diff --git a/public/locales/en.json b/public/locales/en.json
index a4094eb5..9f2d0ad8 100644
--- a/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/public/locales/en.json
@@ -844,6 +844,11 @@
     },
     "settings": {
       "active_setting": "Active setting",
+      "auto_scroll": {
+        "smooth": "Smooth auto scrolling",
+        "speed": "Auto scroll speed",
+        "title": "Auto scroll"
+      },
       "auto_webtoon_mode": {
         "description": "Automatically use webtoon mode for entries that are detected to likely use the long strip format",
         "title": "Auto webtoon mode"
@@ -940,6 +945,7 @@
         "title": "Tap zones"
       },
       "title": {
+        "quick_settings": "Quick settings",
         "reader_settings": "Reader Settings"
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/modules/core/hooks/useAutomaticScrolling.ts b/src/modules/core/hooks/useAutomaticScrolling.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8f06e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/core/hooks/useAutomaticScrolling.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+import { MutableRefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { ScrollDirection } from '@/modules/core/Core.types.ts';
+import { useResizeObserver } from '@/modules/core/hooks/useResizeObserver.tsx';
+
+// in case the scroll amount is not enough "scrollBy" just does not do anything
+const MIN_SCROLL_AMOUNT_PX = 1.5;
+const getScrollAmount = (amountPerMs: number, speedMs: number): { amountPx: number; speedMs: number } => {
+    const amountPx = amountPerMs * speedMs;
+
+    if (amountPx >= MIN_SCROLL_AMOUNT_PX) {
+        return { amountPx, speedMs };
+    }
+
+    return getScrollAmount(amountPerMs, speedMs + 1);
+};
+
+function getPxPerMs(size: number, scrollAmountPercentage: number, scrollSpeedMs: number) {
+    return (size * (scrollAmountPercentage / 100)) / scrollSpeedMs;
+}
+
+export const useAutomaticScrolling = (
+    refOrCallback: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null> | (() => void) | undefined,
+    scrollPerSecond: number,
+    scrollDirection: Exclude<ScrollDirection, ScrollDirection.XY> = ScrollDirection.Y,
+    scrollAmountPercentage: number = 100,
+    invert: boolean = false,
+    smooth: boolean = false,
+): {
+    isActive: boolean;
+    isPaused: boolean;
+    start: () => void;
+    cancel: () => void;
+    toggleActive: () => void;
+    pause: () => void;
+    resume: () => void;
+} => {
+    const isCallback = typeof refOrCallback === 'function';
+
+    const elementStyle = useRef<CSSStyleDeclaration>();
+    const scrollTriggerTimer = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>();
+
+    const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(false);
+    const [isPaused, setIsPaused] = useState(false);
+
+    // scroll amount is based on the screen dimensions, thus, the hook needs to update in case they change
+    const [screenDimensions, setScreenDimensions] = useState({ width: window.innerWidth, height: window.innerHeight });
+    useResizeObserver(
+        document.documentElement,
+        useCallback(() => {
+            const width = window.innerWidth;
+            const height = window.innerHeight;
+
+            if (screenDimensions.width !== width || screenDimensions.height !== height) {
+                setScreenDimensions({ width, height });
+            }
+        }, []),
+    );
+
+    const start = useCallback(() => {
+        setIsActive(true);
+    }, []);
+    const cancel = useCallback(() => {
+        setIsActive(false);
+        setIsPaused(false);
+        clearInterval(scrollTriggerTimer.current);
+    }, []);
+    const toggleActive = useCallback(() => {
+        if (isActive) {
+            cancel();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        start();
+    }, [isActive]);
+    const pause = useCallback(() => {
+        setIsPaused(true);
+    }, []);
+    const resume = useCallback(() => {
+        setIsPaused(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!refOrCallback) {
+            return () => {};
+        }
+
+        if (!isActive) {
+            return () => {};
+        }
+
+        const scrollSpeedMs = scrollPerSecond * 1000;
+
+        const startScrolling = (callback: () => void, timeout: number) => {
+            clearInterval(scrollTriggerTimer.current);
+            scrollTriggerTimer.current = setInterval(() => {
+                if (isActive && !isPaused) {
+                    callback();
+                }
+            }, timeout);
+        };
+
+        if (isCallback) {
+            startScrolling(refOrCallback, scrollSpeedMs);
+            return () => {};
+        }
+
+        const element = refOrCallback.current;
+        if (!element) {
+            return () => {};
+        }
+
+        if (!elementStyle.current) {
+            elementStyle.current = getComputedStyle(element);
+        }
+
+        const isRTL = elementStyle.current.direction;
+        const handleScrollX = scrollDirection !== ScrollDirection.Y;
+        const handleScrollY = scrollDirection !== ScrollDirection.X;
+
+        const pxPerMsX = getPxPerMs(window.innerWidth, scrollAmountPercentage, scrollSpeedMs);
+        const pxPerMsY = getPxPerMs(window.innerHeight, scrollAmountPercentage, scrollSpeedMs);
+
+        const tmpScrollSpeedMs = smooth ? 1 : scrollSpeedMs;
+        const { amountPx: pxScrollAmountX, speedMs: timeoutMsX } = getScrollAmount(pxPerMsX, tmpScrollSpeedMs);
+        const { amountPx: pxScrollAmountY, speedMs: timeoutMsY } = getScrollAmount(pxPerMsY, tmpScrollSpeedMs);
+
+        const timeoutMs = handleScrollX ? timeoutMsX : timeoutMsY;
+
+        const scrollTopByBase = handleScrollY ? pxScrollAmountX : 0;
+        const scrollLeftByBase = handleScrollX ? pxScrollAmountY : 0;
+        const scrollTopByReadingMode = scrollTopByBase;
+        const scrollLeftByReadingMode = isRTL ? -Math.abs(scrollLeftByBase) : scrollLeftByBase;
+        const scrollTopByInverted = invert ? -Math.abs(scrollTopByReadingMode) : scrollTopByReadingMode;
+        const scrollLeftByInverted = invert ? -Math.abs(scrollLeftByReadingMode) : scrollLeftByReadingMode;
+
+        startScrolling(() => {
+            element.scrollBy({
+                top: scrollTopByInverted,
+                left: scrollLeftByInverted,
+                // arg "smooth" triggers the interval so fast that using "behavior smooth" doesn't look smooth and also slows down the scrolling
+                behavior: smooth ? undefined : 'smooth',
+            });
+        }, timeoutMs);
+
+        return () => clearInterval(scrollTriggerTimer.current);
+    }, [refOrCallback, scrollPerSecond, scrollAmountPercentage, screenDimensions, isActive, isPaused]);
+
+    return useMemo(
+        () => ({ isActive, isPaused, start, cancel, toggleActive, pause, resume }),
+        [isActive, isPaused, start, cancel, toggleActive, pause, resume],
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/metadata/Metadata.constants.ts b/src/modules/metadata/Metadata.constants.ts
index 2afdca59..3799ca2a 100644
--- a/src/modules/metadata/Metadata.constants.ts
+++ b/src/modules/metadata/Metadata.constants.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const APP_METADATA_OBJECT: Record<AppMetadataKeys, undefined> = {
     hotkeys: undefined,
     imagePreLoadAmount: undefined,
     shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode: undefined,
+    autoScroll: undefined,
 };
 
