diff --git a/components/readers/Reader.vue b/components/readers/Reader.vue
index 80acd083..cd9559e4 100644
--- a/components/readers/Reader.vue
+++ b/components/readers/Reader.vue
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     </modals-fullscreen-modal>
 
     <!-- ereader settings modal -->
-    <modals-fullscreen-modal v-model="showSettingsModal" :theme="ereaderTheme" half-screen>
+    <modals-fullscreen-modal v-model="showSettingsModal" :theme="ereaderTheme">
       <div style="box-shadow: 0px -8px 8px #11111155">
         <div class="flex items-end justify-between h-14 px-4 pb-2 mb-6">
           <h1 class="text-lg">{{ $strings.HeaderEreaderSettings }}</h1>
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@
               </div>
               <ui-toggle-btns v-model="ereaderSettings.navigateWithVolume" :items="navigateWithVolumeItems" @input="settingsUpdated" />
             </div>
+            <div class="flex items-center">
+              <div class="w-32">
+                <p class="text-base">{{ $strings.LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying}}:</p>
+              </div>
+              <ui-toggle-btns v-model="ereaderSettings.navigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying" :items="navigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingItems" @input="settingsUpdated" />
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -132,7 +138,8 @@ export default {
         lineSpacing: 115,
         spread: 'auto',
         textStroke: 0,
-        navigateWithVolume: 'enabled'
+        navigateWithVolume: 'enabled',
+        navigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying: false
       }
     }
   },
@@ -209,6 +216,18 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
     },
+    navigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingItems() {
+    return [
+      {
+        text: this.$strings.LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingEnabled,
+        value: true
+      },
+      {
+        text: this.$strings.LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingDisabled,
+        value: false
+      }
+    ]
+    },
     themeItems() {
       return [
         {
@@ -424,7 +443,7 @@ export default {
       this.isInittingWatchVolume = true
       const isWatching = await VolumeButtons.isWatching()
 
-      if (this.ereaderSettings.navigateWithVolume !== 'none' && !this.isPlayerOpen) {
+      if (this.ereaderSettings.navigateWithVolume !== 'none' && (this.ereaderSettings.navigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying || !this.isPlayerOpen)) {
         if (!isWatching.value) {
           const options = {
             disableSystemVolumeHandler: true,
diff --git a/strings/de.json b/strings/de.json
index 49d435de..01c3e5a7 100644
--- a/strings/de.json
+++ b/strings/de.json
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeDisabled": "Aus",
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeEnabled": "An",
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeMirrored": "Umgekehrt",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying": "Auch bei Wiedergabe blättern",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingDisabled": "Aus",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingEnabled": "An",
   "LabelNever": "Nie",
   "LabelNewestAuthors": "Neueste Autoren",
   "LabelNewestEpisodes": "Neueste Episoden",
diff --git a/strings/en-us.json b/strings/en-us.json
index 064be93c..3b89edec 100644
--- a/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/strings/en-us.json
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeDisabled": "Off",
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeEnabled": "On",
   "LabelNavigateWithVolumeMirrored": "Mirrored",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlaying": "Also Navigate while playing",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingDisabled": "Off",
+  "LabelNavigateWithVolumeWhilePlayingEnabled": "On",
   "LabelNever": "Never",
   "LabelNewestAuthors": "Newest Authors",
   "LabelNewestEpisodes": "Newest Episodes",