diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index fc07b11ff5..4e68037579 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.launchIO
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.launchUI
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.openInBrowser
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.setThemeAndNight
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.spToPx
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.collapse
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.compatToolTipText
@@ -352,6 +353,14 @@ class ReaderActivity :
                 else R.drawable.ic_book_open_variant_24dp
             )
         )
+        with(binding.readerNav) {
+            listOf(leftPageText, rightPageText).forEach {
+                it.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> {
+                    val isCurrent = (viewer is R2LPagerViewer).xor(it === leftPageText)
+                    width = if (isDoublePage && isCurrent) 48.spToPx else 32.spToPx
+                }
+            }
+        }
         binding.chaptersSheet.doublePage.compatToolTipText =
             getString(
                 if (isDoublePage) R.string.switch_to_single
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_nav.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_nav.xml
index 8cbffd162c..546de349d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_nav.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_nav.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         android:visibility="gone"
         android:layout_width="40dp"
         android:layout_height="40dp"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
         android:layout_marginStart="56dp" />
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
         android:layout_gravity="center"
         android:layout_marginStart="56dp"
         android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
         android:contentDescription="@string/previous_chapter"
         android:padding="@dimen/material_layout_keylines_screen_edge_margin"
         app:tint="?actionBarTintColor"
@@ -46,12 +44,12 @@
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/left_page_text"
-            android:layout_width="48dp"
+            android:layout_width="32sp"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:gravity="center"
             android:textColor="?actionBarTintColor"
             android:textSize="15sp"
-            tools:text="12-14" />
+            tools:text="1-2" />
 
         <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderSeekBar
             android:id="@+id/page_seekbar"
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/right_page_text"
-            android:layout_width="48dp"
+            android:layout_width="32sp"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:gravity="center"
             android:textColor="?actionBarTintColor"
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@
         android:layout_width="40dp"
         android:layout_height="40dp"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
-        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="56dp"
         android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
         android:contentDescription="@string/next_chapter"
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@
         android:layout_width="40dp"
         android:layout_height="40dp"
         android:layout_gravity="center"
-        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="56dp" />
 
 </LinearLayout>
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