diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/constants.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/constants.test.ts
index e0aa7dee..c5ee3485 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/constants.test.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/constants.test.ts
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ describe('services/constants', () => {
     it('has boolean display flags', () => {
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showHeader).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showFooter).toBe('boolean');
-      expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showBarsOnScroll).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showRemainingTime).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showRemainingPages).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showProgressInfo).toBe('boolean');
@@ -595,7 +594,6 @@ describe('services/constants', () => {
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showBatteryPercentage).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.use24HourClock).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.tapToToggleFooter).toBe('boolean');
-      expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showMarginsOnScroll).toBe('boolean');
       expect(typeof DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG.showPaginationButtons).toBe('boolean');
     });
 
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/BooksGrid.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/BooksGrid.tsx
index 3d714d3e..d91cef0b 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/BooksGrid.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/BooksGrid.tsx
@@ -104,10 +104,8 @@ const BooksGrid: React.FC<BooksGridProps> = ({ bookKeys, onCloseBook, onGoToLibr
           bottom: gridInsets.bottom + viewInsets.bottom,
           left: gridInsets.left + viewInsets.left,
         };
-        const scrolled = viewSettings.scrolled;
-        const showBarsOnScroll = viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll;
-        const showHeader = viewSettings.showHeader && (scrolled ? showBarsOnScroll : true);
-        const showFooter = viewSettings.showFooter && (scrolled ? showBarsOnScroll : true);
+        const showHeader = viewSettings.showHeader;
+        const showFooter = viewSettings.showFooter;
 
         return (
           <div
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/FoliateViewer.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/FoliateViewer.tsx
index 36507d9a..6d0ba649 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/FoliateViewer.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/FoliateViewer.tsx
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ const FoliateViewer: React.FC<{
     const showDoubleBorderFooter = showDoubleBorder && viewSettings.showFooter;
     const showTopHeader = viewSettings.showHeader && !viewSettings.vertical;
     const showBottomFooter = viewSettings.showFooter && !viewSettings.vertical;
-    const moreTopInset = showTopHeader ? Math.max(0, 44 - insets.top) : 0;
+    const moreTopInset = showTopHeader ? Math.max(0, 16 - insets.top) : 0;
     const ttsBarHeight =
       viewState?.ttsEnabled && viewSettings.showTTSBar ? 52 + gridInsets.bottom * 0.33 : 0;
     const moreBottomInset = showBottomFooter
-      ? Math.max(0, Math.max(ttsBarHeight, 52) - insets.bottom)
+      ? Math.max(0, Math.max(ttsBarHeight, 16) - insets.bottom)
       : Math.max(0, ttsBarHeight);
     const moreRightInset = showDoubleBorderHeader ? 32 : 0;
     const moreLeftInset = showDoubleBorderFooter ? 32 : 0;
@@ -644,19 +644,17 @@ const FoliateViewer: React.FC<{
     const rightMargin = insets.right + moreRightInset;
     const bottomMargin = (showBottomFooter ? insets.bottom : viewInsets.bottom) + moreBottomInset;
     const leftMargin = insets.left + moreLeftInset;
-    const viewMargins = viewSettings.showMarginsOnScroll && viewSettings.scrolled;
-
-    viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-top', `${viewMargins ? 0 : topMargin}px`);
+    viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-top', `${topMargin}px`);
     viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-right', `${rightMargin}px`);
-    viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-bottom', `${viewMargins ? 0 : bottomMargin}px`);
+    viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-bottom', `${bottomMargin}px`);
     viewRef.current?.renderer.setAttribute('margin-left', `${leftMargin}px`);
-    if (viewMargins) {
-      const showBarsOnScroll = viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll;
-      const headerVisible = showTopHeader && showBarsOnScroll;
-      const footerVisible = showBottomFooter && showBarsOnScroll;
+
+    if (viewSettings.scrolled) {
+      const headerVisible = showTopHeader;
+      const footerVisible = showBottomFooter;
       const safeBottomPadding = appService?.hasSafeAreaInset ? gridInsets.bottom * 0.33 : 0;
-      const footerBarHeight = 52 + safeBottomPadding;
-      const scrollTop = headerVisible ? gridInsets.top + 44 : 0;
+      const footerBarHeight = safeBottomPadding + viewSettings.marginBottomPx;
+      const scrollTop = headerVisible ? gridInsets.top + viewSettings.marginTopPx : 0;
       const scrollBottom = footerVisible ? Math.max(footerBarHeight, ttsBarHeight) : ttsBarHeight;
       setScrollMargins({ top: scrollTop, bottom: scrollBottom });
     } else {
@@ -754,8 +752,6 @@ const FoliateViewer: React.FC<{
     viewSettings?.showHeader,
     viewSettings?.showFooter,
     viewSettings?.showTTSBar,
-    viewSettings?.showBarsOnScroll,
-    viewSettings?.showMarginsOnScroll,
     viewSettings?.scrolled,
     viewSettings?.noContinuousScroll,
     viewState?.ttsEnabled,
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ProgressBar.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ProgressBar.tsx
index 9a23b360..537c4a17 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const ProgressBar: React.FC<ProgressBarProps> = ({
   const { section, pageinfo } = progress || {};
 
