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 05c4707b0d..38bd0a6f06 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
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Chapter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.asImmediateFlow
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.toggle
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.ReaderActivityBinding
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.model.Page
@@ -928,7 +929,7 @@ class ReaderActivity :
             lastShiftDoubleState?.let { newViewer.config.shiftDoublePage = it }
         }
 
-        binding.navigationOverlay.isLTR = !(viewer is L2RPagerViewer)
+        binding.navigationOverlay.isLTR = viewer !is L2RPagerViewer
         binding.viewerContainer.setBackgroundColor(
             if (viewer is WebtoonViewer) {
                 Color.BLACK
@@ -1474,6 +1475,10 @@ class ReaderActivity :
                     updateBottomShortcuts()
                 }
                 .launchIn(scope)
+
+            preferences.readWithTapping().asImmediateFlow(scope) {
+                binding?.navigationOverlay.tappingEnabled = it
+            }
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderNavigationOverlayView.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderNavigationOverlayView.kt
index 26a41372f1..197d87bc79 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderNavigationOverlayView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderNavigationOverlayView.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ReaderNavigationOverlayView(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
     private var navigation: ViewerNavigation? = null
 
     var isLTR = true
+    var tappingEnabled = true
 
     fun setNavigation(navigation: ViewerNavigation, showOnStart: Boolean) {
         if (!showOnStart && (this.navigation == null || this.navigation === navigation)) {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class ReaderNavigationOverlayView(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
     fun showNavigationAgain() {
         invalidate()
 
-        if (isVisible) return
+        if (isVisible || !tappingEnabled) return
 
         viewPropertyAnimator = animate()
             .alpha(1f)