 export const VALID_APP_METADATA_KEYS = Object.keys(APP_METADATA_OBJECT);
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/ReaderHotkeys.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
index c90ec07c..2ebbbb7a 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { HOTKEY_SCOPES } from '@/modules/hotkeys/Hotkeys.constants.ts';
 import { ReaderService } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
-import { IReaderSettings, ReaderHotkey, ReadingMode } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+import { IReaderSettings, ReaderHotkey } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
 import { useReaderOverlayContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderOverlayContext.tsx';
 import { getNextRotationValue } from '@/modules/core/utils/ValueRotationButton.utils.ts';
 import {
+    CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION,
     READER_PAGE_SCALE_MODE_VALUES,
     ReaderScrollAmount,
     READING_DIRECTION_VALUES,
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ import {
 import { useReaderStateMangaContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/state/ReaderStateMangaContext.tsx';
 import { HotkeyScope } from '@/modules/hotkeys/Hotkeys.types.ts';
 import { ReaderControls } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts';
-import { ScrollDirection, ScrollOffset } from '@/modules/core/Core.types.ts';
+import { ScrollOffset } from '@/modules/core/Core.types.ts';
 import { getOptionForDirection } from '@/modules/theme/services/ThemeCreator.ts';
 import { FALLBACK_MANGA } from '@/modules/manga/Manga.constants.ts';
+import { useReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
 
 const useHotkeys = (...args: Parameters<typeof useHotKeysHook>): ReturnType<typeof useHotKeysHook> => {
     const [keys, callback, options, dependencies] = args;
@@ -57,14 +59,6 @@ const updateSettingCycleThrough = <Setting extends keyof IReaderSettings>(
     updateSetting(setting, nextValue);
 };
 
