diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
index ff46f33cdc..6d59e2cd61 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
@@ -314,7 +314,15 @@ 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(True);, 'library')
+            ))
+            actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(highlight_action)
             actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(
                 ac(_('Browse highlights'), _('Browse all highlights'),
                     def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_highlights();, 'image')
@@ -342,6 +350,8 @@ 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();,