diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
index f4f853c06b..00684900b1 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
@@ -311,10 +311,18 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
         if full_screen_actions.length:
             actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(*full_screen_actions))
 
+        highlight_action = ac(_('Highlight'), _('Highlight text in the book'),
+                def(): self.overlay.hide(), self.overlay.view.initiate_create_annotation();, 'highlight')
+
         if runtime.is_standalone_viewer:
             actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(
                 ac(_('Lookup/search word'), _('Lookup or search for the currently selected word'),
                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_lookup();, 'library')
+                ,
+                highlight_action,
+                ac(_('Browse highlights'), _('Browse all highlights'),
+                   def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_highlights();, 'image')
+                ,
             ))
             copy_actions = E.ul()
             if self.overlay.view.currently_showing.selected_text:
@@ -343,6 +351,8 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
                 ac(_('Quit'), _('Close the viewer'),
                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.quit();, 'remove'),
             ))
+        else:
+            actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(highlight_action))
         container.appendChild(set_css(E.div(class_=MAIN_OVERLAY_TS_CLASS,  # top section
             onclick=def (evt):evt.stopPropagation();,
 
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index f9fb298560..1fe818517f 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ class View:
         elif data.name is 'toggle_highlights':
             ui_operations.toggle_highlights()
         elif data.name is 'create_annotation':
-            self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('create_annotation')
+            self.initiate_create_annotation()
         elif data.name is 'new_bookmark':
             ui_operations.new_bookmark()
         elif data.name is 'toggle_inspector':
@@ -1193,6 +1193,9 @@ class View:
         else:
             self.show_name(sr.file_name, initial_position={'type':'search_result', 'search_result':sr, 'replace_history':True})
 
+    def initiate_create_annotation(self):
+        self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('create_annotation')
+
     def highlight_action(self, uuid, which):
         if self.create_annotation.is_visible:
             return