diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
index fb71e4f79..2a81927f6 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/filemanager_menu_order.lua
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ local order = {
     more_tools = {
         "auto_frontlight",
         "battery_statistics",
+        "book_shortcuts",
         "synchronize_time",
         "keep_alive",
         "doc_setting_tweak",
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
index c32817c7a..fca001669 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/reader_menu_order.lua
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ local order = {
     more_tools = {
         "auto_frontlight",
         "battery_statistics",
+        "book_shortcuts",
         "synchronize_time",
         "keep_alive",
         "doc_setting_tweak",
diff --git a/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/_meta.lua b/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/_meta.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..905b954b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/_meta.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+local _ = require("gettext")
+return {
+    name = "bookshortcuts",
+    fullname = _("Book shortcuts"),
+    description = _([[This plugin allows adding a book shortcut to a gesture.]]),
+}
diff --git a/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/main.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5a72ece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/bookshortcuts.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
+local DataStorage = require("datastorage")
+local Dispatcher = require("dispatcher")
+local FFIUtil = require("ffi/util")
+local LuaSettings = require("luasettings")
+local PathChooser = require("ui/widget/pathchooser")
+local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local WidgetContainer = require("ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer")
+local util = require("util")
+local _ = require("gettext")
+
+local BookShortcuts = WidgetContainer:new{
+    name = "bookshortcuts",
+    shortcuts = LuaSettings:open(DataStorage:getSettingsDir() .. "/bookshortcuts.lua"),
+    updated = false,
+}
+
+function BookShortcuts:onDispatcherRegisterActions()
+    for k,v in pairs(self.shortcuts.data) do
+        if util.fileExists(k) then
+            local directory, filename = util.splitFilePathName(k) -- luacheck: no unused
+            Dispatcher:registerAction(k, {category="none", event="BookShortcut", title=filename, general=true, arg=k,})
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:onBookShortcut(path)
+    if util.fileExists(path) then
+        local ReaderUI = require("apps/reader/readerui")
+        ReaderUI:showReader(path)
+    end
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:init()
+    self:onDispatcherRegisterActions()
+    self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:onFlushSettings()
+    if self.shortcuts and self.updated then
+        self.shortcuts:flush()
+        self.updated = false
+    end
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
+    menu_items.book_shortcuts = {
+        text = _("Book shortcuts"),
+        sorting_hint = "more_tools",
+        sub_item_table_func = function()
+            return self:getSubMenuItems()
+        end,
+    }
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:getSubMenuItems()
+    local sub_item_table = {
+        {
+            text = _("New shortcut"),
+            keep_menu_open = true,
+            callback = function(touchmenu_instance)
+                local path_chooser = PathChooser:new{
+                    select_file = true,
+                    select_directory = false,
+                    detailed_file_info = true,
+                    path = G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir"),
+                    onConfirm = function(file_path)
+                        self:addShortcut(file_path)
+                        touchmenu_instance.item_table = self:getSubMenuItems()
+                        touchmenu_instance.page = 1
+                        touchmenu_instance:updateItems()
+                    end
+                }
+                UIManager:show(path_chooser)
+            end,
+            separator = true,
+        }
+    }
+    for k,v in FFIUtil.orderedPairs(self.shortcuts.data) do
+        table.insert(sub_item_table, {
+            text = k,
+            callback = function() self:onBookShortcut(k) end,
+            hold_callback = function(touchmenu_instance)
+                UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
+                    text = _("Do you want to delete this shortcut?"),
+                    ok_text = _("Delete"),
+                    ok_callback = function()
+                        self:deleteShortcut(k)
+                        touchmenu_instance.item_table = self:getSubMenuItems()
+                        touchmenu_instance.page = 1
+                        touchmenu_instance:updateItems()
+                    end,
+                })
+            end,
+        })
+    end
+    return sub_item_table
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:addShortcut(name)
+    self.shortcuts.data[name] = true
+    self.updated = true
+    self:onDispatcherRegisterActions()
+end
+
+function BookShortcuts:deleteShortcut(name)
+    self.shortcuts.data[name] = nil
+    Dispatcher:removeAction(name)
+    self.updated = true
+end
+
+return BookShortcuts