-const CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION: Record<ReadingMode, ScrollDirection> = {
-    [ReadingMode.SINGLE_PAGE]: ScrollDirection.Y,
-    [ReadingMode.DOUBLE_PAGE]: ScrollDirection.Y,
-    [ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_VERTICAL]: ScrollDirection.Y,
-    [ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_HORIZONTAL]: ScrollDirection.X,
-    [ReadingMode.WEBTOON]: ScrollDirection.Y,
-};
-
 export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
     scrollElementRef,
 }: {
@@ -77,6 +71,7 @@ export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
     const { isVisible, setIsVisible: setIsOverlayVisible } = useReaderOverlayContext();
     const { hotkeys, pageScaleMode, shouldStretchPage, shouldOffsetDoubleSpreads, readingMode, readingDirection } =
         ReaderService.useSettings();
+    const automaticScrolling = useReaderAutoScrollContext();
 
     const openChapter = ReaderControls.useOpenChapter();
     const openPage = ReaderControls.useOpenPage();
@@ -188,6 +183,10 @@ export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
         },
         [updateSetting, deleteSetting, readingDirection.value, readingDirection.isDefault],
     );
+    useHotkeys(hotkeys[ReaderHotkey.TOGGLE_AUTO_SCROLL], automaticScrolling.toggleActive, { preventDefault: true }, [
+        updateSetting,
+        automaticScrolling.toggleActive,
+    ]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         enableScope(HotkeyScope.READER);
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e801f196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import Button from '@mui/material/Button';
+import PauseCircleFilledIcon from '@mui/icons-material/PauseCircleFilled';
+import PlayCircleFilledIcon from '@mui/icons-material/PlayCircleFilled';
+import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
+import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
+import InputAdornment from '@mui/material/InputAdornment';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
+import { IReaderSettings } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+import { AUTO_SCROLL_SPEED } from '@/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx';
+
+export const ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll = ({
+    autoScroll,
+    setAutoScroll,
+}: Pick<IReaderSettings, 'autoScroll'> & {
+    setAutoScroll: (newAutoScroll: IReaderSettings['autoScroll'], commit: boolean) => void;
+}) => {
+    const { t } = useTranslation();
+    const { isActive, toggleActive } = useReaderAutoScrollContext();
+
+    const updateTimeout = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>();
+
+    return (
+        <Stack sx={{ flexDirection: 'row', gap: 1 }}>
+            <Button
+                sx={{ justifyContent: 'start', textTransform: 'unset', flexGrow: 1 }}
+                size="large"
+                onClick={toggleActive}
+                color={isActive ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
+                variant="contained"
+                startIcon={isActive ? <PauseCircleFilledIcon /> : <PlayCircleFilledIcon />}
+            >
+                {t('reader.settings.auto_scroll.title')}
+            </Button>
+            <TextField
+                value={autoScroll.value}
+                type="number"
+                onBlur={(e) => {
+                    const value = +e.target.value;
+
+                    if (value !== autoScroll.value) {
+                        clearTimeout(updateTimeout.current);
+                        setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value }, true);
+                    }
+                }}
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                    const value = +e.target.value;
+                    setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value }, false);
+
+                    clearTimeout(updateTimeout.current);
+                    updateTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value }, true), 1000);
+                }}
+                slotProps={{
+                    input: {
+                        inputProps: AUTO_SCROLL_SPEED,
+                        endAdornment: (
+                            <InputAdornment position="end">
+                                {t('global.time.seconds.second', { count: autoScroll.value })}
+                            </InputAdornment>
+                        ),
+                    },
+                }}
+            />
+        </Stack>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings.tsx
index 8a4eb40d..d63e1d75 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ReaderService } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
 import { withPropsFrom } from '@/modules/core/hoc/withPropsFrom.tsx';
 import { useReaderStateMangaContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/state/ReaderStateMangaContext.tsx';
 import { FALLBACK_MANGA } from '@/modules/manga/Manga.constants.ts';
+import { ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll } from '@/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/desktop/quick-settings/ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll.tsx';
 
