diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index 41b443108..1b0ed10e7 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -692,18 +692,11 @@ function ReaderFooter:onHoldFooter()
     return true
 end
 
-function ReaderFooter:onSetStatusLine(status_line, on_read_settings)
-    -- Ignore this event when it is first sent by ReaderCoptListener
-    -- on book loading, so we stay with the saved footer settings
-    if on_read_settings then
-        return
-    end
-    -- 1 is min progress bar while 0 is full cre header progress bar
-    if status_line == 1 then
-        -- If footer was off (if previously with full status bar), make the
-        -- footer visible, as if we taped on it (and so we don't duplicate
-        -- this code - not if flipping_visible as in this case, a ges.pos
-        -- argument to onTapFooter(ges) is required)
+function ReaderFooter:setVisible(visible)
+    if visible then
+        -- If it was off, just do as if we tap'ed on it (so we don't
+        -- duplicate onTapFooter() code - not if flipping_visible as in
+        -- this case, a ges.pos argument to onTapFooter(ges) is required)
         if self.mode == MODE.off and not self.view.flipping_visible then
             self:onTapFooter()
         end
@@ -711,7 +704,6 @@ function ReaderFooter:onSetStatusLine(status_line, on_read_settings)
     else
         self:applyFooterMode(MODE.off)
     end
-    self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
 end
 
 function ReaderFooter:onResume()
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
index 13cd40316..bbb86a64a 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
@@ -709,11 +709,18 @@ function ReaderRolling:updatePageLink()
 end
 --]]
 
-function ReaderRolling:onSetStatusLine(status_line)
+function ReaderRolling:onSetStatusLine(status_line, on_read_settings)
+    -- status_line values:
     -- in crengine: 0=header enabled, 1=disabled
     -- in koreader: 0=top status bar, 1=bottom mini bar
     self.ui.document:setStatusLineProp(status_line)
     self.cre_top_bar_enabled = status_line == 0
+    if not on_read_settings then
+        -- Ignore this event when it is first sent by ReaderCoptListener
+        -- on book loading, so we stay with the saved footer settings
+        self.view.footer:setVisible(status_line == 1)
+    end
+    self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
 end
 
 function ReaderRolling:updateBatteryState()
diff --git a/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua b/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
index e757756f1..023d6a401 100644
--- a/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
@@ -625,16 +625,16 @@ describe("Readerfooter module", function()
         footer:applyFooterMode(0)
         assert.is.same(0, footer.mode)
         assert.falsy(readerui.view.footer_visible)
-        readerui.view.footer:onSetStatusLine(1)
+        readerui.rolling:onSetStatusLine(1)
         assert.is.same(1, footer.mode)
         assert.truthy(readerui.view.footer_visible)
 
         footer.mode = 1
-        readerui.view.footer:onSetStatusLine(1)
+        readerui.rolling:onSetStatusLine(1)
         assert.is.same(1, footer.mode)
         assert.truthy(readerui.view.footer_visible)
 
-        readerui.view.footer:onSetStatusLine(0)
+        readerui.rolling:onSetStatusLine(0)
         assert.is.same(0, footer.mode)
         assert.falsy(readerui.view.footer_visible)
     end)