diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
index 78be0f8d4..ac91a3ed2 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
@@ -861,7 +861,11 @@ end
 
 function ReaderPaging:onScrollPageRel(page_diff)
     if page_diff == 0 then return true end
-    if page_diff > 0 then
+    if page_diff > 1 or page_diff < -1  then
+        -- More than 1 page, don't bother with how far we've scrolled.
+        self:onGotoRelativePage(Math.round(page_diff))
+        return true
+    elseif page_diff > 0 then
         -- page down, last page should be moved to top
         local last_page_state = table.remove(self.view.page_states)
         local last_visible_area = last_page_state.visible_area