diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation.tsx
index 08278967..121ed1ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation = ({
                     currentPage.primary.index === pages.slice(-1)[0].primary.index,
                     direction,
                 )}
-                onClick={() => openPage('previous')}
+                onClick={() => openPage('previous', undefined, false)}
             />
             <FormControl sx={{ flexBasis: '70%', flexGrow: 0, flexShrink: 0 }}>
                 <InputLabel id="reader-nav-bar-desktop-page-select">{t('reader.page_info.label.page')}</InputLabel>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation = ({
                     labelId="reader-nav-bar-desktop-page-select"
                     label={t('reader.page_info.label.page')}
                     value={getNextIndexFromPage(currentPage)}
-                    onChange={(e) => openPage(e.target.value as number)}
+                    onChange={(e) => openPage(e.target.value as number, undefined, false)}
                 >
                     {pages.map((page) => (
                         <MenuItem key={getNextIndexFromPage(page)} value={getNextIndexFromPage(page)}>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const ReaderNavBarDesktopPageNavigation = ({
                     !currentPageIndex,
                     direction,
                 )}
-                onClick={() => openPage('next')}
+                onClick={() => openPage('next', undefined, false)}
             />
         </Stack>
     );
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
index 53a0d31f..de36ce1f 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = ({
                             ? (slotProps?.progressBarPageTexts?.current?.sx ?? [])
                             : [slotProps?.progressBarPageTexts?.current?.sx]),
                     ]}
-                    onClick={() => openPage('previous', 'ltr')}
+                    onClick={() => openPage('previous', 'ltr', false)}
                 >
                     {currentPage.name}
                 </ReaderProgressBarPageNumber>
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = ({
                                         getOptionForDirection,
                                     ),
                                 ),
+                                undefined,
+                                false,
                             );
                             setIsDragging(true);
                         }}
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = ({
                                         getOptionForDirection,
                                     ),
                                 ),
+                                undefined,
+                                false,
                             );
                             setIsDragging(true);
                         }}
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = ({
                             ? (slotProps?.progressBarPageTexts?.total?.sx ?? [])
                             : [slotProps?.progressBarPageTexts?.total?.sx]),
                     ]}
-                    onClick={() => openPage('next', 'ltr')}
+                    onClick={() => openPage('next', 'ltr', false)}
                 >
                     {totalPages}
                 </ReaderProgressBarPageNumber>
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
index afde8347..e4717487 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         });
     }
 
-    static useOpenPage(): (page: number | 'previous' | 'next', forceDirection?: Direction) => void {
+    static useOpenPage(): (
+        page: number | 'previous' | 'next',
+        forceDirection?: Direction,
+        hideOverlay?: boolean,
+    ) => void {
         const { currentPageIndex, setPageToScrollToIndex, pages, transitionPageMode, setTransitionPageMode } =
             userReaderStatePagesContext();
         const { previousChapter, nextChapter } = useReaderStateChaptersContext();
@@ -263,14 +267,16 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode.value);
 
         return useCallback(
-            (page, forceDirection = direction) => {
+            (page, forceDirection = direction, hideOverlay: boolean = true) => {
                 const convertedPage = getOptionForDirection(
                     page,
                     page === 'previous' ? 'next' : 'previous',
                     forceDirection,
                 );
 
-                setIsOverlayVisible(false);
+                if (hideOverlay) {
+                    setIsOverlayVisible(false);
+                }
 
                 const shouldOpenPreviousChapter =
                     isFirstPage && isATransitionPageVisible && convertedPage === 'previous' && !!previousChapter;
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/utils/ReaderProgressBar.utils.tsx b/src/modules/reader/utils/ReaderProgressBar.utils.tsx
index 22fb78a5..ae0358d3 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/utils/ReaderProgressBar.utils.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/utils/ReaderProgressBar.utils.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const useHandleProgressDragging = (
                 return;
             }
 
-            openPage(newPageIndex);
+            openPage(newPageIndex, undefined, false);
         };
 
         const handleMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {