diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index fc36af187..a025b8202 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ function ReaderFooter:setupTouchZones()
             id = "readerfooter_tap",
             ges = "tap",
             screen_zone = footer_screen_zone,
-            handler = function(ges) return self:onTapFooter(ges) end,
+            handler = function(ges) return self:TapFooter(ges) end,
             overrides = {
                 "readerconfigmenu_ext_tap",
                 "readerconfigmenu_tap",
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ function ReaderFooter:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
             enabled_func = function()
                 return not self.view.flipping_visible
             end,
-            callback = function() self:onTapFooter(true) end,
+            callback = function() self:onToggleFooterMode() end,
         })
         settings_submenu_num = 2
     end
@@ -2366,12 +2366,7 @@ function ReaderFooter:onExitFlippingMode()
     self:rescheduleFooterAutoRefreshIfNeeded()
 end
 
-function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(ges)
-    local ignore_lock = false
-    if ges == true then
-        ignore_lock = true
-        ges = nil
-    end
+function ReaderFooter:TapFooter(ges)
     if self.view.flipping_visible and ges then
         local pos = ges.pos
         local dimen = self.progress_bar.dimen
@@ -2383,9 +2378,12 @@ function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(ges)
         self:onUpdateFooter(true)
         return true
     end
-    if self.has_no_mode or (self.settings.lock_tap and not ignore_lock) then
-        return
-    end
+    if self.settings.lock_tap then return end
+    return self:onToggleFooterMode()
+end
+
+function ReaderFooter:onToggleFooterMode()
+    if self.has_no_mode and self.settings.disable_progress_bar then return end
     if self.settings.all_at_once or self.has_no_mode then
         if self.mode >= 1 then
             self.mode = self.mode_list.off
diff --git a/frontend/dispatcher.lua b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
index a99bdddb6..e8e4b46ca 100644
--- a/frontend/dispatcher.lua
+++ b/frontend/dispatcher.lua
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ local settingsList = {
 
     -- reader settings
     open_next_document_in_folder = {category="none", event="OpenNextDocumentInFolder", title=_("Open next document in folder"), reader=true, separator=true},
-    toggle_status_bar = {category="none", event="TapFooter", title=_("Toggle status bar"), reader=true, separator=true},
+    toggle_status_bar = {category="none", event="ToggleFooterMode", title=_("Toggle status bar"), reader=true, separator=true},
     prev_chapter = {category="none", event="GotoPrevChapter", title=_("Previous chapter"), reader=true},
     next_chapter = {category="none", event="GotoNextChapter", title=_("Next chapter"), reader=true},
     first_page = {category="none", event="GoToBeginning", title=_("First page"), reader=true},
diff --git a/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua b/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
index ff635c625..127f8eb6e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/readerfooter_spec.lua
@@ -301,35 +301,35 @@ describe("Readerfooter module", function()
         }
         local footer = readerui.view.footer
         footer.mode = 0
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(1, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         -- 2 is pages_left_book, an alternate variant of page_progress, disabled by default (#7047)
         assert.is.same(3, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(4, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(5, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(6, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(7, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(8, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(0, footer.mode)
 
         footer.settings.all_at_once = true
         footer:updateFooterTextGenerator()
         footer.mode = 5
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(0, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(1, footer.mode)
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(0, footer.mode)
         -- Make it visible again to make the following tests behave...
-        footer:onTapFooter()
+        footer:TapFooter()
         assert.is.same(1, footer.mode)
         readerui:closeDocument()
         readerui:onClose()