diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index ed911e290..6e01a6f01 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
 local Blitbuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local CheckButton = require("ui/widget/checkbutton")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
@@ -141,9 +142,6 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
         path = self.root_path,
         focused_path = self.focused_file,
         show_parent = self.show_parent,
-        height = Screen:getHeight(),
-        is_popout = false,
-        is_borderless = true,
         file_filter = function(filename) return DocumentRegistry:hasProvider(filename) end,
         close_callback = function() return self:onClose() end,
         -- allow left bottom tap gesture, otherwise it is eaten by hidden return button
@@ -253,19 +251,19 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
             {}, -- separator
         }
 
+        local book_props
         if is_file then
-            self.book_props = nil -- in 'self' to provide access to it in CoverBrowser
             local has_provider = DocumentRegistry:hasProvider(file)
-            local has_sidecar = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file)
+            local been_opened = BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file)
             local doc_settings_or_file = file
-            if has_provider or has_sidecar then
-                self.book_props = file_manager.coverbrowser and file_manager.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
-                if has_sidecar then
-                    doc_settings_or_file = DocSettings:open(file)
-                    if not self.book_props then
+            if has_provider or been_opened then
+                book_props = file_manager.coverbrowser and file_manager.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
+                if been_opened then
+                    doc_settings_or_file = BookList.getDocSettings(file)
+                    if not book_props then
                         local props = doc_settings_or_file:readSetting("doc_props")
-                        self.book_props = FileManagerBookInfo.extendProps(props, file)
-                        self.book_props.has_cover = true -- to enable "Book cover" button, we do not know if cover exists
+                        book_props = FileManagerBookInfo.extendProps(props, file)
+                        book_props.has_cover = true -- to enable "Book cover" button, we do not know if cover exists
                     end
                 end
                 table.insert(buttons, filemanagerutil.genStatusButtonsRow(doc_settings_or_file, close_dialog_refresh_callback))
@@ -283,12 +281,12 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
                         file_manager:showOpenWithDialog(file)
                     end,
                 },
-                filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+                filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
             })
             if has_provider then
                 table.insert(buttons, {
-                    filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
-                    filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+                    filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+                    filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
                 })
             end
             if Device:canExecuteScript(file) then
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
 
         if file_manager.file_dialog_added_buttons ~= nil then
             for _, row_func in ipairs(file_manager.file_dialog_added_buttons) do
-                local row = row_func(file, is_file, self.book_props)
+                local row = row_func(file, is_file, book_props)
                 if row ~= nil then
                     table.insert(buttons, row)
                 end
@@ -789,10 +787,6 @@ FileManager.rotate = FileManager.reinit
 FileManager.onPhysicalKeyboardConnected = FileManager.reinit
 FileManager.onPhysicalKeyboardDisconnected = FileManager.reinit
 
-function FileManager:getCurrentDir()
-    return FileManager.instance and FileManager.instance.file_chooser.path
-end
-
 function FileManager:onClose()
     logger.dbg("close filemanager")
     PluginLoader:finalize()
@@ -860,7 +854,7 @@ end
 
 function FileManager:openRandomFile(dir)
     local match_func = function(file) -- documents, not yet opened
-        return DocumentRegistry:hasProvider(file) and not DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file)
+        return DocumentRegistry:hasProvider(file) and not BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file)
     end
     local random_file = filemanagerutil.getRandomFile(dir, match_func)
     if random_file then
@@ -1095,7 +1089,7 @@ function FileManager:showDeleteFileDialog(filepath, post_delete_callback, pre_de
     end
     local is_file = isFile(file)
     local text = (is_file and _("Delete file permanently?") or _("Delete folder permanently?")) .. "\n\n" .. BD.filepath(file)
-    if is_file and DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
+    if is_file and BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file) then
         text = text .. "\n\n" .. _("Book settings, highlights and notes will be deleted.")
     end
     UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
@@ -1116,6 +1110,7 @@ function FileManager:deleteFile(file, is_file)
     if is_file then
         local ok = os.remove(file)
         if ok then
+            BookList.resetBookInfoCache(file)
             DocSettings.updateLocation(file) -- delete sdr
             ReadHistory:fileDeleted(file)
             ReadCollection:removeItem(file)
@@ -1141,6 +1136,7 @@ function FileManager:deleteSelectedFiles()
         local file_abs_path = ffiUtil.realpath(orig_file)
         local ok = file_abs_path and os.remove(file_abs_path)
         if ok then
+            BookList.resetBookInfoCache(file_abs_path)
             DocSettings.updateLocation(file_abs_path) -- delete sdr
             ok_files[orig_file] = true
             self.selected_files[orig_file] = nil
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo.lua
index 3de27f6f2..8f9f3d7a5 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This module provides a way to display book information (filename and book metada
 ]]
 
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ function BookInfo:show(doc_settings_or_file, book_props)
         doc_settings_or_file = self.ui.doc_settings
         has_sidecar = true
     end
-    if not has_sidecar and DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
-        doc_settings_or_file = DocSettings:open(file)
+    if not has_sidecar and BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file) then
+        doc_settings_or_file = BookList.getDocSettings(file)
         has_sidecar = true
     end
     local folder, filename = util.splitFilePathName(file)
@@ -247,8 +248,8 @@ function BookInfo:getDocProps(file, book_props, no_open_document)
         end
     end
 
