diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
index 592ed825c..9fb26917c 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanager.lua
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ function FileManager:setupLayout()
             table.insert(buttons, {
                 {
                     text = _("Reset settings"),
-                    enabled = is_file and DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(BaseUtil.realpath(file)),
+                    enabled = DocSettings:hasSidecarFile(BaseUtil.realpath(file)),
                     callback = function()
                         UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
                             text = T(_("Reset settings for this document?\n\n%1\n\nAny highlights or bookmarks will be permanently lost."), BD.filepath(file)),
diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
index 1978b1a6b..c897b9a23 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerhistory.lua
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
     local readerui_instance = require("apps/reader/readerui"):_getRunningInstance()
     local currently_opened_file = readerui_instance and readerui_instance.document and readerui_instance.document.file
     self.histfile_dialog = nil
+    local is_file = lfs.attributes(item.file, "mode") == "file"
     local status = filemanagerutil.getStatus(item.file)
     local buttons = {
         {
             {
                 text = _("Mark as reading"),
-                enabled = status ~= "reading",
+                enabled = is_file and status ~= "reading",
                 callback = function()
                     filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "reading")
                     if self._manager.filter ~= "all" then
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
             },
             {
                 text = _("Put on hold"),
-                enabled = status ~= "abandoned",
+                enabled = is_file and status ~= "abandoned",
                 callback = function()
                     filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "abandoned")
                     if self._manager.filter ~= "all" then
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ function FileManagerHistory:onMenuHold(item)
             },
             {
                 text = _("Mark as read"),
-                enabled = status ~= "complete",
+                enabled = is_file and status ~= "complete",
                 callback = function()
                     filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "complete")
                     if self._manager.filter ~= "all" then