 const BaseReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings = ({
     manga,
@@ -28,12 +29,18 @@ const BaseReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings = ({
     pageScaleMode,
     shouldStretchPage,
     readingDirection,
+    autoScroll,
     openSettings,
 }: Pick<TReaderStateMangaContext, 'manga'> &
     Pick<ReaderNavBarDesktopProps, 'openSettings'> &
     Pick<
         IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag,
-        'readingMode' | 'shouldOffsetDoubleSpreads' | 'pageScaleMode' | 'shouldStretchPage' | 'readingDirection'
+        | 'readingMode'
+        | 'shouldOffsetDoubleSpreads'
+        | 'pageScaleMode'
+        | 'shouldStretchPage'
+        | 'readingDirection'
+        | 'autoScroll'
     >) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -66,6 +73,10 @@ const BaseReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings = ({
                 isDefaultable
                 onDefault={() => deleteSetting('readingDirection')}
             />
+            <ReaderNavBarDesktopAutoScroll
+                autoScroll={autoScroll}
+                setAutoScroll={(...args) => updateSetting('autoScroll', ...args)}
+            />
             <Button
                 onClick={() => openSettings()}
                 size="large"
@@ -82,5 +93,13 @@ const BaseReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings = ({
 export const ReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings = withPropsFrom(
     BaseReaderNavBarDesktopQuickSettings,
     [useReaderStateMangaContext, ReaderService.useSettings],
-    ['manga', 'readingMode', 'shouldOffsetDoubleSpreads', 'pageScaleMode', 'shouldStretchPage', 'readingDirection'],
+    [
+        'manga',
+        'readingMode',
+        'shouldOffsetDoubleSpreads',
+        'pageScaleMode',
+        'shouldStretchPage',
+        'readingDirection',
+        'autoScroll',
+    ],
 );
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobile.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobile.tsx
index 1d690033..26b75975 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobile.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobile.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const BaseReaderBottomBarMobile = ({
                                     <FormatListBulletedIcon />
                                 </IconButton>
                             </Tooltip>
-                            <Tooltip title={t('reader.settings.label.reader_type')}>
+                            <Tooltip title={t('reader.settings.title.quick_settings')}>
                                 <IconButton {...bindTrigger(quickSettingsPopupState)} size="large" color="inherit">
                                     <AppSettingsAltIcon />
                                 </IconButton>
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings.tsx
index 55186380..a586a195 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/overlay/navigation/mobile/ReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings.tsx
@@ -8,21 +8,34 @@
 
 import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
 import { memo } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { ReaderSettingReadingMode } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/layout/ReaderSettingReadingMode.tsx';
 import { ReaderSettingReadingDirection } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/layout/ReaderSettingReadingDirection.tsx';
 import { ReaderService } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
 import { useReaderStateMangaContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/state/ReaderStateMangaContext.tsx';
 import { DefaultSettingFootnote } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/DefaultSettingFootnote.tsx';
-import { IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag, TReaderStateMangaContext } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+import {
+    IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag,
+    TReaderAutoScrollContext,
+    TReaderStateMangaContext,
+} from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
 import { withPropsFrom } from '@/modules/core/hoc/withPropsFrom.tsx';
 import { FALLBACK_MANGA } from '@/modules/manga/Manga.constants.ts';
+import { ReaderSettingAutoScroll } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderSettingAutoScroll.tsx';
+import { CheckboxInput } from '@/modules/core/components/inputs/CheckboxInput.tsx';
+import { useReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
 
 const BaseReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings = ({
     manga,
     readingMode,
     readingDirection,
+    autoScroll,
+    isActive,
+    toggleActive,
 }: Pick<TReaderStateMangaContext, 'manga'> &
-    Pick<IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag, 'readingMode' | 'readingDirection'>) => {
+    Pick<IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag, 'readingMode' | 'readingDirection' | 'autoScroll'> &
+    Pick<TReaderAutoScrollContext, 'isActive' | 'toggleActive'>) => {
+    const { t } = useTranslation();
     const deleteSetting = ReaderService.useCreateDeleteSetting(manga ?? FALLBACK_MANGA);
 
