diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/annotator/WiktionaryPopup.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/annotator/WiktionaryPopup.tsx
index 0a31c35f..b2cf6b46 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/annotator/WiktionaryPopup.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/annotator/WiktionaryPopup.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { MdArrowBack } from 'react-icons/md';
 import { Position } from '@/utils/sel';
 import { useTranslation } from '@/hooks/useTranslation';
 import Popup from '@/components/Popup';
@@ -34,8 +35,118 @@ const WiktionaryPopup: React.FC<WiktionaryPopupProps> = ({
   onDismiss,
 }) => {
   const _ = useTranslation();
-  const [lookupWord, setLookupWord] = useState(word);
-  const isLookingUp = useRef(false);
+  const [history, setHistory] = useState<{ items: string[]; index: number }>({
+    items: [word],
+    index: 0,
+  });
+  const lastLookupRef = useRef('');
+  const mainRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  const footerRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  const lastScrollTopRef = useRef(0);
+  const lastDirectionRef = useRef<'up' | 'down' | null>(null);
+  const scrollDeltaRef = useRef(0);
+  const rafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const [isBackVisible, setIsBackVisible] = useState(false);
+  const lookupWord = history.items[history.index] ?? word;
+  const canGoBack = history.index > 0;
+  const showBackButton = canGoBack && isBackVisible;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setHistory({ items: [word], index: 0 });
+  }, [word]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!canGoBack) {
+      setIsBackVisible(false);
+      lastScrollTopRef.current = 0;
+      lastDirectionRef.current = null;
+      scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+    setIsBackVisible(true);
+  }, [canGoBack]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!canGoBack) return;
+    const main = mainRef.current;
+    if (!main) return;
+
+    const handleScroll = () => {
+      if (rafRef.current !== null) return;
+      rafRef.current = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        rafRef.current = null;
+        const currentScrollTop = main.scrollTop;
+        const delta = currentScrollTop - lastScrollTopRef.current;
+        if (delta === 0) return;
+
+        if (currentScrollTop <= 4) {
+          setIsBackVisible(true);
+          lastDirectionRef.current = null;
+          scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+          lastScrollTopRef.current = currentScrollTop;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const direction: 'up' | 'down' = delta > 0 ? 'down' : 'up';
+        if (direction !== lastDirectionRef.current) {
+          lastDirectionRef.current = direction;
+          scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+        }
+
+        scrollDeltaRef.current += Math.abs(delta);
+        const hideThreshold = 14;
+        const showThreshold = 8;
+
+        if (direction === 'down' && scrollDeltaRef.current >= hideThreshold) {
+          setIsBackVisible(false);
+          scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+        } else if (direction === 'up' && scrollDeltaRef.current >= showThreshold) {
+          setIsBackVisible(true);
+          scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+        }
+
+        lastScrollTopRef.current = currentScrollTop;
+      });
+    };
+
+    lastScrollTopRef.current = main.scrollTop;
+    main.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll, { passive: true });
+    return () => {
+      main.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
+      if (rafRef.current !== null) {
+        window.cancelAnimationFrame(rafRef.current);
+        rafRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [canGoBack]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsBackVisible(true);
+    lastScrollTopRef.current = 0;
+    lastDirectionRef.current = null;
+    scrollDeltaRef.current = 0;
+    if (mainRef.current) {
+      mainRef.current.scrollTop = 0;
+    }
+  }, [lookupWord]);
+
+  const pushHistory = (nextWord: string) => {
+    const trimmedWord = nextWord.trim();
+    if (!trimmedWord) return;
+    setHistory((prev) => {
+      const currentWord = prev.items[prev.index];
+      if (currentWord === trimmedWord) return prev;
+      const items = [...prev.items.slice(0, prev.index + 1), trimmedWord];
+      return { items, index: items.length - 1 };
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handleBack = () => {
+    setHistory((prev) => {
+      if (prev.index === 0) return prev;
+      return { ...prev, index: prev.index - 1 };
+    });
+  };
 
   const interceptDictLinks = (definition: string): HTMLElement[] => {
     const container = document.createElement('div');
@@ -48,8 +159,7 @@ const WiktionaryPopup: React.FC<WiktionaryPopupProps> = ({
       if (title) {
         link.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
           event.preventDefault();
-          setLookupWord(title);
-          isLookingUp.current = false;
+          pushHistory(title);
         });
 
         link.className = 'text-primary underline cursor-pointer';
@@ -60,12 +170,13 @@ const WiktionaryPopup: React.FC<WiktionaryPopupProps> = ({
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isLookingUp.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-    isLookingUp.current = true;
-    const main = document.querySelector('main') as HTMLElement;
-    const footer = document.querySelector('footer') as HTMLElement;
+    const langCode = typeof lang === 'string' ? lang : lang?.[0];
+    const lookupKey = `${lookupWord}::${langCode || ''}`;
+    if (lastLookupRef.current === lookupKey) return;
+    lastLookupRef.current = lookupKey;
+    const main = mainRef.current;
+    const footer = footerRef.current;
+    if (!main || !footer) return;
 
     const fetchDefinitions = async (word: string, language?: string) => {
       main.innerHTML = '';
@@ -158,7 +269,6 @@ const WiktionaryPopup: React.FC<WiktionaryPopupProps> = ({
       }
     };
 
-    const langCode = typeof lang === 'string' ? lang : lang?.[0];
     fetchDefinitions(lookupWord, langCode);
   }, [_, lookupWord, lang]);
 
@@ -172,9 +282,33 @@ const WiktionaryPopup: React.FC<WiktionaryPopupProps> = ({
         className='select-text'
         onDismiss={onDismiss}
       >
-        <div className='flex h-full flex-col'>
-          <main className='flex-grow overflow-y-auto p-4 font-sans' />
-          <footer className='mt-auto hidden data-[state=loaded]:block data-[state=error]:hidden data-[state=loading]:hidden'>
+        <div className='relative flex h-full flex-col'>
+          {canGoBack && (
+            <button
+              type='button'
+              onClick={handleBack}
+              aria-label={_('Back')}
+              className={`btn btn-ghost btn-circle text-base-content bg-base-200/80 hover:bg-base-200 absolute left-2 top-2 h-8 min-h-8 w-8 p-0 shadow-sm transition-[opacity,transform] duration-200 ease-out ${
+                showBackButton
+                  ? 'translate-y-0 opacity-100'
+                  : 'pointer-events-none -translate-y-1 opacity-0'
+              }`}
+            >
+              <MdArrowBack size={18} />
+            </button>
+          )}
+          <main
+            ref={mainRef}
+            className='flex-grow overflow-y-auto px-4 pb-4 font-sans'
+            style={{
+              paddingTop: showBackButton ? 48 : 16,
+              transition: 'padding-top 180ms ease-out',
+            }}
+          />
+          <footer
+            ref={footerRef}
+            className='mt-auto hidden data-[state=loaded]:block data-[state=error]:hidden data-[state=loading]:hidden'
+          >
             <div className='flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm opacity-60'>
               Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)
             </div>