diff --git a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
index e6dc35fd9..c791206a8 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController {
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(contentSizeCategoryDidChange(_:)), name: UIContentSizeCategory.didChangeNotification, object: nil)
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(willEnterForeground(_:)), name: UIApplication.willEnterForegroundNotification, object: nil)
 
+		let fullScreenTapZone = UIView()
+		NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+			fullScreenTapZone.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 150),
+			fullScreenTapZone.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 44)
+		])
+		fullScreenTapZone.addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didTapNavigationBar)))
+		navigationItem.titleView = fullScreenTapZone
+		
 		articleExtractorButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(toggleArticleExtractor(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
 		toolbarItems?.insert(UIBarButtonItem(customView: articleExtractorButton), at: 6)
 
@@ -275,6 +283,10 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController {
 	
 	// MARK: Actions
 
+	@objc func didTapNavigationBar() {
+		hideBars()
+	}
+
 	@objc func showBars(_ sender: Any) {
 		showBars()
 	}
@@ -356,14 +368,6 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController {
 	
 }
 
-// MARK: InteractiveNavigationControllerTappable
-
-extension ArticleViewController: InteractiveNavigationControllerTappable {
-	func didTapNavigationBar() {
-		hideBars()
-	}
-}
-
 // MARK: UIContextMenuInteractionDelegate
 
 extension ArticleViewController: UIContextMenuInteractionDelegate {
diff --git a/iOS/UIKit Extensions/InteractiveNavigationController.swift b/iOS/UIKit Extensions/InteractiveNavigationController.swift
index 44b0b7dfa..e486a739a 100644
--- a/iOS/UIKit Extensions/InteractiveNavigationController.swift	
+++ b/iOS/UIKit Extensions/InteractiveNavigationController.swift	
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
 import UIKit
 
-protocol InteractiveNavigationControllerTappable {
-	func didTapNavigationBar()
-}
-
 class InteractiveNavigationController: UINavigationController {
 	
 	private let poppableDelegate = PoppableGestureRecognizerDelegate()
@@ -33,8 +29,6 @@ class InteractiveNavigationController: UINavigationController {
 		poppableDelegate.originalDelegate = interactivePopGestureRecognizer?.delegate
 		poppableDelegate.navigationController = self
 		interactivePopGestureRecognizer?.delegate = poppableDelegate
-		
-		navigationBar.addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didTapNavigationBar)))
 	}
 	
 	override func traitCollectionDidChange(_ previousTraitCollection: UITraitCollection?) {
@@ -44,13 +38,7 @@ class InteractiveNavigationController: UINavigationController {
 		}
 	}
 		
-	@objc func didTapNavigationBar() {
-		if let tappable = topViewController as? InteractiveNavigationControllerTappable {
-			tappable.didTapNavigationBar()
-		}
 	}
-	
-}
 
 // MARK: Private