-    if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
-        local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(file)
+    if BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file) then
+        local doc_settings = BookList.getDocSettings(file)
         if not book_props then
             -- Files opened after 20170701 have a "doc_props" setting with
             -- complete metadata and "doc_pages" with accurate nb of pages
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ function BookInfo:showNotebookFileDialog(notebook_file, doc_settings_or_file, bo
     local file = has_sidecar and doc_settings_or_file:readSetting("doc_path") or doc_settings_or_file
     local function saveNotebookFile(new_notebook_file)
         if not has_sidecar then
-            doc_settings_or_file = DocSettings:open(doc_settings_or_file)
+            doc_settings_or_file = BookList.getDocSettings(doc_settings_or_file)
         end
         doc_settings_or_file:saveSetting("notebook_file", new_notebook_file)
         if not self.is_current_doc then
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
index 363be595a..d065199c5 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local CheckButton = require("ui/widget/checkbutton")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
 local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local WidgetContainer = require("ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer")
 local ffiUtil = require("ffi/util")
 local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
+local util = require("util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local N_ = _.ngettext
 local T = ffiUtil.template
-local util = require("util")
 
 local FileManagerCollection = WidgetContainer:extend{
     title = _("Collections"),
@@ -63,14 +63,7 @@ end
 
 function FileManagerCollection:onShowColl(collection_name)
     collection_name = collection_name or ReadCollection.default_collection_name
-    self.coll_menu = Menu:new{
-        ui = self.ui,
-        covers_fullscreen = true, -- hint for UIManager:_repaint()
-        is_borderless = true,
-        is_popout = false,
-        -- item and book cover thumbnail dimensions in Mosaic and Detailed list display modes
-        -- must be equal in File manager, History and Collection windows to avoid image scaling
-        title_bar_fm_style = true,
+    self.coll_menu = BookList:new{
         title_bar_left_icon = "appbar.menu",
         onLeftButtonTap = function() self:showCollDialog() end,
         onReturn = function()
@@ -80,6 +73,7 @@ function FileManagerCollection:onShowColl(collection_name)
         end,
         onMenuChoice = self.onMenuChoice,
         onMenuHold = self.onMenuHold,
+        ui = self.ui,
         _manager = self,
         _recreate_func = function() self:onShowColl(collection_name) end,
         collection_name = collection_name,
@@ -156,7 +150,7 @@ end
 function FileManagerCollection:onMenuHold(item)
     local file = item.file
     self.file_dialog = nil
-    self.book_props = self.ui.coverbrowser and self.ui.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
+    local book_props = self.ui.coverbrowser and self.ui.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
 
     local function close_dialog_callback()
         UIManager:close(self.file_dialog)
@@ -176,17 +170,17 @@ function FileManagerCollection:onMenuHold(item)
     local doc_settings_or_file
     if is_currently_opened then
         doc_settings_or_file = self.ui.doc_settings
-        if not self.book_props then
-            self.book_props = self.ui.doc_props
-            self.book_props.has_cover = true
+        if not book_props then
+            book_props = self.ui.doc_props
+            book_props.has_cover = true
         end
     else
-        if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
-            doc_settings_or_file = DocSettings:open(file)
-            if not self.book_props then
+        if BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file) then
+            doc_settings_or_file = BookList.getDocSettings(file)
+            if not book_props then
                 local props = doc_settings_or_file:readSetting("doc_props")
-                self.book_props = self.ui.bookinfo.extendProps(props, file)
-                self.book_props.has_cover = true
+                book_props = self.ui.bookinfo.extendProps(props, file)
+                book_props.has_cover = true
             end
         else
             doc_settings_or_file = file
@@ -217,11 +211,11 @@ function FileManagerCollection:onMenuHold(item)
     })
     table.insert(buttons, {
         filemanagerutil.genShowFolderButton(file, close_dialog_menu_callback),
-        filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
     })
     table.insert(buttons, {
-        filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
-        filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback),
     })
 
     if Device:canExecuteScript(file) then
@@ -232,7 +226,7 @@ function FileManagerCollection:onMenuHold(item)
 
     if self._manager.file_dialog_added_buttons ~= nil then
         for _, row_func in ipairs(self._manager.file_dialog_added_buttons) do
-            local row = row_func(file, true, self.book_props)
+            local row = row_func(file, true, book_props)
             if row ~= nil then
                 table.insert(buttons, row)
             end
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerfilesearcher.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerfilesearcher.lua
index d63844b59..6eae03742 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerfilesearcher.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerfilesearcher.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local CheckButton = require("ui/widget/checkbutton")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local DocumentRegistry = require("document/documentregistry")
 local FileChooser = require("ui/widget/filechooser")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
-local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local Utf8Proc = require("ffi/utf8proc")
 local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
@@ -259,12 +258,8 @@ function FileSearcher:onShowSearchResults(not_cached)
         return
     end
 
