diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.py
index dbcd36bc66..9b9644101b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def config(defaults=None):
             help=_('Save the current position in the document, when quitting'))
     c.add_opt('wheel_flips_pages', default=False,
             help=_('Have the mouse wheel turn pages'))
+    c.add_opt('tap_flips_pages', default=True,
+            help=_('Tapping on the screen turns pages'))
     c.add_opt('line_scrolling_stops_on_pagebreaks', default=False,
             help=_('Prevent the up and down arrow keys from scrolling past '
                 'page breaks'))
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.opt_remember_window_size.setChecked(opts.remember_window_size)
         self.opt_remember_current_page.setChecked(opts.remember_current_page)
         self.opt_wheel_flips_pages.setChecked(opts.wheel_flips_pages)
+        self.opt_tap_flips_pages.setChecked(opts.tap_flips_pages)
         self.opt_page_flip_duration.setValue(opts.page_flip_duration)
         fms = opts.font_magnification_step
         if fms < 0.01 or fms > 1:
@@ -381,6 +384,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         c.set('hyphenate', self.hyphenate.isChecked())
         c.set('remember_current_page', self.opt_remember_current_page.isChecked())
         c.set('wheel_flips_pages', self.opt_wheel_flips_pages.isChecked())
+        c.set('tap_flips_pages', self.opt_tap_flips_pages.isChecked())
         c.set('page_flip_duration', self.opt_page_flip_duration.value())
         c.set('font_magnification_step',
                 float(self.opt_font_mag_step.value())/100.)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
index 9b325f6398..b87097eea8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/config.ui
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ QToolBox::tab:hover {
 }</string>
          </property>
          <property name="currentIndex">
-          <number>2</number>
+          <number>0</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page">
           <property name="geometry">
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>371</width>
-            <height>236</height>
+            <width>799</width>
+            <height>378</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <attribute name="label">
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ QToolBox::tab:hover {
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>799</width>
-            <height>378</height>
+            <width>381</width>
+            <height>193</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <attribute name="label">
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ QToolBox::tab:hover {
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>384</width>
-            <height>115</height>
+            <width>799</width>
+            <height>378</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <attribute name="label">
@@ -594,27 +594,34 @@ QToolBox::tab:hover {
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_wheel_flips_pages">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Mouse &amp;wheel flips pages</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_line_scrolling_stops_on_pagebreaks">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Line &amp;scrolling stops at page breaks</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_fit_images">
              <property name="text">
               <string>&amp;Resize images larger than the viewer window (needs restart)</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="1" column="0">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_tap_flips_pages">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>&amp;Tapping on the page flips pages</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page_4">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
index c1626ad4c2..5f081281aa 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/documentview.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class Document(QWebPage):  # {{{
         self.enable_page_flip = self.page_flip_duration > 0.1
         self.font_magnification_step = opts.font_magnification_step
         self.wheel_flips_pages = opts.wheel_flips_pages
+        self.tap_flips_pages = opts.tap_flips_pages
         self.line_scrolling_stops_on_pagebreaks = opts.line_scrolling_stops_on_pagebreaks
         screen_width = QApplication.desktop().screenGeometry().width()
         # Leave some space for the scrollbar and some border
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
index 32a6ea6d1b..94e963aa1a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
@@ -322,9 +322,10 @@ class GestureHandler(QObject):
         mf = view.document.mainFrame()
         r = mf.hitTestContent(self.current_position(tp))
         if r.linkElement().isNull():
-            threshold = view.width() / 3.0
-            attr = 'previous' if self.current_position(tp).x() <= threshold else 'next'
-            getattr(view, '%s_page'%attr)()
+            if view.document.tap_flips_pages:
+                threshold = view.width() / 3.0
+                attr = 'previous' if self.current_position(tp).x() <= threshold else 'next'
+                getattr(view, '%s_page'%attr)()
         else:
             for etype in (QEvent.MouseButtonPress, QEvent.MouseButtonRelease):
                 ev = QMouseEvent(etype, self.current_position(tp), tp.current_screen_position.toPoint(), Qt.LeftButton, Qt.LeftButton, Qt.NoModifier)