diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
index a787df7c1c..053d724b21 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/gestures.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class GestureHandler(QObject):
         QObject.__init__(self, view)
         self.state = State()
         self.state.swiped.connect(self.handle_swipe)
+        self.state.tapped.connect(self.handle_tap)
         self.evmap = {QEvent.TouchBegin: 'start', QEvent.TouchUpdate: 'update', QEvent.TouchEnd: 'end'}
 
         # Ignore fake mouse events generated by the window system from touch
@@ -220,3 +221,8 @@ class GestureHandler(QObject):
         func = {Left:'next_page', Right: 'previous_page', Up:'goto_previous_section', Down:'goto_next_section'}[direction]
         getattr(view, func)()
 
+    def handle_tap(self, tp):
+        view = self.parent()
+        threshold = view.width() / 3.0
+        attr = 'previous' if tp.start_position.x() <= threshold else 'next'
+        getattr(view, '%s_page'%attr)()