-    self.search_menu = Menu:new{
+    self.search_menu = BookList:new{
         subtitle = T(_("Query: %1"), FileSearcher.search_string),
-        covers_fullscreen = true, -- hint for UIManager:_repaint()
-        is_borderless = true,
-        is_popout = false,
-        title_bar_fm_style = true,
         title_bar_left_icon = "appbar.menu",
         onLeftButtonTap = function() self:setSelectMode() end,
         onMenuSelect = self.onMenuSelect,
@@ -323,10 +318,10 @@ function FileSearcher:showFileDialog(item)
     if item.is_file then
         local is_currently_opened = self.ui.document and self.ui.document.file == file
         local has_provider = DocumentRegistry:hasProvider(file)
-        local has_sidecar = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file)
+        local been_opened = BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file)
         local doc_settings_or_file = is_currently_opened and self.ui.doc_settings
-            or (has_sidecar and DocSettings:open(file) or file)
-        if has_provider or has_sidecar then
+            or (been_opened and BookList.getDocSettings(file) or file)
+        if has_provider or been_opened then
             bookinfo = self.ui.bookinfo:getDocProps(file, nil, true)
             table.insert(buttons, filemanagerutil.genStatusButtonsRow(doc_settings_or_file, close_dialog_callback))
             table.insert(buttons, {}) -- separator
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
index fb0cc54bb..e49773504 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local ButtonDialog = require("ui/widget/buttondialog")
 local CheckButton = require("ui/widget/checkbutton")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
-local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local ReadCollection = require("readcollection")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local WidgetContainer = require("ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer")
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ end
 function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
     local file = item.file
     self.file_dialog = nil
-    self.book_props = self.ui.coverbrowser and self.ui.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
+    local book_props = self.ui.coverbrowser and self.ui.coverbrowser:getBookInfo(file)
 
     local function close_dialog_callback()
         UIManager:close(self.file_dialog)
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
             self._manager.statuses_fetched = false
         end
         self._manager:updateItemTable()
-        self._manager.files_updated = true -- sidecar folder may be created/deleted
+        self._manager.files_updated = true
     end
     local function update_callback()
         self._manager:updateItemTable()
@@ -157,17 +156,17 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
     local doc_settings_or_file
     if is_currently_opened then
         doc_settings_or_file = self.ui.doc_settings
-        if not self.book_props then
-            self.book_props = self.ui.doc_props
-            self.book_props.has_cover = true
+        if not book_props then
+            book_props = self.ui.doc_props
+            book_props.has_cover = true
         end
     else
-        if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
-            doc_settings_or_file = DocSettings:open(file)
-            if not self.book_props then
+        if BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file) then
+            doc_settings_or_file = BookList.getDocSettings(file)
+            if not book_props then
                 local props = doc_settings_or_file:readSetting("doc_props")
-                self.book_props = self.ui.bookinfo.extendProps(props, file)
-                self.book_props.has_cover = true
+                book_props = self.ui.bookinfo.extendProps(props, file)
+                book_props.has_cover = true
             end
         else
             doc_settings_or_file = file
@@ -206,16 +205,16 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
     })
     table.insert(buttons, {
         filemanagerutil.genShowFolderButton(file, close_dialog_menu_callback, item.dim),
-        filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookInformationButton(doc_settings_or_file, book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
     })
     table.insert(buttons, {
-        filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
-        filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, self.book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookCoverButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
+        filemanagerutil.genBookDescriptionButton(file, book_props, close_dialog_callback, item.dim),
     })
 
     if self._manager.file_dialog_added_buttons ~= nil then
         for _, row_func in ipairs(self._manager.file_dialog_added_buttons) do
-            local row = row_func(file, true, self.book_props)
+            local row = row_func(file, true, book_props)
             if row ~= nil then
                 table.insert(buttons, row)
             end
@@ -237,19 +236,13 @@ function FileManagerHistory.getMenuInstance()
 end
 
 function FileManagerHistory:onShowHist(search_info)
-    self.hist_menu = Menu:new{
-        ui = self.ui,
-        covers_fullscreen = true, -- hint for UIManager:_repaint()
-        is_borderless = true,
-        is_popout = false,
+    self.hist_menu = BookList:new{
         title = self.hist_menu_title,
-        -- item and book cover thumbnail dimensions in Mosaic and Detailed list display modes
-        -- must be equal in File manager, History and Collection windows to avoid image scaling
-        title_bar_fm_style = true,
         title_bar_left_icon = "appbar.menu",
         onLeftButtonTap = function() self:showHistDialog() end,
         onMenuChoice = self.onMenuChoice,
         onMenuHold = self.onMenuHold,
+        ui = self.ui,
         _manager = self,
         _recreate_func = function() self:onShowHist(search_info) end,
     }
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
index 5d0eae224..8533a3501 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This module contains miscellaneous helper functions for FileManager
 ]]
 
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local Device = require("device")
 local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
@@ -99,19 +100,14 @@ function filemanagerutil.resetDocumentSettings(file)
         end
         doc_settings:makeTrue("docsettings_reset_done") -- for readertypeset block_rendering_mode
         doc_settings:flush()
+        BookList.setBookInfoCache(file_abs_path, doc_settings)
     end
 end
 
