diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index 553b11ea5..de686d261 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function FileManagerMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
             end
             local last_file = G_reader_settings:readSetting("lastfile")
             local path, file_name = util.splitFilePathName(last_file); -- luacheck: no unused
-            return T(_("Open last document: %1"), file_name)
+            return T(_("Last: %1"), file_name)
         end,
         enabled_func = function()
             return G_reader_settings:readSetting("lastfile") ~= nil
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index b7263ee30..8cf3c0ed7 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local CenterContainer = require("ui/widget/container/centercontainer")
+local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local Device = require("device")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
 local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
@@ -6,8 +7,10 @@ local Screensaver = require("ui/screensaver")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local logger = require("logger")
 local dbg = require("dbg")
+local util  = require("util")
 local Screen = Device.screen
 local _ = require("gettext")
+local T = require("ffi/util").template
 
 local ReaderMenu = InputContainer:new{
     tab_item_table = nil,
@@ -177,6 +180,39 @@ function ReaderMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
         end,
     }
 
+    local previous_file
+    local readhistory = require("readhistory")
+    for i=2, #readhistory.hist do -- skip first one which is current book
+        if lfs.attributes(readhistory.hist[i].file, "mode") == "file" then
+            previous_file = readhistory.hist[i].file
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    self.menu_items.open_previous_document = {
+        text_func = function()
+            if not G_reader_settings:isTrue("open_last_menu_show_filename") or not previous_file then
+                return _("Open previous document")
+            end
+            local path, file_name = util.splitFilePathName(previous_file); -- luacheck: no unused
+            return T(_("Previous: %1"), file_name)
+        end,
+        enabled_func = function()
+            return previous_file ~= nil
+        end,
+        callback = function()
+            self.ui:switchDocument(previous_file)
+        end,
+        hold_callback = function()
+            UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
+                text = T(_("Would you like to open the previous document: %1?"), previous_file),
+                ok_text = _("OK"),
+                ok_callback = function()
+                    self.ui:switchDocument(previous_file)
+                end,
+            })
+        end
+    }
+
     local order = require("ui/elements/reader_menu_order")
 
     local MenuSorter = require("ui/menusorter")
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index c0e74049c..8206ee781 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -663,4 +663,11 @@ function ReaderUI:reloadDocument(after_close_callback)
     self:showReader(file, provider)
 end
 
+function ReaderUI:switchDocument(new_file)
+    self:handleEvent(Event:new("CloseReaderMenu"))
+    self:handleEvent(Event:new("CloseConfigMenu"))
+    self:onClose()
+    self:showReader(new_file)
+end
+
 return ReaderUI
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
index 30190540e..3a556b9da 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ local order = {
     filemanager = {},
     main = {
         "history",
+        "open_previous_document",
+        "----------------------------",
         "book_status",
         "book_info",
         "----------------------------",
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
index 1bbdadad3..e0d4ac571 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function CoverBrowser:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
             callback = function() G_reader_settings:flipNilOrFalse("autoremove_deleted_items_from_history") end,
         },
         {
-            text = _("Show filename in Open last menu item"),
+            text = _("Show filename in Open last/previous menu items"),
             checked_func = function() return G_reader_settings:readSetting("open_last_menu_show_filename") end,
             callback = function() G_reader_settings:flipNilOrFalse("open_last_menu_show_filename") end,
         },