     if (!manga) {
@@ -44,12 +57,21 @@ const BaseReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings = ({
                 isDefaultable
                 onDefault={() => deleteSetting('readingDirection')}
             />
+            <CheckboxInput
+                label={t('reader.settings.auto_scroll.title')}
+                checked={isActive}
+                onChange={() => toggleActive()}
+            />
+            <ReaderSettingAutoScroll
+                autoScroll={autoScroll}
+                setAutoScroll={(...args) => ReaderService.updateSetting(manga, 'autoScroll', ...args)}
+            />
         </Stack>
     );
 };
 
 export const ReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings = withPropsFrom(
     memo(BaseReaderBottomBarMobileQuickSettings),
-    [useReaderStateMangaContext, ReaderService.useSettings],
-    ['manga', 'readingMode', 'readingDirection'],
+    [useReaderStateMangaContext, ReaderService.useSettings, useReaderAutoScrollContext],
+    ['manga', 'readingMode', 'readingDirection', 'autoScroll', 'isActive', 'toggleActive'],
 );
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderBehaviourSettings.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderBehaviourSettings.tsx
index 601ec92a..da9ee124 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderBehaviourSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderBehaviourSettings.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ReaderSettingExitMode } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/beha
 import { isOffsetDoubleSpreadPagesEditable } from '@/modules/reader/utils/ReaderSettings.utils.tsx';
 import { SliderInput } from '@/modules/core/components/inputs/SliderInput.tsx';
 import { DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS } from '@/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx';
+import { ReaderSettingAutoScroll } from '@/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderSettingAutoScroll.tsx';
 
 export const ReaderBehaviourSettings = ({
     settings,
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ export const ReaderBehaviourSettings = ({
                 checked={settings.shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode}
                 onChange={(_, checked) => updateSetting('shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode', checked)}
             />
+            <ReaderSettingAutoScroll
+                autoScroll={settings.autoScroll}
+                setAutoScroll={(...args) => updateSetting('autoScroll', ...args)}
+            />
             <SliderInput
                 label={t('reader.settings.image_preload_amount')}
                 value={settings.imagePreLoadAmount}
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderSettingAutoScroll.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderSettingAutoScroll.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbaab137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/settings/behaviour/ReaderSettingAutoScroll.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { CheckboxInput } from '@/modules/core/components/inputs/CheckboxInput.tsx';
+import { IReaderSettings } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+import { SliderInput } from '@/modules/core/components/inputs/SliderInput.tsx';
+import { AUTO_SCROLL_SPEED, DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS } from '@/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx';
+
+export const ReaderSettingAutoScroll = ({
+    autoScroll,
+    setAutoScroll,
+}: Pick<IReaderSettings, 'autoScroll'> & {
+    setAutoScroll: (updatedAutoScroll: IReaderSettings['autoScroll'], commit: boolean) => void;
+}) => {
+    const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <CheckboxInput
+                label={t('reader.settings.auto_scroll.smooth')}
+                checked={autoScroll.smooth}
+                onChange={(_, checked) => setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, smooth: checked }, true)}
+            />
+            <SliderInput
+                label={t('reader.settings.auto_scroll.speed')}
+                value={t('global.time.seconds.value', { count: autoScroll.value })}
+                onDefault={() =>
+                    setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value: DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS.autoScroll.value }, true)
+                }
+                slotProps={{
+                    slider: {
+                        defaultValue: DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS.customFilter.saturate.value,
+                        value: autoScroll.value,
+                        ...AUTO_SCROLL_SPEED,
+                        onChange: (_, value) => {
+                            setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value: value as number }, false);
+                        },
+                        onChangeCommitted: (_, value) => {
+                            setAutoScroll({ ...autoScroll, value: value as number }, true);
+                        },
+                    },
+                }}
+            />
+        </>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/components/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx b/src/modules/reader/components/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
index c1c3feb4..3ac57dbb 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/components/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/components/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import { applyStyles } from '@/modules/core/utils/ApplyStyles.ts';
 import { TReaderOverlayContext } from '@/modules/reader/types/ReaderOverlay.types.ts';
 import { ReaderStatePages } from '@/modules/reader/types/ReaderProgressBar.types.ts';
 import { withPropsFrom } from '@/modules/core/hoc/withPropsFrom.tsx';
+import { useReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
 
 const READING_MODE_TO_IN_VIEWPORT_TYPE: Record<ReadingMode, PageInViewportType> = {
     [ReadingMode.SINGLE_PAGE]: PageInViewportType.X,
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ const BaseReaderViewer = forwardRef(
         const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode);
         const isDragging = useMouseDragScroll(isContinuousReadingModeActive ? scrollElementRef : undefined);
 