 -- Get a document status ("new", "reading", "complete", or "abandoned")
 function filemanagerutil.getStatus(file)
-    if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
-        local summary = DocSettings:open(file):readSetting("summary")
-        if summary and summary.status and summary.status ~= "" then
-            return summary.status
-        end
-        return "reading"
-    end
-    return "new"
+    local book_info = BookList.getBookInfo(file)
+    return book_info.been_opened and book_info.status or "new"
 end
 
 function filemanagerutil.saveSummary(doc_settings_or_file, summary)
@@ -155,7 +151,7 @@ function filemanagerutil.genStatusButtonsRow(doc_settings_or_file, caller_callba
             callback = function()
                 summary.status = to_status
                 filemanagerutil.saveSummary(doc_settings_or_file, summary)
-                UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("DocSettingsItemsChanged", file, { summary = summary })) -- for CoverBrowser
+                BookList.setBookInfoCacheProperty(file, "status", to_status)
                 caller_callback()
             end,
         }
@@ -176,7 +172,7 @@ function filemanagerutil.genResetSettingsButton(doc_settings_or_file, caller_cal
         has_sidecar_file = true
     else
         file = ffiUtil.realpath(doc_settings_or_file) or doc_settings_or_file
-        has_sidecar_file = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file)
+        has_sidecar_file = BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file)
     end
     local custom_cover_file = DocSettings:findCustomCoverFile(file)
     local has_custom_cover_file = custom_cover_file and true or false
@@ -205,7 +201,7 @@ function filemanagerutil.genResetSettingsButton(doc_settings_or_file, caller_cal
                         UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("InvalidateMetadataCache", file))
                     end
                     if data_to_purge.doc_settings then
-                        UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("DocSettingsItemsChanged", file)) -- for CoverBrowser
+                        BookList.setBookInfoCacheProperty(file, "been_opened", false)
                         require("readhistory"):fileSettingsPurged(file)
                     end
                     caller_callback()
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index ecaaed3bf..bb96ef46f 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ It works using data gathered from a document interface.
 ]]--
 
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local Device = require("device")
 local DeviceListener = require("device/devicelistener")
 local DocCache = require("document/doccache")
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@ function ReaderUI:onClose(full_refresh)
         self:saveSettings()
     end
     if self.document ~= nil then
+        BookList.setBookInfoCache(self.document.file, self.doc_settings)
         require("readhistory"):updateLastBookTime(self.tearing_down)
         -- Serialize the most recently displayed page for later launch
         DocCache:serialize(self.document.file)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34b5ce51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/booklist.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
+local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
+
+local BookList = Menu:extend{
+    covers_fullscreen = true, -- hint for UIManager:_repaint()
+    is_borderless = true,
+    is_popout = false,
+    book_info_cache = {}, -- cache in the base class
+}
+
+function BookList:init()
+    self.title_bar_fm_style = not self.custom_title_bar
+    Menu.init(self)
+end
+
+-- BookInfo
+
+function BookList.setBookInfoCache(file, doc_settings)
+    local book_info = {
+        been_opened      = true,
+        status           = nil,
+        pages            = nil,
+        has_annotations  = nil,
+        percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished"),
+    }
+    local summary = doc_settings:readSetting("summary")
+    book_info.status = summary and summary.status or "reading"
+    local pages = doc_settings:readSetting("doc_pages")
+    if pages == nil then
+        local stats = doc_settings:readSetting("stats")
+        if stats and stats.pages and stats.pages ~= 0 then -- crengine with statistics disabled stores 0
+            pages = stats.pages
+        end
+    end
+    book_info.pages = pages
+    local annotations = doc_settings:readSetting("annotations")
+    if annotations then
+        book_info.has_annotations = #annotations > 0
+    else
+        local highlight = doc_settings:readSetting("highlight")
+        book_info.has_annotations = highlight and next(highlight) and true
+    end
+    BookList.book_info_cache[file] = book_info
+end
+
+function BookList.setBookInfoCacheProperty(file, prop_name, prop_value)
+    if prop_name == "been_opened" and prop_value == false then
+        BookList.book_info_cache[file] = { been_opened = false }
+    else
+        BookList.book_info_cache[file] = BookList.book_info_cache[file] or {}
+        BookList.book_info_cache[file][prop_name] = prop_value
+        BookList.book_info_cache[file].been_opened = true
+    end
+end
+
+function BookList.resetBookInfoCache(file)
+    BookList.book_info_cache[file] = nil
+end
+
+function BookList.hasBookInfoCache(file)
+    local book_info = BookList.book_info_cache[file]
+    return book_info ~= nil and (book_info.been_opened == false or book_info.status ~= nil)
+end
+
+function BookList.getBookInfo(file)
+    if not BookList.hasBookInfoCache(file) then
+        if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file) then
+            BookList.setBookInfoCache(file, DocSettings:open(file))
+        else
+            BookList.book_info_cache[file] = { been_opened = false }
+        end
+    end
+    return BookList.book_info_cache[file]
+end
+
+function BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(file)
+    local book_info = BookList.book_info_cache[file]
+    local been_opened = book_info and book_info.been_opened
+    if been_opened == nil then -- not cached yet
+        been_opened = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(file)
+        BookList.book_info_cache[file] = { been_opened = been_opened }
+    end
+    return been_opened
+end
+
+function BookList.getDocSettings(file)
+    local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(file)
+    if not BookList.hasBookInfoCache(file) then
+        BookList.setBookInfoCache(file, doc_settings)
+    end
+    return doc_settings
+end
+
+return BookList
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/bookstatuswidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/bookstatuswidget.lua
index ae3c9c105..9900366fc 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/bookstatuswidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/bookstatuswidget.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local Blitbuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local Button = require("ui/widget/button")
 local CenterContainer = require("ui/widget/container/centercontainer")
 local Device = require("device")
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ function BookStatusWidget:genHeader(title)
 end
 
