diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
index e2144ef0..5ab53a1f 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.tsx
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = withPropsFrom(
     [
         useReaderProgressBarContext,
         () => ({ openPage: ReaderControls.useOpenPage() }),
-        () => ({
-            direction: ReaderService.useGetThemeDirection(),
-        }),
         userReaderStatePagesContext,
         ReaderService.useSettingsWithoutDefaultFlag,
     ],
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@ export const ReaderProgressBar = withPropsFrom(
         'isDragging',
         'setIsDragging',
         'openPage',
-        'direction',
         'pages',
         'pageLoadStates',
         'totalPages',
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/MobileReaderProgressBar.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/MobileReaderProgressBar.tsx
index d871bf47..149c2b06 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/MobileReaderProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/MobileReaderProgressBar.tsx
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ const BaseMobileReaderProgressBar = ({
                         )}
                     </IconButton>
                     <ReaderProgressBar
+                        direction={finalReaderDirection}
                         progressBarPosition={finalProgressBarPosition}
                         fullSegmentClicks={false}
                         createProgressBarSlot={useCallback(
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/StandardReaderProgressBar.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/StandardReaderProgressBar.tsx
index 74e35787..5b8369ef 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/StandardReaderProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/progress-bar/variants/StandardReaderProgressBar.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const BaseStandardReaderProgressBar = ({
     return (
         <ReaderProgressBarDirectionWrapper>
             <ReaderProgressBar
+                direction={isHorizontal ? readerDirection : 'ltr'}
                 progressBarPosition={finalProgressBarPosition}
                 fullSegmentClicks
                 createProgressBarSlot={useCallback(