diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/conversion.py b/src/calibre/customize/conversion.py
index 2f0d843ba1..344a4e18dc 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/conversion.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/conversion.py
@@ -295,3 +295,15 @@ class OutputFormatPlugin(Plugin):
         return self.oeb.metadata.publication_type and \
             unicode(self.oeb.metadata.publication_type[0]).startswith('periodical:')
 
+    def specialize_css_for_output(self, log, opts, item, stylizer):
+        '''
+        Can be used to make changes to the css during the CSS flattening
+        process.
+
+        :param item: The item (HTML file) being processed
+        :param stylizer: A Stylizer object containing the flattened styles for
+        item. You can get the style for any element by stylizer.style(element).
+        '''
+        pass
+
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/mobi_output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/mobi_output.py
index eee2d480a3..f13ee0312f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/mobi_output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/mobi_output.py
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ class MOBIOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
         writer(oeb, output_path)
         extract_mobi(output_path, opts)
 
+    def specialize_css_for_output(self, log, opts, item, stylizer):
+        from calibre.ebooks.mobi.writer8.cleanup import CSSCleanup
+        CSSCleanup(log, opts)(item, stylizer)
+
 class AZW3Output(OutputFormatPlugin):
 
     name = 'AZW3 Output'
@@ -298,4 +302,8 @@ class AZW3Output(OutputFormatPlugin):
         kf8.write(output_path)
         extract_mobi(output_path, opts)
 
+    def specialize_css_for_output(self, log, opts, item, stylizer):
+        from calibre.ebooks.mobi.writer8.cleanup import CSSCleanup
+        CSSCleanup(log, opts)(item, stylizer)
+
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
index 14bc0a0b78..fcef0c374d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __copyright__ = '2009, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 import os, re, sys, shutil, pprint
+from functools import partial
 
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OptionRecommendation, DummyReporter
 from calibre.customize.ui import input_profiles, output_profiles, \
@@ -1061,7 +1062,9 @@ OptionRecommendation(name='search_replace',
                 untable=self.output_plugin.file_type in ('mobi','lit'),
                 unfloat=self.output_plugin.file_type in ('mobi', 'lit'),
                 page_break_on_body=self.output_plugin.file_type in ('mobi',
-                    'lit'))
+                    'lit'),
+                specializer=partial(self.output_plugin.specialize_css_for_output,
+                    self.log, self.opts))
         flattener(self.oeb, self.opts)
 
         self.opts.insert_blank_line = oibl
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/cleanup.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/cleanup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b233ea04ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer8/cleanup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:ai
+from __future__ import (unicode_literals, division, absolute_import,
+                        print_function)
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2012, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import XPath
+
+class CSSCleanup(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, log, opts):
+        self.log, self.opts = log, opts
+
+    def __call__(self, item, stylizer):
+        if not hasattr(item.data, 'xpath'): return
+
+        # The Kindle touch displays all black pages if the height is set on
+        # body
+        for body in XPath('//h:body')(item.data):
+            style = stylizer.style(body)
+            style.drop('height')
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/stylizer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/stylizer.py
index 1ce404f502..a85df4d744 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/stylizer.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/stylizer.py
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ class Style(object):
     def set(self, prop, val):
         self._style[prop] = val
 
+    def drop(self, prop):
+        self._style.pop(prop, None)
+
     def _update_cssdict(self, cssdict):
         self._style.update(cssdict)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/flatcss.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/flatcss.py
index 8a828c908b..189767728f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/flatcss.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/flatcss.py
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ def FontMapper(sbase=None, dbase=None, dkey=None):
 
 class CSSFlattener(object):
     def __init__(self, fbase=None, fkey=None, lineh=None, unfloat=False,
-                 untable=False, page_break_on_body=False):
+                 untable=False, page_break_on_body=False, specializer=None):
         self.fbase = fbase
         self.fkey = fkey
         self.lineh = lineh
         self.unfloat = unfloat
         self.untable = untable
+        self.specializer = specializer
         self.page_break_on_body = page_break_on_body
 
     @classmethod
@@ -423,6 +424,8 @@ class CSSFlattener(object):
         for item in self.oeb.spine:
             html = item.data
             stylizer = self.stylizers[item]
+            if self.specializer is not None:
+                self.specializer(item, stylizer)
             body = html.find(XHTML('body'))
             fsize = self.context.dest.fbase
             self.flatten_node(body, stylizer, names, styles, fsize, item.id)