diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 67e751ccf8..df748e177f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
 
     const val hideBottomNavOnScroll = "hide_bottom_nav_on_scroll"
 
+    const val showSideNavOnBottom = "show_side_nav_on_bottom"
+
     const val showMangaAppShortcuts = "show_manga_app_shortcuts"
 
     const val createLegacyBackup = "create_legacy_backup"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 8cf02c4a96..afdfa90e16 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun hideBottomNavOnScroll() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.hideBottomNavOnScroll, true)
 
+    fun showSideNavOnBottom() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.showSideNavOnBottom, false)
+
     fun showNsfwSource() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.showNsfwSource, true)
     fun showNsfwExtension() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.showNsfwExtension, true)
     fun labelNsfwExtension() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.labelNsfwExtension, true)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index a4985592de..bb9d20feb0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.provider.Settings
 import android.view.GestureDetector
+import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.MotionEvent
@@ -365,6 +366,10 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity<MainActivityBinding>(), DownloadServiceLi
                 binding.toolbar.setIncognitoMode(it)
                 binding.cardToolbar.setIncognitoMode(it)
             }
+        preferences.showSideNavOnBottom()
+            .asImmediateFlowIn(lifecycleScope) {
+                binding.sideNav?.menuGravity = if (!it) Gravity.TOP else Gravity.BOTTOM
+            }
         setExtensionsBadge()
         setFloatingToolbar(canShowFloatingToolbar(router.backstack.lastOrNull()?.controller), changeBG = false)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
index abfd9e9c34..fa93d23885 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.LocaleHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.appDelegateNightMode
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.getPrefTheme
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isInNightMode
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isTablet
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import java.util.Locale
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferenceKeys as Keys
@@ -76,6 +77,13 @@ class SettingsGeneralController : SettingsController() {
             defaultValue = true
         }
 
+        switchPreference {
+            key = Keys.showSideNavOnBottom
+            titleRes = R.string.move_side_nav_to_bottom
+            defaultValue = false
+            isVisible = activity?.isTablet() == true
+        }
+
         switchPreference {
             key = Keys.showMangaAppShortcuts
             titleRes = R.string.app_shortcuts
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 36c4f5bcf3..2a7d721427 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@
     <string name="updated_to_">Updated to v%1$s</string>
     <string name="secure_screen">Secure screen</string>
     <string name="hide_bottom_nav">Auto-hide bottom navigation</string>
+    <string name="move_side_nav_to_bottom">Move side navigation buttons to bottom</string>
     <string name="app_shortcuts">App shortcuts</string>
     <string name="show_recent_in_shortcuts">Show recent sources and series in app shortcuts</string>
     <string name="follow_system_theme">Follow system theme</string>