 function BookStatusWidget:onChangeBookStatus(option_name, option_value)
+    BookList.setBookInfoCacheProperty(self.ui.document.file, "status", option_name[option_value])
     self.summary.status = option_name[option_value]
     self.summary.modified = os.date("%Y-%m-%d", os.time())
     self.updated = true
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
index 9f4be134d..904634b22 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/filechooser.lua
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 local BD = require("ui/bidi")
-local datetime = require("datetime")
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local Device = require("device")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local DocumentRegistry = require("document/documentregistry")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
 local FileManagerShortcuts = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagershortcuts")
-local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
-local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local ReadCollection = require("readcollection")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local datetime = require("datetime")
 local ffi = require("ffi")
 local ffiUtil = require("ffi/util")
+local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
 local lfs = require("libs/libkoreader-lfs")
 local sort = require("sort")
 local util = require("util")
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ local Screen = Device.screen
 local T = ffiUtil.template
 
 -- NOTE: It's our caller's responsibility to setup a title bar and pass it to us via custom_title_bar (c.f., FileManager)
-local FileChooser = Menu:extend{
+local FileChooser = BookList:extend{
     path = lfs.currentdir(),
     show_path = true,
     parent = nil,
@@ -168,18 +167,13 @@ local FileChooser = Menu:extend{
                 end, cache
             end,
             item_func = function(item)
-                local percent_finished
-                item.opened = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(item.path)
-                if item.opened then
-                    local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(item.path)
-                    percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
-                end
-
+                local book_info = BookList.getBookInfo(item.path)
+                item.opened = book_info.been_opened
                 -- smooth 2 decimal points (0.00) instead of 16 decimal points
-                item.percent_finished = util.round_decimal(percent_finished or 0, 2)
+                item.percent_finished = util.round_decimal(book_info.percent_finished or 0, 2)
             end,
             mandatory_func = function(item)
-                return item.opened and string.format("%d %%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
+                return item.opened and string.format("%d\u{202F}%%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
             end,
         },
         percent_unopened_last = {
@@ -198,18 +192,13 @@ local FileChooser = Menu:extend{
                 end, cache
             end,
             item_func = function(item)
-                local percent_finished
-                item.opened = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(item.path)
-                if item.opened then
-                    local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(item.path)
-                    percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
-                end
-
+                local book_info = BookList.getBookInfo(item.path)
+                item.opened = book_info.been_opened
                 -- smooth 2 decimal points (0.00) instead of 16 decimal points
-                item.percent_finished = util.round_decimal(percent_finished or 0, 2)
+                item.percent_finished = util.round_decimal(book_info.percent_finished or 0, 2)
             end,
             mandatory_func = function(item)
-                return item.opened and string.format("%d %%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
+                return item.opened and string.format("%d\u{202F}%%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
             end,
         },
         percent_natural = {
@@ -235,28 +224,24 @@ local FileChooser = Menu:extend{
                 return sortfunc, cache
             end,
             item_func = function(item)
-                local percent_finished
+                local book_info = BookList.getBookInfo(item.path)
+                item.opened = book_info.been_opened
+                local percent_finished = book_info.percent_finished
                 local sort_percent
-                item.opened = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(item.path)
                 if item.opened then
-                    local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(item.path)
-                    local summary = doc_settings:readSetting("summary")
-
                     -- books marked as "finished" or "on hold" should be considered the same as 100% and less than 0% respectively
-                    if summary and summary.status == "complete" then
+                    if book_info.status == "complete" then
                         sort_percent = 1.0
-                    elseif summary and summary.status == "abandoned" then
+                    elseif book_info.status == "abandoned" then
                         sort_percent = -0.01
                     end
-
-                    percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
                 end
                 -- smooth 2 decimal points (0.00) instead of 16 decimal points
                 item.sort_percent = sort_percent or util.round_decimal(percent_finished or -1, 2)
                 item.percent_finished = percent_finished or 0
             end,
             mandatory_func = function(item)
-                return item.opened and string.format("%d %%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
+                return item.opened and string.format("%d\u{202F}%%", 100 * item.percent_finished) or "–"
             end,
         },
     },
@@ -288,7 +273,7 @@ function FileChooser:init()
     if lfs.attributes(self.path, "mode") ~= "directory" then
         self.path = G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir") or filemanagerutil.getDefaultDir()
     end
-    Menu.init(self) -- call parent's init()
+    BookList.init(self)
     self:refreshPath()
 end
 