+        const automaticScrolling = useReaderAutoScrollContext();
+        useEffect(() => automaticScrolling.setScrollRef(scrollElementRef), []);
+
         const scrollbarXSize = MediaQuery.useGetScrollbarSize('width', scrollElementRef.current);
         const scrollbarYSize = MediaQuery.useGetScrollbarSize('height', scrollElementRef.current);
         useLayoutEffect(() => {
@@ -320,6 +324,16 @@ const BaseReaderViewer = forwardRef(
             };
         }, [isOverlayVisible]);
 
+        // handle auto scrolling
+        useEffect(() => {
+            if (isOverlayVisible) {
+                automaticScrolling.pause();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            automaticScrolling.resume();
+        }, [isOverlayVisible, automaticScrolling.isPaused]);
+
         return (
             <Stack
                 ref={scrollElementRef}
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx b/src/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx
index f025097f..eae181bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import ExpandIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Expand';
 import CropOriginalIcon from '@mui/icons-material/CropOriginal';
 import { TooltipProps } from '@mui/material/Tooltip';
 import { Direction } from '@mui/material/styles';
-import { ValueToDisplayData } from '@/modules/core/Core.types.ts';
+import { ScrollDirection, ValueToDisplayData } from '@/modules/core/Core.types.ts';
 import {
     IReaderSettings,
     IReaderSettingsGlobal,
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const GLOBAL_READER_SETTING_OBJECT: Record<keyof IReaderSettingsGlobal, undefine
     hotkeys: undefined,
     imagePreLoadAmount: undefined,
     shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode: undefined,
+    autoScroll: undefined,
 };
 
 export const GLOBAL_READER_SETTING_KEYS = Object.keys(GLOBAL_READER_SETTING_OBJECT);
@@ -122,9 +123,14 @@ export const DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS: IReaderSettings = {
         [ReaderHotkey.OFFSET_SPREAD_PAGES]: ['o'],
         [ReaderHotkey.CYCLE_READING_MODE]: ['r'],
         [ReaderHotkey.CYCLE_READING_DIRECTION]: ['t'],
+        [ReaderHotkey.TOGGLE_AUTO_SCROLL]: ['space'],
     },
     imagePreLoadAmount: 5,
     shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode: true,
+    autoScroll: {
+        value: 5,
+        smooth: true,
+    },
 };
 
 export const READER_PROGRESS_BAR_POSITION_TO_PLACEMENT: Record<ProgressBarPosition, TooltipProps['placement']> = {
@@ -249,6 +255,7 @@ export const READER_SETTING_TABS: Record<
  */
 export enum ReaderScrollAmount {
     SMALL = 25,
+    MEDIUM = 75,
     LARGE = 95,
 }
 
