diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerlink.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerlink.lua
index 5477257ad..f0b3a316c 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerlink.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerlink.lua
@@ -460,15 +460,15 @@ From the footnote popup, you can jump to the footnote location in the book by sw
         local footnote_popup_settings_items = {}
         table.insert(menu_items.follow_links.sub_item_table, 5, {
             text = _("Footnote popup settings"),
+            enabled_func = function()
+                return isFootnoteLinkInPopupEnabled() and
+                    (isTapToFollowLinksOn() or isSwipeToFollowNearestLinkEnabled())
+            end,
             sub_item_table = footnote_popup_settings_items,
             separator = true,
         })
         table.insert(footnote_popup_settings_items, {
             text = _("Show more links as footnotes"),
-            enabled_func = function()
-                return isFootnoteLinkInPopupEnabled() and
-                    (isTapToFollowLinksOn() or isSwipeToFollowNearestLinkEnabled())
-            end,
             checked_func = isPreferFootnoteEnabled,
             callback = function()
                 G_reader_settings:saveSetting("link_prefer_footnote",
@@ -479,10 +479,6 @@ From the footnote popup, you can jump to the footnote location in the book by sw
         })
         table.insert(footnote_popup_settings_items, {
             text = _("Use book font as popup font"),
-            enabled_func = function()
-                return isFootnoteLinkInPopupEnabled() and
-                    (isTapToFollowLinksOn() or isSwipeToFollowNearestLinkEnabled())
-            end,
             checked_func = function()
                 return G_reader_settings:isTrue("footnote_popup_use_book_font")
             end,
@@ -493,10 +489,6 @@ From the footnote popup, you can jump to the footnote location in the book by sw
         })
         table.insert(footnote_popup_settings_items, {
             text = _("Set footnote popup font size"),
-            enabled_func = function()
-                return isFootnoteLinkInPopupEnabled() and
-                    (isTapToFollowLinksOn() or isSwipeToFollowNearestLinkEnabled())
-            end,
             keep_menu_open = true,
             callback = function()
                 local spin_widget
@@ -703,6 +695,15 @@ function ReaderLink:onTap(_, ges)
     end
 end
 
+function ReaderLink:onToggleTapLinks()
+    G_reader_settings:flipNilOrTrue("tap_to_follow_links")
+    local tap_links_status = isTapToFollowLinksOn() and _("on") or _("off")
+    UIManager:show(Notification:new{
+        text = T(_("Tap to follow links: %1"), tap_links_status),
+    })
+    return true
+end
+
 function ReaderLink:getCurrentLocation()
     return self.ui.paging and self.ui.paging:getBookLocation()
                            or {xpointer = self.ui.rolling:getBookLocation()}
diff --git a/frontend/dispatcher.lua b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
index 1b8207d4c..47a5cba51 100644
--- a/frontend/dispatcher.lua
+++ b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ local settingsList = {
     follow_nearest_internal_link = {category="arg", event="GoToInternalPageLink", arg={pos={x=0,y=0}}, title=_("Follow nearest internal link"), reader=true},
     select_prev_page_link = { category="none", event = "SelectPrevPageLink", title=_("Select previous link in current page"), reader=true, condition=not Device:isTouchDevice()},
     select_next_page_link = { category="none", event = "SelectNextPageLink", title=_("Select next link in current page"), reader=true, condition=not Device:isTouchDevice()},
+    toggle_tap_links = {category="none", event="ToggleTapLinks", title=_("Toggle tap-to-follow links"), reader=true, condition=Device:isTouchDevice()},
     add_location_to_history = {category="none", event="AddCurrentLocationToStack", arg=true, title=_("Add current location to history"), reader=true},
     clear_location_history = {category="none", event="ClearLocationStack", arg=true, title=_("Clear location history"), reader=true, separator=true},
     ----
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ local dispatcher_menu_order = {
     "follow_nearest_internal_link",
     "select_prev_page_link",
     "select_next_page_link",
+    "toggle_tap_links",
     "add_location_to_history",
     "clear_location_history",
     ----