diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_news/mod_articles_news.xml b/modules/mod_articles_news/mod_articles_news.xml
index d7f107cbe8ba1..60d6600435551 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_news/mod_articles_news.xml
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_news/mod_articles_news.xml
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@
 					<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
 				</field>
 
+				<field
+					name="readmore_title"
+					type="list"
+					label="JGLOBAL_SHOW_READMORE_TITLE_LABEL"
+					default=""
+					showon="readmore:1"
+					validate="options"
+					>
+					<option value="">JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
+					<option value="0">JHIDE</option>
+					<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
+				</field>
+
 				<field
 					name="count"
 					type="number"
diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_news/tmpl/_item.php b/modules/mod_articles_news/tmpl/_item.php
index 63646048b8b9d..09cc05c84d472 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_news/tmpl/_item.php
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_news/tmpl/_item.php
@@ -55,5 +55,9 @@
 <?php echo $item->afterDisplayContent; ?>
 
 <?php if (isset($item->link) && $item->readmore != 0 && $params->get('readmore')) : ?>
+    <?php // Overwrite global article setting if needed ?>
+    <?php if ($params->get('readmore_title', '') !== '') : ?>
+        <?php $item->params->set('show_readmore_title', $params->get('readmore_title')); ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
     <?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.readmore', ['item' => $item, 'params' => $item->params, 'link' => $item->link]); ?>
 <?php endif; ?>