diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
index 6fc503aa85..20c151e870 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ class UpdatesController :
     }
 
     override fun onCoverClick(position: Int) {
+        destroyActionModeIfNeeded()
+
         val chapterClicked = adapter?.getItem(position) as? UpdatesItem ?: return
         openManga(chapterClicked)
     }