   const showDoubleBorder = viewSettings.vertical && viewSettings.doubleBorder;
-  const isScrolled = viewSettings.scrolled;
   const isVertical = viewSettings.vertical;
   const isEink = viewSettings.isEink;
   const { progressStyle: readingProgressStyle } = viewSettings;
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ const ProgressBar: React.FC<ProgressBarProps> = ({
         'progressinfo absolute bottom-0 flex items-center justify-between font-sans',
         isEink ? 'text-sm font-normal' : 'text-neutral-content text-xs font-extralight',
         isVertical ? 'writing-vertical-rl' : 'w-full',
-        isScrolled && !isVertical && 'bg-base-100',
         isMobile ? 'pointer-events-auto' : 'pointer-events-none',
       )}
       onClick={() => {
@@ -211,10 +209,8 @@ const ProgressBar: React.FC<ProgressBarProps> = ({
     >
       <div
         aria-hidden='true'
-        className={clsx(
-          'flex items-center justify-between',
-          isVertical ? 'h-full' : 'h-[52px] w-full',
-        )}
+        className={clsx('flex items-center justify-between', isVertical ? 'h-full' : 'w-full')}
+        style={isVertical ? {} : { height: `${viewSettings.marginBottomPx}px` }}
       >
         {(progressBarMode === 'all' || progressBarMode.includes('remaining')) &&
           hasRemainingInfo && (
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
index cf43d0ba..c466684a 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/SectionInfo.tsx
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ const SectionInfo: React.FC<SectionInfoProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const _ = useTranslation();
   const { appService } = useEnv();
-  const { hoveredBookKey, getView, setHoveredBookKey } = useReaderStore();
+  const { hoveredBookKey, getView, getViewSettings, setHoveredBookKey } = useReaderStore();
   const { systemUIVisible, statusBarHeight } = useThemeStore();
+  const viewSettings = getViewSettings(bookKey)!;
   const topInset = Math.max(
     gridInsets.top,
     appService?.isAndroidApp && systemUIVisible ? statusBarHeight / 2 : 0,
@@ -69,8 +70,7 @@ const SectionInfo: React.FC<SectionInfoProps> = ({
         className={clsx(
           'sectioninfo absolute flex items-center overflow-hidden font-sans',
           isEink ? 'text-sm font-normal' : 'text-neutral-content text-xs font-light',
-          isVertical ? 'writing-vertical-rl max-h-[85%]' : 'top-0 h-[44px]',
-          isScrolled && !isVertical && 'bg-base-100',
+          isVertical ? 'writing-vertical-rl max-h-[85%]' : 'top-0',
         )}
         role='none'
         tabIndex={-1}
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const SectionInfo: React.FC<SectionInfoProps> = ({
                 top: `${topInset}px`,
                 paddingInline: `calc(${horizontalGap / 2}% + ${contentInsets.left / 2}px)`,
                 width: '100%',
+                height: `${viewSettings.marginTopPx}px`,
               }
         }
       >
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/usePagination.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/usePagination.ts
index dd84aeae..0a7a77c4 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/usePagination.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/usePagination.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ export const viewPagination = (
   }
   if (renderer.scrolled) {
     const { size } = renderer;
-    const showHeader = viewSettings.showHeader && viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll;
-    const showFooter = viewSettings.showFooter && viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll;
+    const showHeader = viewSettings.showHeader;
+    const showFooter = viewSettings.showFooter;
     const scrollingOverlap = viewSettings.scrollingOverlap;
     const distance = size - scrollingOverlap - (showHeader ? 44 : 0) - (showFooter ? 44 : 0);
     switch (mode) {
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
index 564c27e7..fe477621 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ export const useTTSControl = ({ bookKey, onRequestHidePanel }: UseTTSControlProp
 