@@ -350,8 +335,13 @@ function FileChooser:getListItem(dirpath, f, fullpath, attributes, collate)
         local show_file_in_bold = G_reader_settings:readSetting("show_file_in_bold")
         item.bidi_wrap_func = BD.filename
         item.is_file = true
+        if collate.item_func ~= nil then
+            collate.item_func(item)
+        end
         if show_file_in_bold ~= false then
-            item.opened = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(fullpath)
+            if item.opened == nil then -- could be set in item_func
+                item.opened = BookList.hasBookBeenOpened(item.path)
+            end
             item.bold = item.opened
             if show_file_in_bold ~= "opened" then
                 item.bold = not item.bold
@@ -359,9 +349,6 @@ function FileChooser:getListItem(dirpath, f, fullpath, attributes, collate)
         end
         item.dim = self.filemanager and self.filemanager.selected_files
                    and self.filemanager.selected_files[item.path]
-        if collate.item_func ~= nil then
-            collate.item_func(item)
-        end
         item.mandatory = self:getMenuItemMandatory(item, collate)
     else -- folder
         if item.text == "./." then -- added as content of an unreadable directory
@@ -370,7 +357,7 @@ function FileChooser:getListItem(dirpath, f, fullpath, attributes, collate)
             item.text = item.text.."/"
             item.bidi_wrap_func = BD.directory
             if collate.can_collate_mixed and collate.item_func ~= nil then
-                collate.item_func(item)
+                collate.item_func(item, self)
             end
             if dirpath then -- file browser or PathChooser
                 item.mandatory = self:getMenuItemMandatory(item)
@@ -450,7 +437,8 @@ function FileChooser:genItemTable(dirs, files, path)
         end
         if self.show_current_dir_for_hold then
             table.insert(item_table, 1, {
-                text = _("Long-press to choose current folder"),
+                text = _("Long-press here to choose current folder"),
+                bold = true,
                 path = path.."/.",
             })
         end
@@ -494,7 +482,7 @@ function FileChooser:getMenuItemMandatory(item, collate)
 end
 
 function FileChooser:updateItems(select_number, no_recalculate_dimen)
-    Menu.updateItems(self, select_number, no_recalculate_dimen) -- call parent's updateItems()
+    BookList.updateItems(self, select_number, no_recalculate_dimen) -- call parent's updateItems()
     self.path_items[self.path] = (self.page - 1) * self.perpage + (select_number or 1)
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
index 9bb2d6d36..99e92b99e 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/pathchooser.lua
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ local PathChooser = FileChooser:extend{
     title = true, -- or a string
         -- if let to true, a generic title will be set in init()
     no_title = false,
-    is_popout = false,
-    covers_fullscreen = true, -- set it to false if you set is_popout = true
-    title_bar_fm_style = true,
-    is_borderless = true,
     select_directory = true, -- allow selecting directories
     select_file = true,      -- allow selecting files
     show_files = true, -- show files, even if select_file=false
@@ -28,11 +24,11 @@ local PathChooser = FileChooser:extend{
 function PathChooser:init()
     if self.title == true then -- default title depending on options
         if self.select_directory and not self.select_file then
-            self.title = _("Long-press to choose a folder")
+            self.title = _("Long-press folder's name to choose it")
         elseif not self.select_directory and self.select_file then
-            self.title = _("Long-press to choose a file")
+            self.title = _("Long-press file's name to choose it")
         else
-            self.title = _("Long-press to choose")
+            self.title = _("Long-press item's name to choose it")
         end
     end
     if not self.show_files then
diff --git a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
index 432ffaa11..cb9d3719c 100644
--- a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
+++ b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     This module implements calibre metadata searching.
 --]]
 
+local BookList = require("ui/widget/booklist")
 local CalibreMetadata = require("metadata")
 local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local DataStorage = require("datastorage")
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ local FileManagerBookInfo = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo")
 local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
-local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local Persist = require("persist")
 local Screen = require("device").screen
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
@@ -453,11 +453,8 @@ function CalibreSearch:browse(option)
         end
     end
 
-    self.search_menu = self.search_menu or Menu:new{
-        width = Screen:getWidth(),
-        height = Screen:getHeight(),
+    self.search_menu = self.search_menu or BookList:new{
         parent = nil,
-        is_borderless = true,
         onMenuHold = self.onMenuHold,
     }
     self.search_menu.paths = {}
diff --git a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/wireless.lua b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/wireless.lua
index 103dbbdde..9fcc312e4 100644
--- a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/wireless.lua
+++ b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/wireless.lua
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ end
 -- update the view of the dir if we are currently browsing it.
 local function updateDir(dir)
     local FileManager = require("apps/filemanager/filemanager")
-    if FileManager:getCurrentDir() == dir then
-        -- getCurrentDir() will return nil (well, nothing, technically) if there isn't an FM instance, so,
-        -- unless we were passed a nil, this is technically redundant.
-        if FileManager.instance then
-            FileManager.instance:reinit(dir)
-        end
+    local fc = FileManager.instance and FileManager.instance.file_chooser
+    if fc and fc.path == dir then
+        fc:refreshPath()
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
index 2ae506eee..dc7a7871c 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
@@ -31,43 +30,6 @@ local nb_drawings_since_last_collectgarbage = 0
 -- in the real Menu class or instance
 local CoverMenu = {}
 
