diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
index e32259ba4..5c981e146 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/listmenu.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
 local LeftContainer = require("ui/widget/container/leftcontainer")
 local LineWidget = require("ui/widget/linewidget")
+local Math = require("optmath")
 local OverlapGroup = require("ui/widget/overlapgroup")
 local RightContainer = require("ui/widget/container/rightcontainer")
 local Size = require("ui/size")
@@ -364,7 +365,14 @@ function ListMenuItem:update()
                 end
             elseif percent_finished then
                 if pages then
-                    pages_str = T(_("%1 % of %2 pages"), math.floor(100*percent_finished), pages)
+                    if BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_read_as_progress") then
+                        pages_str = T(_("page %1 of %2"), Math.round(percent_finished*pages), pages)
+                    else
+                        pages_str = T(_("%1 % of %2 pages"), math.floor(100*percent_finished), pages)
+                    end
+                    if BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_left_in_progress") then
+                        pages_str = T(_("%1, %2 to read"), pages_str, Math.round(pages-percent_finished*pages), pages)
+                    end
                 else
                     pages_str = string.format("%d %%", math.floor(100*percent_finished))
                 end
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
index 44cda8639..608a72727 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -294,6 +294,30 @@ function CoverBrowser:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
                             self:refreshFileManagerInstance()
                         end,
                     },
+                    {
+                        text = _("Show number of pages read instead of progress %"),
+                        checked_func = function() return BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_read_as_progress") end,
+                        callback = function()
+                            if BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_read_as_progress") then
+                                BookInfoManager:saveSetting("show_pages_read_as_progress", false)
+                            else
+                                BookInfoManager:saveSetting("show_pages_read_as_progress", true)
+                            end
+                            self:refreshFileManagerInstance()
+                        end,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        text = _("Show number of pages left to read"),
+                        checked_func = function() return BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_left_in_progress") end,
+                        callback = function()
+                            if BookInfoManager:getSetting("show_pages_left_in_progress") then
+                                BookInfoManager:saveSetting("show_pages_left_in_progress", false)
+                            else
+                                BookInfoManager:saveSetting("show_pages_left_in_progress", true)
+                            end
+                            self:refreshFileManagerInstance()
+                        end,
+                    },
                     {
                         text = _("Append series metadata to authors"),
                         checked_func = function() return BookInfoManager:getSetting("append_series_to_authors") end,