diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
index a05439caa..8d471516d 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerbookmark.lua
@@ -101,8 +101,18 @@ function ReaderBookmark:onShowBookmark()
         item_table = self.bookmarks,
         width = Screen:getWidth(),
         height = Screen:getHeight(),
-        show_parent = menu_container,
         is_borderless = true,
+        on_close_ges = {
+            GestureRange:new{
+                ges = "two_finger_swipe",
+                range = Geom:new{
+                    x = 0, y = 0,
+                    w = Screen:getWidth(),
+                    h = Screen:getHeight(),
+                },
+                direction = "east"
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     local menu_container = CenterContainer:new{
@@ -130,6 +140,8 @@ function ReaderBookmark:onShowBookmark()
         UIManager:close(menu_container)
     end
 
+    bm_menu.show_parent = menu_container
+
     UIManager:show(menu_container)
     return true
 end
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
index fe12c08fe..a30f0f868 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertoc.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local Screen = require("ui/screen")
 local Device = require("ui/device")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
+local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 
 local ReaderToc = InputContainer:new{
@@ -125,6 +126,17 @@ function ReaderToc:onShowToc()
         width = Screen:getWidth(),
         height = Screen:getHeight(),
         is_borderless = true,
+        on_close_ges = {
+            GestureRange:new{
+                ges = "two_finger_swipe",
+                range = Geom:new{
+                    x = 0, y = 0,
+                    w = Screen:getWidth(),
+                    h = Screen:getHeight(),
+                },
+                direction = "west"
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     local menu_container = CenterContainer:new{