diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
index 5c84c12fd..b7b82c9ad 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/readerui.lua
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ function ReaderUI:doShowReader(file, provider)
         FileManager.instance:onClose()
     end
 
-    UIManager:show(reader)
+    UIManager:show(reader, "full")
     _running_instance = reader
 end