diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticle.importable.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticle.importable.tsx
index 81ede9e00f0..e32add1f161 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticle.importable.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticle.importable.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { log } from '@guardian/libs';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import {
-	getListenToArticleClient,
-	getNativeABTestingClient,
-} from '../lib/bridgetApi';
+import { getListenToArticleClient } from '../lib/bridgetApi';
 import { useIsBridgetCompatible } from '../lib/useIsBridgetCompatible';
 import { ListenToArticleButton } from './ListenToArticleButton';
 
@@ -28,48 +25,28 @@ export const formatAudioDuration = (
 };
 
 export const ListenToArticle = ({ articleId }: Props) => {
-	const [showButton, setShowButton] = useState<boolean>(false);
+	const [showButton, setShowButton] = useState<boolean>(true);
 	const [audioDurationSeconds, setAudioDurationSeconds] = useState<
 		number | undefined
-	>(undefined);
+	>(314);
 
 	const isBridgetCompatible = useIsBridgetCompatible('8.7.0');
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (isBridgetCompatible) {
 			Promise.all([
-				// AB TESTING native
-				getNativeABTestingClient().getParticipations(),
 				getListenToArticleClient().isAvailable(articleId),
 				getListenToArticleClient().isPlaying(articleId),
 				getListenToArticleClient().getAudioDurationSeconds(articleId),
 			])
-				.then(
-					([
-						abParticipations,
-						isAvailable,
-						isPlaying,
-						durationSeconds,
-					]) => {
-						// AB TESTING native start
-						const variant = abParticipations.get(
-							'l2a_article_button_test',
-						);
-						if (variant === 'no-button') {
-							setShowButton(false);
-						} else if (variant === 'with-duration') {
-							setAudioDurationSeconds(
-								typeof durationSeconds === 'number' &&
-									durationSeconds > 0
-									? durationSeconds
-									: undefined,
-							);
-							setShowButton(isAvailable && !isPlaying);
-						} else if (variant === 'without-duration') {
-							setShowButton(isAvailable && !isPlaying);
-						}
-						// AB TESTING native ends
-					},
-				)
+				.then(([isAvailable, isPlaying, durationSeconds]) => {
+					setAudioDurationSeconds(
+						typeof durationSeconds === 'number' &&
+							durationSeconds > 0
+							? durationSeconds
+							: undefined,
+					);
+					setShowButton(isAvailable && !isPlaying);
+				})
 				.catch((error) => {
 					console.error(
 						'Error fetching article audio status: ',
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.stories.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.stories.tsx
index 44cff51c5ea..25f5e34e343 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.stories.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.stories.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
 export const ListenToArticleWithDurationButton = {
 	args: {
 		onClickHandler: () => undefined,
-		audioDuration: '3:02',
+		audioDuration: '5:14',
 	},
 } satisfies Story;
 
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.tsx
index 3c24d4f6d02..014bc95eabc 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ListenToArticleButton.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
-import { height, space } from '@guardian/source/foundations';
+import { height, neutral, space } from '@guardian/source/foundations';
+import type { ThemeIcon } from '@guardian/source/react-components';
 import {
 	Button,
 	SvgMediaControlsPlay,
@@ -18,12 +19,12 @@ const buttonCss = (audioDuration: string | undefined) => css`
 	}
 	margin-bottom: ${space[4]}px;
 	margin-left: ${space[2]}px;
-	padding-left: ${space[2]}px;
+	padding-left: ${space[3]}px;
 	padding-right: ${audioDuration === undefined ? space[4] : space[3]}px;
 	padding-bottom: 0px;
 	font-size: 15px;
-	height: ${height.ctaSmall}px;
-	min-height: ${height.ctaSmall}px;
+	height: ${height.ctaXsmall}px;
+	min-height: ${height.ctaXsmall}px;
 
 	.src-button-space {
 		width: 0px;
@@ -36,15 +37,46 @@ const dividerCss = css`
 	opacity: 0.5;
 	border-left: 1px solid ${palette('--follow-icon-background')};
 	margin-left: ${space[2]}px;
-	margin-right: ${space[2]}px;
 `;
 
-const durationCss = css`
-	font-weight: 300;
+const themeIcon: ThemeIcon = {
+	fill: palette('--follow-icon-background'),
+};
+
+const waveFormContainerCss = css`
+	height: ${space[12]}px;
+	border-top: 1px solid ${neutral[86]};
 `;
 
-const baselineCss = css`
-	padding-bottom: 2px;
+const generateWaveformGradients = (barCount: number): string => {
+	const barWidth = 2;
+	const spacing = 1;
+	const gradients: string[] = [];
+	let lastBarHeight = Math.floor(Math.random() * 60) + 25; // Initial random height
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < barCount; i++) {
+		const variation = lastBarHeight * 0.5; // keep within 50% of last bar height
+		const minHeight = Math.max(50, lastBarHeight - variation);
+		const maxHeight = Math.min(70, lastBarHeight + variation);
+		const barHeight =
+			Math.floor(Math.random() * (maxHeight - minHeight + 1)) + minHeight;
+		lastBarHeight = barHeight;
+		const position = i * (barWidth + spacing);
+		gradients.push(
+			`linear-gradient(to top, ${neutral[86]} 0 ${barHeight}%, transparent ${barHeight}%) ${position}px 50% / ${barWidth}px 100%`,
+		);
+	}
+
+	return gradients.join(',\n\t\t');
+};
+
+const waveFormCss = css`
+	background: ${generateWaveformGradients(250)};
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	height: inherit;
+	display: block;
+	width: 100%;
+	padding-top: ${space[2]}px;
 `;
 
 type ButtonProps = {
@@ -55,19 +87,22 @@ export const ListenToArticleButton = ({
 	onClickHandler,
 	audioDuration,
 }: ButtonProps) => (
-	<Button
-		onClick={onClickHandler}
-		size="default"
-		iconSide="left"
-		cssOverrides={buttonCss(audioDuration)}
-		icon={<SvgMediaControlsPlay />}
-	>
-		{audioDuration === undefined || audioDuration === '' ? null : (
-			<>
-				<span css={[durationCss, baselineCss]}>{audioDuration}</span>
-				<span css={dividerCss}></span>
-			</>
-		)}
-		<span css={baselineCss}>Listen to this article</span>
-	</Button>
+	<div css={waveFormContainerCss}>
+		<div css={waveFormCss}>
+			<Button
+				onClick={onClickHandler}
+				size="default"
+				cssOverrides={buttonCss(audioDuration)}
+			>
+				<span>Listen to this article</span>
+				{audioDuration === undefined || audioDuration === '' ? null : (
+					<>
+						<span css={dividerCss}></span>
+						<SvgMediaControlsPlay size="small" theme={themeIcon} />
+						<span>{audioDuration}</span>
+					</>
+				)}
+			</Button>
+		</div>
+	</div>
 );