diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readeractivityindicator.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readeractivityindicator.lua
index 2b4175224..035aacecc 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readeractivityindicator.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readeractivityindicator.lua
@@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ function ReaderActivityIndicator:onStopActivityIndicator()
     return true
 end
 
+function ReaderActivityIndicator:coda()
+    if self.lipc_handle then
+        self.lipc_handle:close()
+    end
+end
+
 return ReaderActivityIndicator
diff --git a/frontend/ui/device/kindlepowerd.lua b/frontend/ui/device/kindlepowerd.lua
index 9cfe8fa2d..18397f828 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/device/kindlepowerd.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/device/kindlepowerd.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ local KindlePowerD = BasePowerD:new{
     kt_kpw_capacity = "/sys/devices/system/yoshi_battery/yoshi_battery0/battery_capacity",
     kpw_charging = "/sys/devices/platform/aplite_charger.0/charging",
     kt_charging = "/sys/devices/platform/fsl-usb2-udc/charging",
-    
+
     flIntensity = nil,
     battCapacity = nil,
     is_charging = nil,
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ end
 function KindlePowerD:init(model)
     local lipc = require("liblipclua")
     if lipc then
-        self.lipc_handle = lipc.init("com.github.koreader")
+        self.lipc_handle = lipc.init("com.github.koreader.kindlepowerd")
     end
-    
+
     if model == "KindleTouch" then
         self.batt_capacity_file = self.kt_kpw_capacity
         self.is_charging_file = self.kt_charging
@@ -83,4 +83,10 @@ function KindlePowerD:isChargingHW()
     return self.is_charging == 1
 end
 
+function KindlePowerD:coda()
+    if self.lipc_handle then
+        self.lipc_handle:close()
+    end
+end
+
 return KindlePowerD
diff --git a/kindle/extensions/koreader/menu.json b/kindle/extensions/koreader/menu.json
index e747f5462..a0e7d23e0 100644
--- a/kindle/extensions/koreader/menu.json
+++ b/kindle/extensions/koreader/menu.json
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
 			"priority": 4,
 			"action": "/mnt/us/koreader/koreader.sh",
 			"params": "--framework_stop"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Start the filemanager (ASAP)",
+			"priority": 5,
+			"action": "/mnt/us/koreader/koreader.sh",
+			"params": "--asap /mnt/us/documents"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Open the last document (ASAP)",
+			"priority": 6,
+			"action": "/mnt/us/koreader/koreader.sh",
+			"params": "--asap"
 		}
 		]
 	}
diff --git a/kindle/koreader.sh b/kindle/koreader.sh
index efc34cbe8..0ca4e06fb 100755
--- a/kindle/koreader.sh
+++ b/kindle/koreader.sh
@@ -34,24 +34,37 @@ logmsg()
 # Keep track of what we do with pillow...
 PILLOW_DISABLED="no"
 
-# Detect if we were started by KUAL by checking our nice value...
-if [ "$(nice)" == "5" ] ; then
-	# Yield a bit to let stuff stop properly...
-	logmsg "Hush now . . ."
-	# NOTE: This may or may not be terribly useful...
-	usleep 250000
-
-	# Kindlet threads spawn with a nice value of 5, we aim for the same -2 as the KF8 reader
-	logmsg "Be nice!"
-	renice -n -7 $$
-fi
+# Keep track of if we were started through KUAL
+FROM_KUAL="no"
 
 # By default, don't stop the framework.
 if [ "$1" == "--framework_stop" ] ; then
 	shift 1
 	STOP_FRAMEWORK="yes"
+	NO_SLEEP="no"
+elif [ "$1" == "--asap" ] ; then
+	# Start as soon as possible, without sleeping to workaround UI quirks
+	shift 1
+	NO_SLEEP="yes"
+	STOP_FRAMEWORK="no"
 else
 	STOP_FRAMEWORK="no"
+	NO_SLEEP="no"
+fi
+
+# Detect if we were started by KUAL by checking our nice value...
+if [ "$(nice)" == "5" ] ; then
+	FROM_KUAL="yes"
+	if [ "${NO_SLEEP}" == "no" ] ; then
+		# Yield a bit to let stuff stop properly...
+		logmsg "Hush now . . ."
+		# NOTE: This may or may not be terribly useful...
+		usleep 250000
+	fi
+
+	# Kindlet threads spawn with a nice value of 5, we aim for the same -2 as the KF8 reader
+	logmsg "Be nice!"
+	renice -n -7 $$
 fi
 
 # we're always starting from our working directory
@@ -120,8 +133,16 @@ if [ "${STOP_FRAMEWORK}" == "no" -a "${INIT_TYPE}" == "upstart" ] ; then
 		# NOTE: One more great find from eureka (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2454141&postcount=34)
 		lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pillow interrogatePillow '{"pillowId": "default_status_bar", "function": "nativeBridge.hideMe();"}'
 		PILLOW_DISABLED="yes"
-		# NOTE: Leave the framework time to refresh the screen, so we don't start before it has finished redrawing after collapsing pillow/the chrome bar
-		usleep 250000
+		if [ "${NO_SLEEP}" == "no" ] ; then
+			# NOTE: Leave the framework time to refresh the screen, so we don't start before it has finished redrawing after collapsing the title bar
+			usleep 250000
+			# NOTE: If we were started from KUAL, we risk getting a list item to popup right over us, so, wait some more...
+			# The culprit appears to be a I WindowManager:flashTimeoutExpired:window=Root 0 0 600x30
+			if [ "${FROM_KUAL}" == "yes" ] ; then
+				logmsg "Playing possum to wait for the window manager . . ."
+				usleep 2500000
+			fi
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/koreader-base b/koreader-base
index 25deec728..a6bdb7cd7 160000
--- a/koreader-base
+++ b/koreader-base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 25deec728a94d9546e38f494bc47b26808742008
+Subproject commit a6bdb7cd75fa58d5073b522aa4d8de7a3273c68b
diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index 035cf5e58..f0d48c46f 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -38,10 +38,17 @@ local ReaderUI = require("apps/reader/readerui")
 local Profiler = nil
 
 function exitReader()
+    local KindlePowerD = require("ui/device/kindlepowerd")
+    local ReaderActivityIndicator = require("apps/reader/modules/readeractivityindicator")
+
     G_reader_settings:close()
 
     input.closeAll()
 
+    -- Close lipc handles
+    KindlePowerD:coda()
+    ReaderActivityIndicator:coda()
+
     if not util.isEmulated() then
         if Device:isKindle3() or (Device:getModel() == "KindleDXG") then
             -- send double menu key press events to trigger screen refresh