diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
index 412ff21ba..671e8dce6 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ function ReaderMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
 	table.insert(self.item_table, {
 		text = "Return to file manager",
 		callback = function()
+			self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("RestoreScreenMode", 
+				G_reader_settings:readSetting("screen_mode") or "portrait"))
 			UIManager:close(self.menu_container)
 			self.ui:onClose()
 		end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index 4d832ade3..4c3db04c0 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -132,12 +132,21 @@ end
 
 function ReaderView:onSetScreenMode(new_mode)
 	if new_mode == "landscape" or new_mode == "portrait" then
+		self.screen_mode = new_mode
 		Screen:setScreenMode(new_mode)
 		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
 	end
 	return true
 end
 
+function ReaderView:onRestoreScreenMode(old_mode)
+	if old_mode == "landscape" or old_mode == "portrait" then
+		Screen:setScreenMode(old_mode)
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
 function ReaderView:onSetDimensions(dimensions)
 	self.dimen = dimensions
 	-- recalculate view
@@ -146,15 +155,24 @@ end
 
 function ReaderView:onReadSettings(config)
 	self.render_mode = config:readSetting("render_mode") or 0
+	self.init_screen_mode = config:readSetting("screen_mode") or "portrait"
 end
 
 function ReaderView:onPageUpdate(new_page_no)
 	self.state.page = new_page_no
+	if self.init_screen_mode then
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetScreenMode", self.init_screen_mode))
+		self.init_screen_mode = nil
+	end
 	self:recalculate()
 end
 
 function ReaderView:onPosUpdate(new_pos)
 	self.state.pos = new_pos
+	if self.init_screen_mode then
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetScreenMode", self.init_screen_mode))
+		self.init_screen_mode = nil
+	end
 	self:recalculate()
 end
 
@@ -192,4 +210,5 @@ end
 
 function ReaderView:onCloseDocument()
 	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("render_mode", self.render_mode)
+	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("screen_mode", self.screen_mode)
 end