         const showHeader = viewSettings.showHeader;
         const showFooter = viewSettings.showFooter;
-        const showBarsOnScroll = viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll;
-        const headerScrollOverlap = showHeader && showBarsOnScroll ? 44 : 0;
-        const footerScrollOverlap = showFooter && showBarsOnScroll ? 44 : 0;
+        const headerScrollOverlap = showHeader ? viewSettings.marginTopPx : 0;
+        const footerScrollOverlap = showFooter ? viewSettings.marginBottomPx : 0;
         const scrollingOverlap = viewSettings.scrollingOverlap;
         const outOfView =
           rangeBottom > end - footerScrollOverlap - scrollingOverlap ||
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/components/settings/LayoutPanel.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/components/settings/LayoutPanel.tsx
index 67ec604f..a28c0890 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/components/settings/LayoutPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/components/settings/LayoutPanel.tsx
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
   const [borderColor, setBorderColor] = useState(viewSettings.borderColor);
   const [showHeader, setShowHeader] = useState(viewSettings.showHeader);
   const [showFooter, setShowFooter] = useState(viewSettings.showFooter);
-  const [showBarsOnScroll, setShowBarsOnScroll] = useState(viewSettings.showBarsOnScroll);
-  const [showMarginsOnScroll, setShowMarginsOnScroll] = useState(viewSettings.showMarginsOnScroll);
   const [showRemainingTime, setShowRemainingTime] = useState(viewSettings.showRemainingTime);
   const [showRemainingPages, setShowRemainingPages] = useState(viewSettings.showRemainingPages);
   const [showProgressInfo, setShowProgressInfo] = useState(viewSettings.showProgressInfo);
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
       borderColor: setBorderColor,
       showHeader: setShowHeader,
       showFooter: setShowFooter,
-      showBarsOnScroll: setShowBarsOnScroll,
       showRemainingTime: setShowRemainingTime,
       showRemainingPages: setShowRemainingPages,
       showProgressInfo: setShowProgressInfo,
@@ -127,7 +124,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
       showCurrentBatteryStatus: setShowCurrentBatteryStatus,
       showBatteryPercentage: setShowBatteryPercentage,
       tapToToggleFooter: setTapToToggleFooter,
-      showMarginsOnScroll: setShowMarginsOnScroll,
     });
   };
 
@@ -340,16 +336,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [borderColor]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    saveViewSettings(envConfig, bookKey, 'showBarsOnScroll', showBarsOnScroll, false, false);
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [showBarsOnScroll]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    saveViewSettings(envConfig, bookKey, 'showMarginsOnScroll', showMarginsOnScroll, false, false);
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [showMarginsOnScroll]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     saveViewSettings(envConfig, bookKey, 'showRemainingTime', showRemainingTime, false, false);
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -606,7 +592,7 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
           value={showHeader && !isVertical ? marginTopPx : compactMarginTopPx}
           onChange={showHeader && !isVertical ? setMarginTopPx : setCompactMarginTopPx}
           min={
-            showHeader && !isVertical ? Math.max(0, Math.round((44 - gridInsets.top) / 4) * 4) : 0
+            showHeader && !isVertical ? Math.max(0, Math.round((16 - gridInsets.top) / 4) * 4) : 0
           }
           max={88}
           step={4}
@@ -617,7 +603,7 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
           onChange={showFooter && !isVertical ? setMarginBottomPx : setCompactMarginBottomPx}
           min={
             showFooter && !isVertical
-              ? Math.max(0, Math.round((44 - gridInsets.bottom) / 4) * 4)
+              ? Math.max(0, Math.round((16 - gridInsets.bottom) / 4) * 4)
               : 0
           }
           max={88}
@@ -675,11 +661,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
           step={50}
           data-setting-id='settings.layout.maxBlockSize'
         />
-        <SettingsSwitchRow
-          label={_('Apply also in Scrolled Mode')}
-          checked={showMarginsOnScroll}
-          onChange={() => setShowMarginsOnScroll(!showMarginsOnScroll)}
-        />
       </BoxedList>
 
       <BoxedList title={_('Header & Footer')} data-setting-id='settings.layout.showHeader'>
@@ -773,11 +754,6 @@ const LayoutPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelPanelProp> = ({ bookKey, onRegisterRese
           disabled={!showFooter}
           onChange={() => setTapToToggleFooter(!tapToToggleFooter)}
         />
-        <SettingsSwitchRow
-          label={_('Apply also in Scrolled Mode')}
-          checked={showBarsOnScroll}
-          onChange={() => setShowBarsOnScroll(!showBarsOnScroll)}
-        />
       </BoxedList>
 
       {appService?.hasOrientationLock && (
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/services/constants.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/services/constants.ts
index 4a5be095..5147493d 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/services/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/services/constants.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG: ViewConfig = {
 
   showHeader: true,
   showFooter: true,
-  showBarsOnScroll: false,
   showRemainingTime: false,
   showRemainingPages: false,
   showProgressInfo: true,
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_VIEW_CONFIG: ViewConfig = {
   showBatteryPercentage: true,
   use24HourClock: false,
   tapToToggleFooter: false,
-  showMarginsOnScroll: false,
   showPaginationButtons: false,
   progressStyle: 'fraction',
   progressInfoMode: 'all',
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/types/book.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/types/book.ts
index 86338ac9..b5ecad78 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/types/book.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/types/book.ts
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ export interface ViewConfig {
   showCurrentBatteryStatus: boolean;
   showBatteryPercentage: boolean;
   tapToToggleFooter: boolean;
-  showBarsOnScroll: boolean;
-  showMarginsOnScroll: boolean;
   showPaginationButtons: boolean;
   progressStyle: 'percentage' | 'fraction';
   progressInfoMode: ProgressBarMode;
diff --git a/packages/foliate-js b/packages/foliate-js
index a7ecb05a..4361f29b 160000
--- a/packages/foliate-js
+++ b/packages/foliate-js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a7ecb05a8319b15da893ba98cd5c0f5ecafa4a7a
+Subproject commit 4361f29b5a23c4593cf32e781a37b0f3ef910e91