableView.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+        if !isEmpty {
+            tableViewHandler?.tableView.scrollToRow(at: IndexPath(row: 0, section: 0), at: .top, animated: false)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// The fetch request can need a different predicate depending on how the content
     /// being displayed has changed (blocking sites for instance).  Call this method to
     /// update the fetch request predicate and then perform a new fetch.
@@ -16,6 +26,7 @@ final class ReaderTableContent {
     func updateAndPerformFetchRequest(predicate: NSPredicate) {
         assert(Thread.isMainThread, "Reader Error: updating fetch request on a background thread.")
 
+        tableViewHandler?.resetResultsController()
         tableViewHandler?.resultsController?.fetchRequest.predicate = predicate
         do {
             try tableViewHandler?.resultsController?.performFetch()