diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
index b94d034a62..48b2599173 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ SHORTCUTS = {
         _('Toggle full screen'),
     ),
 
+    'toggle_paged_mode': desc(
+        'Ctrl+m',
+        'ui',
+        _('Toggle between Paged mode and Flow mode for text layout')
+    ),
+
     'reload_book': desc(
         v"['F5', 'Ctrl+r']",
         'ui',
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index 86ca685ea6..8c61239a4b 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ class View:
             ui_operations.toggle_inspector()
         elif data.name is 'toggle_lookup':
             ui_operations.toggle_lookup()
+        elif data.name is 'toggle_paged_mode':
+            self.toggle_paged_mode()
         elif data.name is 'quit':
             ui_operations.quit()
         elif data.name is 'start_search':
@@ -325,6 +327,13 @@ class View:
         if ui_operations.selection_changed:
             ui_operations.selection_changed(data.text)
 
+    def toggle_paged_mode(self):
+        sd = get_session_data()
+        mode = sd.get('read_mode')
+        new_mode = 'flow' if mode is 'paged' else 'paged'
+        sd.set('read_mode', new_mode)
+        ui_operations.redisplay_book()
+
     def find(self, text, backwards):
         self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('find', text=text, backwards=backwards, searched_in_spine=False)