diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfrontlight.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfrontlight.lua
index 7937a4d75..4634949ae 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfrontlight.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfrontlight.lua
@@ -7,31 +7,58 @@ local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local Notification = require("ui/widget/notification")
 local _ = require("gettext")
+local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 
-local ReaderFrontLight = InputContainer:new{
-	steps = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10},
-}
-
-function ReaderFrontLight:init()
-	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
-		self.ges_events = {
-			Adjust = {
-				GestureRange:new{
-					ges = "two_finger_pan",
-					range = Geom:new{
-						x = 0, y = 0,
-						w = Screen:getWidth(),
-						h = Screen:getHeight(),
-					},
-					rate = 2.0,
-				}
-			},
+local ReaderFrontlight = {}
+if Device:getModel() ~= 'Kobo_phoenix' then
+	ReaderFrontLight = InputContainer:new{
+			steps = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10},
 		}
-		self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
+	function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjust(arg, ges)
+		return ReaderFrontLight:onAdjustOther(arg, ges)
+	end
+else ReaderFrontLight = InputContainer:new{
+			steps = {1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,5},
+		}
+	function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjust(arg, ges)
+		return ReaderFrontLight:onAdjustPhoenix(arg, ges)
 	end
 end
 
-function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjust(arg, ges)
+function ReaderFrontLight:init()
+	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
+		if Device:getModel() ~= 'Kobo_phoenix' then
+			self.ges_events = {
+				Adjust = {
+					GestureRange:new{
+						ges = "two_finger_pan",
+						range = Geom:new{
+							x = 0, y = 0,
+							w = Screen:getWidth(),
+							h = Screen:getHeight(),
+						},
+						rate = 2.0,
+					}
+				},
+			}
+		else self.ges_events = {
+				Adjust = {
+					GestureRange:new{
+						ges = "two_finger_pan",
+						range = Geom:new{
+							x = 0, y = 0,
+							w = Screen:getWidth(),
+							h = Screen:getHeight(),
+						},
+					}
+				},
+			}
+		end
+			self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
+	end
+end
+
+function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjustOther(arg, ges)
 	local powerd = Device:getPowerDevice()
 	if powerd.flIntensity ~= nil then
 		local rel_proportion = ges.distance / Screen:getWidth()
@@ -54,6 +81,24 @@ function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjust(arg, ges)
 	return true
 end
 
+function ReaderFrontLight:onAdjustPhoenix(arg, ges)
+	local powerd = Device:getPowerDevice()
+	if powerd.flIntensity ~= nil then
+		local rel_proportion = ges.distance / Screen:getWidth()
+		DEBUG("rel_proportion = ",rel_proportion)
+		local delta_int = self.steps[math.ceil(#self.steps*rel_proportion)] or self.steps[#self.steps]
+		DEBUG("math.ceil(#self.steps*rel_proportion) = ",math.ceil(#self.steps*rel_proportion))
+		DEBUG("delta_int =", delta_int)
+		if ges.direction == "north" then
+			powerd:setIntensity(powerd.flIntensity + delta_int)
+		elseif ges.direction == "south" then
+			powerd:setIntensity(powerd.flIntensity - delta_int)
+		end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+
 function ReaderFrontLight:addToMainMenu(tab_item_table)
 	-- insert fldial command to main reader menu
 	table.insert(tab_item_table.main, {