diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readertypeset.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readertypeset.lua
index a1b0c5fae..17d2f0dd0 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readertypeset.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readertypeset.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
+local Screen = require("ui/screen")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
 local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 local _ = require("gettext")
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ function ReaderTypeset:onReadSettings(config)
 	-- default to enable embedded css
 	self.embedded_css = config:readSetting("embedded_css") or true
 	self.ui.document:setEmbeddedStyleSheet(self.embedded_css and 1 or 0)
+	
+	-- set page margins
+  	self:onSetPageMargins(config:readSetting("copt_page_margins") or DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM)
 end
 
 function ReaderTypeset:onSaveSettings()
@@ -109,4 +113,14 @@ function ReaderTypeset:addToMainMenu(tab_item_table)
 	})
 end
 
+function ReaderTypeset:onSetPageMargins(margins)
+	local left = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[1])
+	local top = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[2])
+	local right = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[3])
+	local bottom = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[4])
+	self.ui.document:setPageMargins(left, top, right, bottom)
+	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
+	return true
+end
+
 return ReaderTypeset
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index 266f79641..ebd9f6808 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 local OverlapGroup = require("ui/widget/overlapgroup")
-local Screen = require("ui/screen")
 local ReaderFlipping = require("ui/reader/readerflipping")
 local ReaderFooter = require("ui/reader/readerfooter")
 local ReaderDogear = require("ui/reader/readerdogear")
+local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local Screen = require("ui/screen")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 local Event = require("ui/event")
-local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 
 local ReaderView = OverlapGroup:new{
@@ -618,16 +618,6 @@ function ReaderView:onSetViewMode(new_mode)
 	return true
 end
 
-function ReaderView:onSetPageMargins(margins)
-	local left = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[1])
-	local top = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[2])
-	local right = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[3])
-	local bottom = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[4])
-	self.ui.document:setPageMargins(left, top, right, bottom)
-	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
-	return true
-end
-
 function ReaderView:onSaveSettings()
 	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("render_mode", self.render_mode)
 	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("screen_mode", self.screen_mode)