-function CoverMenu:updateCache(file, status, do_create, pages)
-    if do_create then -- create new cache entry if absent
-        if self.cover_info_cache[file] then return end
-        local doc_settings = DocSettings:open(file)
-        -- We can get nb of page in the new 'doc_pages' setting, or from the old 'stats.page'
-        local doc_pages = doc_settings:readSetting("doc_pages")
-        if doc_pages then
-            pages = doc_pages
-        else
-            local stats = doc_settings:readSetting("stats")
-            if stats and stats.pages and stats.pages ~= 0 then -- crengine with statistics disabled stores 0
-                pages = stats.pages
-            end
-        end
-        local percent_finished = doc_settings:readSetting("percent_finished")
-        local summary = doc_settings:readSetting("summary")
-        status = summary and summary.status
-        local has_highlight
-        local annotations = doc_settings:readSetting("annotations")
-        if annotations then
-            has_highlight = #annotations > 0
-        else
-            local highlight = doc_settings:readSetting("highlight")
-            has_highlight = highlight and next(highlight) and true
-        end
-        self.cover_info_cache[file] = table.pack(pages, percent_finished, status, has_highlight) -- may be a sparse array
-    else
-        if self.cover_info_cache and self.cover_info_cache[file] then
-            if status then
-                self.cover_info_cache[file][3] = status
-            else
-                self.cover_info_cache[file] = nil
-            end
-        end
-    end
-end
-
 function CoverMenu:updateItems(select_number, no_recalculate_dimen)
     -- As done in Menu:updateItems()
     local old_dimen = self.dimen and self.dimen:copy()
@@ -231,9 +193,6 @@ function CoverMenu:onCloseWidget()
     -- Propagate a call to free() to all our sub-widgets, to release memory used by their _bb
     self.item_group:free()
 
-    -- Clean any short term cache (used by ListMenu to cache some Doc Settings info)
-    self.cover_info_cache = nil
-
     -- Force garbage collecting when leaving too
     -- (delay it a bit so this pause is less noticeable)
     UIManager:scheduleIn(0.2, function()
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
index 7e5633048..c821d7081 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ local BD = require("ui/bidi")
 local Blitbuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
 local CenterContainer = require("ui/widget/container/centercontainer")
 local Device = require("device")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local Font = require("ui/font")
 local FrameContainer = require("ui/widget/container/framecontainer")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
@@ -282,6 +281,8 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
             end
         end
 
+        local book_info = self.menu.getBookInfo(self.filepath)
+        self.been_opened = book_info.been_opened
         if bookinfo then -- This book is known
             self.bookinfo_found = true
             local cover_bb_used = false
@@ -355,21 +356,9 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
             --   file type
             --   pages read / nb of pages (not available for crengine doc not opened)
             -- Current page / pages are available or more accurate in .sdr/metadata.lua
-            -- We use a cache (cleaned at end of this browsing session) to store
-            -- page, percent read and book status from sidecar files, to avoid
-            -- re-parsing them when re-rendering a visited page
-            if not self.menu.cover_info_cache then
-                self.menu.cover_info_cache = {}
-            end
-            local pages_str = ""
-            local pages = bookinfo.pages -- default to those in bookinfo db
-            local percent_finished, status, has_highlight
-            if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
-                self.been_opened = true
-                self.menu:updateCache(self.filepath, nil, true, pages) -- create new cache entry if absent
-                pages, percent_finished, status, has_highlight =
-                    unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath], 1, self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath].n)
-            end
+            local pages = book_info.pages or bookinfo.pages -- default to those in bookinfo db
+            local percent_finished = book_info.percent_finished
+            local status = book_info.status
             -- right widget, first line
             local directory, filename = util.splitFilePathName(self.filepath) -- luacheck: no unused
             local filename_without_suffix, filetype = filemanagerutil.splitFileNameType(filename)
@@ -380,10 +369,11 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
                 filename_without_suffix = filename
                 fileinfo_str = self.mandatory
             else
-                local mark = has_highlight and "\u{2592}  " or "" -- "medium shade"
+                local mark = book_info.has_annotations and "\u{2592}  " or "" -- "medium shade"
                 fileinfo_str = mark .. BD.wrap(filetype) .. "  " .. BD.wrap(self.mandatory)
             end
             -- right widget, second line
+            local pages_str = ""
             if status == "complete" or status == "abandoned" then
                 -- Display these instead of the read %
                 if pages then
@@ -693,10 +683,6 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
                 -- Not in db, we're going to fetch some cover
                 self.cover_specs = cover_specs
             end
-            --
-            if self.do_hint_opened and DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
-                self.been_opened = true
-            end
             -- No right widget by default, except in History
             local wright
             local wright_width = 0
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
index 906cb6cc9..46772f587 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ function CoverBrowser.addFileDialogButtons(widget)
                     text = _("Refresh cached book information"),
                     callback = function()
                         local menu = widget.getMenuInstance()
-                        menu:updateCache(file) -- wipe the cache
+                        menu.resetBookInfoCache(file)
                         BookInfoManager:deleteBookInfo(file)
                         UIManager:close(menu.file_dialog)
                         menu:updateItems(1, true)
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ function CoverBrowser:setupFileManagerDisplayMode(display_mode)
         FileChooser._recalculateDimen = _FileChooser__recalculateDimen_orig
         CoverBrowser.removeFileDialogButtons(FileManager)
         -- Also clean-up what we added, even if it does not bother original code
-        FileChooser.updateCache = nil
         FileChooser._updateItemsBuildUI = nil
         FileChooser._do_cover_images = nil
         FileChooser._do_filename_only = nil
@@ -626,7 +625,6 @@ function CoverBrowser:setupFileManagerDisplayMode(display_mode)
     -- In both mosaic and list modes, replace original methods with those from
     -- our generic CoverMenu
     local CoverMenu = require("covermenu")
-    FileChooser.updateCache = CoverMenu.updateCache
     FileChooser.updateItems = CoverMenu.updateItems
     FileChooser.onCloseWidget = CoverMenu.onCloseWidget
     CoverBrowser.addFileDialogButtons(FileManager)
@@ -677,7 +675,6 @@ local function _FileManagerHistory_updateItemTable(self, ...)
         -- In both mosaic and list modes, replace original methods with those from
         -- our generic CoverMenu
         local CoverMenu = require("covermenu")
-        hist_menu.updateCache = CoverMenu.updateCache
         hist_menu.updateItems = CoverMenu.updateItems
         hist_menu.onCloseWidget = CoverMenu.onCloseWidget
 