@@ -262,3 +269,20 @@ export const READER_BACKGROUND_TO_COLOR = {
     [ReaderBackgroundColor.GRAY]: 'grey.200',
     [ReaderBackgroundColor.WHITE]: 'common.white',
 } as const satisfies Record<ReaderBackgroundColor, string>;
+
+export const CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION: Record<
+    ReadingMode,
+    Exclude<ScrollDirection, ScrollDirection.XY>
+> = {
+    [ReadingMode.SINGLE_PAGE]: ScrollDirection.Y,
+    [ReadingMode.DOUBLE_PAGE]: ScrollDirection.Y,
+    [ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_VERTICAL]: ScrollDirection.Y,
+    [ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_HORIZONTAL]: ScrollDirection.X,
+    [ReadingMode.WEBTOON]: ScrollDirection.Y,
+};
+
+export const AUTO_SCROLL_SPEED = {
+    MIN: 0.5,
+    MAX: 60,
+    STEP: 0.5,
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f501da88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+import { TReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+
+export const ReaderAutoScrollContext = createContext<TReaderAutoScrollContext>({
+    isActive: false,
+    setScrollRef: () => {},
+    start: () => {},
+    cancel: () => {},
+});
+
+export const useReaderAutoScrollContext = () => useContext(ReaderAutoScrollContext);
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider.tsx b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0309734b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+import { memo, ReactNode, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Direction, useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
+import { useAutomaticScrolling } from '@/modules/core/hooks/useAutomaticScrolling.ts';
+import { IReaderSettings, TReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
+import { ReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
+import { ReaderControls } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls';
+import { isContinuousReadingMode } from '@/modules/reader/utils/ReaderSettings.utils.tsx';
+import { withPropsFrom } from '@/modules/core/hoc/withPropsFrom.tsx';
+import { ReaderService } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
+import {
+    CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION,
+    ReaderScrollAmount,
+} from '@/modules/reader/constants/ReaderSettings.constants.tsx';
+
+const BaseReaderAutoScrollContextProvider = ({
+    children,
+    openPage,
+    readingMode,
+    autoScroll,
+    themeDirection,
+    combinedDirection,
+}: Pick<IReaderSettings, 'readingMode' | 'autoScroll'> & {
+    children: ReactNode;
+    openPage: ReturnType<typeof ReaderControls.useOpenPage>;
+    themeDirection: Direction;
+    combinedDirection: Direction;
+}) => {
+    const [scrollRef, setScrollRef] = useState<TReaderAutoScrollContext['scrollRef']>();
+
+    const invertScrolling = themeDirection !== combinedDirection;
+    const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode);
+
+    const changePage = useCallback(() => {
+        openPage('next');
+    }, []);
+
+    const automaticScrolling = useAutomaticScrolling(
+        isContinuousReadingModeActive ? scrollRef : changePage,
+        autoScroll.value,
+        CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION[readingMode],
+        ReaderScrollAmount.MEDIUM,
+        invertScrolling,
+        autoScroll.smooth,
+    );
+
+    const value = useMemo(
+        () => ({
+            scrollRef,
+            setScrollRef,
+            ...automaticScrolling,
+        }),
+        [scrollRef, automaticScrolling],
+    );
+
+    return <ReaderAutoScrollContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</ReaderAutoScrollContext.Provider>;
+};
+
+export const ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider = withPropsFrom(
+    memo(BaseReaderAutoScrollContextProvider),
+    [
+        ReaderService.useSettingsWithoutDefaultFlag,
+        () => ({ openPage: ReaderControls.useOpenPage() }),
+        () => ({ themeDirection: useTheme().direction }),
+        () => ({ combinedDirection: ReaderService.useGetThemeDirection() }),
+    ],
+    ['openPage', 'readingMode', 'themeDirection', 'combinedDirection', 'autoScroll'],
+);
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderContextProvider.tsx b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderContextProvider.tsx
index b758c5fe..f9bc2eed 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderContextProvider.tsx
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ import { ReaderProgressBarContextProvider } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/Read
 import { ReaderOverlayContextProvider } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderOverlayContextProvider.tsx';
 import { ReaderStateContextProvider } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/state/ReaderStateContextProvider.tsx';
 import { ReaderScrollbarContextProvider } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderScrollbarContextProvider.tsx';
+import { ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider.tsx';
 
 export const ReaderContextProvider = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => (
     <ReaderStateContextProvider>
         <ReaderTapZoneContextProvider>
             <ReaderOverlayContextProvider>
                 <ReaderProgressBarContextProvider>
-                    <ReaderScrollbarContextProvider>{children}</ReaderScrollbarContextProvider>
+                    <ReaderScrollbarContextProvider>
+                        <ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider>{children}</ReaderAutoScrollContextProvider>
+                    </ReaderScrollbarContextProvider>
                 </ReaderProgressBarContextProvider>
             </ReaderOverlayContextProvider>
         </ReaderTapZoneContextProvider>
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx b/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
index defb34bc..ac1e12a0 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {
     ReaderStateChapters,
     ReaderTransitionPageMode,
     ReadingMode,
+    TReaderAutoScrollContext,
     TReaderStateMangaContext,
     TReaderStateSettingsContext,
 } from '@/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts';
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import { ReaderStatePages } from '@/modules/reader/types/ReaderProgressBar.types
 import { withPropsFrom } from '@/modules/core/hoc/withPropsFrom.tsx';
 import { useReaderStateChaptersContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/state/ReaderStateChaptersContext.tsx';
 import { isAutoWebtoonMode } from '@/modules/reader/utils/ReaderSettings.utils.tsx';
+import { useReaderAutoScrollContext } from '@/modules/reader/contexts/ReaderAutoScrollContext.tsx';
 
