diff --git a/imgsrc/auto-scroll.svg b/imgsrc/auto-scroll.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..122f305418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgsrc/auto-scroll.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   width="1792"
+   height="1792"
+   viewBox="0 0 1792 1792"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg4"
+   sodipodi:docname="auto-scroll.svg"
+   inkscape:version="0.92.4 5da689c313, 2019-01-14">
+  <metadata
+     id="metadata10">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
+  <defs
+     id="defs8" />
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#666666"
+     borderopacity="1"
+     objecttolerance="10"
+     gridtolerance="10"
+     guidetolerance="10"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0"
+     inkscape:pageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:window-width="2560"
+     inkscape:window-height="1400"
+     id="namedview6"
+     showgrid="false"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.13169643"
+     inkscape:cx="-1025.0847"
+     inkscape:cy="896"
+     inkscape:window-x="0"
+     inkscape:window-y="40"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="0"
+     inkscape:current-layer="svg4" />
+  <path
+     d="m 1395,864 q 0,13 -10,23 l -466,466 q -10,10 -23,10 -13,0 -23,-10 L 407,887 q -10,-10 -10,-23 0,-13 10,-23 l 50,-50 q 10,-10 23,-10 13,0 23,10 l 393,393 393,-393 q 10,-10 23,-10 13,0 23,10 l 50,50 q 10,10 10,23 z"
+     id="path823"
+     style="fill:#2caf45;fill-opacity:1" />
+  <path
+     d="m 1395,480 q 0,13 -10,23 L 919,969 q -10,10 -23,10 -13,0 -23,-10 L 407,503 q -10,-10 -10,-23 0,-13 10,-23 l 50,-50 q 10,-10 23,-10 13,0 23,10 l 393,393 393,-393 q 10,-10 23,-10 13,0 23,10 l 50,50 q 10,10 10,23 z"
+     id="path2"
+     style="fill:#2271d5;fill-opacity:1" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/resources/images/auto-scroll.png b/resources/images/auto-scroll.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11671ff158
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/auto-scroll.png differ
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
index af345ff2ac..aae4f10409 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/toolbars.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def all_actions():
             'bookmarks': Action('bookmarks.png', _('Bookmarks'), 'toggle_bookmarks'),
             'inspector': Action('debug.png', _('Inspector'), 'toggle_inspector'),
             'reference': Action('reference.png', _('Toggle Reference mode'), 'toggle_reference_mode'),
+            'autoscroll': Action('auto-scroll.png', _('Toggle auto-scrolling'), 'toggle_autoscroll'),
             'lookup': Action('generic-library.png', _('Lookup words'), 'toggle_lookup'),
             'chrome': Action('tweaks.png', _('Show viewer controls'), 'show_chrome'),
             'mode': Action('scroll.png', _('Toggle paged mode'), 'toggle_paged_mode'),
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class ActionsToolBar(ToolBar):
         web_view.paged_mode_changed.connect(self.update_mode_action)
         web_view.reference_mode_changed.connect(self.update_reference_mode_action)
         web_view.standalone_misc_settings_changed.connect(self.update_visibility)
+        web_view.autoscroll_state_changed.connect(self.update_autoscroll_action)
         web_view.customize_toolbar.connect(self.customize, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
 
         self.back_action = page.action(QWebEnginePage.Back)
@@ -163,6 +165,9 @@ class ActionsToolBar(ToolBar):
         a.setCheckable(True)
         self.inspector_action = a = shortcut_action('inspector')
         a.setCheckable(True)
+        self.autoscroll_action = a = shortcut_action('autoscroll')
+        a.setCheckable(True)
+        self.update_autoscroll_action(False)
         self.chrome_action = shortcut_action('chrome')
 
         self.mode_action = a = shortcut_action('mode')
@@ -195,6 +200,11 @@ class ActionsToolBar(ToolBar):
             a.setChecked(True)
             a.setToolTip(_('Switch to paged mode -- where the text is broken into pages'))
 
+    def update_autoscroll_action(self, active):
+        self.autoscroll_action.setChecked(active)
+        self.autoscroll_action.setToolTip(
+            _('Turn off auto-scrolling') if active else _('Turn on auto-scrolling'))
+
     def update_reference_mode_action(self, enabled):
         self.reference_action.setChecked(enabled)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
index acf0a137c8..1d351ef6ec 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ class ViewerBridge(Bridge):
     report_cfi = from_js(object, object)
     ask_for_open = from_js(object)
     selection_changed = from_js(object)
+    autoscroll_state_changed = from_js(object)
     copy_selection = from_js(object)
     view_image = from_js(object)
     copy_image = from_js(object)
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
     toggle_full_screen = pyqtSignal()
     ask_for_open = pyqtSignal(object)
     selection_changed = pyqtSignal(object)
+    autoscroll_state_changed = pyqtSignal(object)
     view_image = pyqtSignal(object)
     copy_image = pyqtSignal(object)
     overlay_visibility_changed = pyqtSignal(object)
@@ -455,6 +457,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
         self.bridge.toggle_full_screen.connect(self.toggle_full_screen)
         self.bridge.ask_for_open.connect(self.ask_for_open)
         self.bridge.selection_changed.connect(self.selection_changed)
+        self.bridge.autoscroll_state_changed.connect(self.autoscroll_state_changed)
         self.bridge.view_image.connect(self.view_image)
         self.bridge.copy_image.connect(self.copy_image)
         self.bridge.overlay_visibility_changed.connect(self.overlay_visibility_changed)
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index e976d58667..dc05a9b350 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ class View:
         handlers = {
             'autoscroll_state_changed': def(data):
                 self.autoscroll_active = v'!!data.running'
+                if ui_operations.autoscroll_state_changed:
+                    ui_operations.autoscroll_state_changed(self.autoscroll_active)
             ,
             'bump_font_size': self.bump_font_size,
             'content_loaded': self.on_content_loaded,
@@ -417,6 +419,8 @@ class View:
             self.update_scroll_speed(SCROLL_SPEED_STEP)
         elif data.name is 'scrollspeed_decrease':
             self.update_scroll_speed(-SCROLL_SPEED_STEP)
+        elif data.name is 'toggle_autoscroll':
+            self.toggle_autoscroll()
 
     def on_selection_change(self, data):
         self.currently_showing.selected_text = data.text
diff --git a/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj b/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
index 26d9167a35..fb87a39bf9 100644
--- a/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ if window is window.top:
         to_python.clear_history()
     ui_operations.customize_toolbar = def():
         to_python.customize_toolbar()
+    ui_operations.autoscroll_state_changed = def(active):
+        to_python.autoscroll_state_changed(active)
 
     document.body.appendChild(E.div(id='view'))
     window.onerror = onerror