@@ -755,7 +752,6 @@ local function _FileManagerCollections_updateItemTable(self, ...)
         -- In both mosaic and list modes, replace original methods with those from
         -- our generic CoverMenu
         local CoverMenu = require("covermenu")
-        coll_menu.updateCache = CoverMenu.updateCache
         coll_menu.updateItems = CoverMenu.updateItems
         coll_menu.onCloseWidget = CoverMenu.onCloseWidget
 
@@ -832,23 +828,6 @@ function CoverBrowser:onInvalidateMetadataCache(file)
     return true
 end
 
-function CoverBrowser:onDocSettingsItemsChanged(file, doc_settings)
-    local status -- nil to wipe the covermenu book cache
-    if doc_settings then
-        status = doc_settings.summary and doc_settings.summary.status
-        if not status then return end -- changes not for us
-    end
-    if filemanager_display_mode and self.ui.file_chooser then
-        self.ui.file_chooser:updateCache(file, status)
-    end
-    if history_display_mode and self.ui.history and self.ui.history.hist_menu then
-        self.ui.history.hist_menu:updateCache(file, status)
-    end
-    if collection_display_mode and self.ui.collections and self.ui.collections.coll_menu then
-        self.ui.collections.coll_menu:updateCache(file, status)
-    end
-end
-
 function CoverBrowser:extractBooksInDirectory(path)
     local Trapper = require("ui/trapper")
     Trapper:wrap(function()
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
index 39c45bcc1..d06bd1428 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/mosaicmenu.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ local Blitbuffer = require("ffi/blitbuffer")
 local BottomContainer = require("ui/widget/container/bottomcontainer")
 local CenterContainer = require("ui/widget/container/centercontainer")
 local Device = require("device")
-local DocSettings = require("docsettings")
 local Font = require("ui/font")
 local FrameContainer = require("ui/widget/container/framecontainer")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
@@ -529,10 +528,6 @@ function MosaicMenuItem:update()
     else -- file
         self.file_deleted = self.entry.dim -- entry with deleted file from History or selected file from FM
 
-        if self.do_hint_opened and DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
-            self.been_opened = true
-        end
-
         local bookinfo = BookInfoManager:getBookInfo(self.filepath, self.do_cover_image)
 
         if bookinfo and self.do_cover_image and not bookinfo.ignore_cover and not self.file_deleted then
@@ -556,26 +551,13 @@ function MosaicMenuItem:update()
             end
         end
 
+        local book_info = self.menu.getBookInfo(self.filepath)
+        self.been_opened = book_info.been_opened
         if bookinfo then -- This book is known
-            -- Current page / pages are available or more accurate in .sdr/metadata.lua
-            -- We use a cache (cleaned at end of this browsing session) to store
-            -- page, percent read and book status from sidecar files, to avoid
-            -- re-parsing them when re-rendering a visited page
-            -- This cache is shared with ListMenu, so we need to fill it with the same
-            -- info here than there, even if we don't need them all here.
-            if not self.menu.cover_info_cache then
-                self.menu.cover_info_cache = {}
-            end
-            local percent_finished, status
-            if DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(self.filepath) then
-                self.been_opened = true
-                self.menu:updateCache(self.filepath, nil, true, bookinfo.pages) -- create new cache entry if absent
-                dummy, percent_finished, status =
-                    unpack(self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath], 1, self.menu.cover_info_cache[self.filepath].n)
-            end
-            self.percent_finished = percent_finished
-            self.status = status
-            self.show_progress_bar = self.status ~= "complete" and BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_progress_in_mosaic") and self.percent_finished
+            self.percent_finished = book_info.percent_finished
+            self.status = book_info.status
+            self.show_progress_bar = self.status ~= "complete"
+                and BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_progress_in_mosaic") and self.percent_finished
 
             local cover_bb_used = false
             self.bookinfo_found = true