diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index d8196afcc..fa090837e 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ end
 function ReaderFooter:onPageUpdate(pageno)
     self.pageno = pageno
     self.pages = self.view.document:getPageCount()
+    self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("doc_pages", self.pages) -- for Book information
     self:updateFooterPage()
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index 9eb5b532d..8c0f57c44 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
     end
     self.postInitCallback = nil
 
+    -- Now that document is loaded, store book metadata in settings
+    -- (so that filemanager can use it from sideCar file to display
+    -- Book information).
+    -- via pcall because picdocument:getProps() may fail
+    local ok, doc_props = pcall(self.document.getProps, self.document)
+    if not ok then
+        doc_props = {}
+    end
+    self.doc_settings:saveSetting("doc_props", doc_props)
+
     -- After initialisation notify that document is loaded and rendered
     -- CREngine only reports correct page count after rendering is done
     -- Need the same event for PDF document
diff --git a/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua b/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
index 993f6f123..112bbf7a9 100644
--- a/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/pdfdocument.lua
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ function PdfDocument:getProps()
     props.authors = props.author
     props.series = ""
     props.language = ""
+    props.keywords = props.keywords
+    props.description = props.subject
     return props
 end