diff --git a/frontend/document/credocument.lua b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
index 56edc8f6b..8f9e0b48a 100644
--- a/frontend/document/credocument.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ function CreDocument:init()
 	self.info.has_pages = false
 	self:_readMetadata()
 
-	self._document:setDefaultInterlineSpace(self.line_space_percent)
+	-- @TODO read line_space_percent from setting file  12.06 2012 (houqp)
+	--self._document:setDefaultInterlineSpace(self.line_space_percent)
 end
 
 function CreDocument:hintPage(pageno, zoom, rotation)
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ function CreDocument:zoomFont(delta)
 	self._document:zoomFont(delta)
 end
 
+function CreDocument:setInterlineSpacePercent(percent)
+	self._document:setDefaultInterlineSpace(percent)
+end
+
 DocumentRegistry:addProvider("txt", "application/txt", CreDocument)
 DocumentRegistry:addProvider("epub", "application/epub", CreDocument)
 DocumentRegistry:addProvider("html", "application/html", CreDocument)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
index 6b283f575..ea48e904a 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfont.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 ReaderFont = InputContainer:new{
 	key_events = {
 		ShowFontMenu = { {"F"}, doc = "show font menu"},
-		IncreaseSize = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgFwd }, doc = "increase font size", event = "ChangeSize", args = "increase" },
-		DecreaseSize = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgBack }, doc = "decrease font size", event = "ChangeSize", args = "decrease" },
+		IncreaseSize = { 
+			{ "Shift", Input.group.PgFwd }, 
+			doc = "increase font size", 
+			event = "ChangeSize", args = "increase" },
+		DecreaseSize = { 
+			{ "Shift", Input.group.PgBack },
+			doc = "decrease font size",
+			event = "ChangeSize", args = "decrease" },
+		IncreaseLineSpace = {
+			{ "Alt", Input.group.PgFwd },
+			doc = "increase line space",
+			event = "ChangeLineSpace", args = "increase" },
+		DecreaseLineSpace = {
+			{ "Alt", Input.group.PgBack },
+			doc = "decrease line space",
+			event = "ChangeLineSpace", args = "decrease" },
 	},
 	dimen = Geom:new{ w = Screen:getWidth()-20, h = Screen:getHeight()-20},
 
 	font_face = nil,
 	font_size = nil,
+	line_space_percent = 100,
 }
 
 function ReaderFont:init()
@@ -71,4 +86,20 @@ function ReaderFont:onChangeSize(direction)
 	return true
 end
 
+function ReaderFont:onChangeLineSpace(direction)
+	if direction == "decrease" then
+		self.line_space_percent = self.line_space_percent - 10
+		-- NuPogodi, 15.05.12: reduce lowest space_percent to 80
+		self.line_space_percent = math.max(self.line_space_percent, 80)
+	else
+		self.line_space_percent = self.line_space_percent + 10
+		self.line_space_percent = math.min(self.line_space_percent, 200)
+	end
+	msg = InfoMessage:new{"line spacing "..self.line_space_percent.."%"}
+	self.ui.document:setInterlineSpacePercent(self.line_space_percent)
+	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
+
+	return true
+end
+