 const BaseReader = ({
     setTitle,
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ const BaseReader = ({
     setPageUrls,
     setPageLoadStates,
     setTransitionPageMode,
+    cancelAutoScroll,
 }: Pick<NavbarContextType, 'setTitle' | 'setOverride' | 'readerNavBarWidth'> &
     Pick<TReaderOverlayContext, 'isVisible' | 'setIsVisible'> &
     Pick<TReaderStateMangaContext, 'manga' | 'setManga'> &
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ const BaseReader = ({
         | 'setTransitionPageMode'
     > & {
         firstPageUrl?: string;
+        cancelAutoScroll: TReaderAutoScrollContext['cancel'];
     }) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const { resumeMode } = useLocation<{
@@ -184,6 +188,8 @@ const BaseReader = ({
             setPageLoadStates([{ loaded: false }]);
 
             setIsOverlayVisible(false);
+
+            cancelAutoScroll();
         },
         [],
     );
@@ -411,6 +417,7 @@ export const Reader = withPropsFrom(
         () => ({
             firstPageUrl: userReaderStatePagesContext().pages[0].primary.url,
         }),
+        () => ({ cancelAutoScroll: useReaderAutoScrollContext().cancel }),
     ],
     [
         'setTitle',
@@ -436,5 +443,6 @@ export const Reader = withPropsFrom(
         'setPageUrls',
         'setPageLoadStates',
         'setTransitionPageMode',
+        'cancelAutoScroll',
     ],
 );
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderSettingsMetadata.ts b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderSettingsMetadata.ts
index ba488167..55c775de 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderSettingsMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderSettingsMetadata.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ const convertSettingsToMetadata = (
     customFilter: JSON.stringify(settings.customFilter),
     readerWidth: JSON.stringify(settings.readerWidth),
     hotkeys: JSON.stringify(settings.hotkeys),
+    autoScroll: JSON.stringify(settings.autoScroll),
 });
 
 export const DEFAULT_READER_SETTINGS_WITH_DEFAULT_FLAG = convertToSettingsWithDefaultFlag(
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ const convertMetadataToSettings = (
         ...defaultSettings.hotkeys,
         ...(jsonSaveParse<IReaderSettings['hotkeys']>((metadata.hotkeys as string) ?? '') ?? defaultSettings.hotkeys),
     },
+    autoScroll:
+        jsonSaveParse<IReaderSettings['autoScroll']>((metadata.autoScroll as string) ?? '') ??
+        defaultSettings.autoScroll,
 });
 
 export const getReaderSettings = (
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts b/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
index fc7f4ba9..6a9c7751 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { TChapterReader } from '@/modules/chapter/Chapter.types.ts';
 import { ReaderService } from '@/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
 import { ReaderStatePages } from '@/modules/reader/types/ReaderProgressBar.types.ts';
 import { TMangaReader } from '@/modules/manga/Manga.types.ts';
+import { useAutomaticScrolling } from '@/modules/core/hooks/useAutomaticScrolling.ts';
 
 export enum ProgressBarType {
     HIDDEN,
@@ -124,6 +125,13 @@ export interface IReaderSettingsGlobal {
     hotkeys: Record<ReaderHotkey, string[]>;
     imagePreLoadAmount: number;
     shouldUseAutoWebtoonMode: boolean;
+    autoScroll: {
+        /**
+         * interval in seconds
+         */
+        value: number;
+        smooth: boolean;
+    };
 }
 
 export interface IReaderSettingsManga {
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ export enum ReaderHotkey {
     OFFSET_SPREAD_PAGES,
     CYCLE_READING_MODE,
     CYCLE_READING_DIRECTION,
+    TOGGLE_AUTO_SCROLL,
 }
 
 export interface ReaderPagerProps
@@ -259,3 +268,9 @@ export type TReaderStateSettingsContext = {
     settings: IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag;
     setSettings: (settings: IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag) => void;
 };
+
+export type TReaderAutoScrollContext = ReturnType<typeof useAutomaticScrolling> & {
+    isActive: boolean;
+    scrollRef?: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null> | (() => void);
+    setScrollRef: (scrollRef?: MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>) => void;
+};