diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
index 6eaf9ae27..8c12275bc 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
@@ -103,17 +103,23 @@ function filemanagerutil.setStatus(file, status)
     doc_settings:flush()
 end
 
+function filemanagerutil.statusToString(status)
+    local status_to_text = {
+        new       = _("Unread"),
+        reading   = _("Reading"),
+        abandoned = _("On hold"),
+        complete  = _("Finished"),
+    }
+
+    return status_to_text[status]
+end
+
 -- Generate all book status file dialog buttons in a row
 function filemanagerutil.genStatusButtonsRow(file, caller_callback, current_status)
     local status = current_status or filemanagerutil.getStatus(file)
     local function genStatusButton(to_status)
-        local status_text = {
-            reading   = _("Reading"),
-            abandoned = _("On hold"),
-            complete  = _("Finished"),
-        }
         return {
-            text = status_text[to_status] .. (status == to_status and "  ✓" or ""),
+            text = filemanagerutil.statusToString(to_status) .. (status == to_status and "  ✓" or ""),
             id = to_status, -- used by covermenu
             enabled = status ~= to_status,
             callback = function()
diff --git a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
index f35b0ec1c..432ffaa11 100644
--- a/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
+++ b/plugins/calibre.koplugin/search.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
 local DataStorage = require("datastorage")
 local Device = require("device")
 local FileManagerBookInfo = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerbookinfo")
+local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
 local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local Menu = require("ui/widget/menu")
@@ -273,9 +274,10 @@ end
 function CalibreSearch:onMenuHold(item)
     if not item.info or item.info:len() <= 0 then return end
     local thumbnail = FileManagerBookInfo:getCoverImage(nil, item.path)
-    local thumbwidth = math.min(240, Screen:getWidth()/3)
+    local thumbwidth = math.min(300, Screen:getWidth()/3)
+    local status = filemanagerutil.getStatus(item.path)
     UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
-        text = item.info,
+        text = item.info .. "\nStatus: " .. filemanagerutil.statusToString(status),
         image = thumbnail,
         image_width = thumbwidth,
         image_height = thumbwidth/2*3