diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index 6210ffb96..99e84a4b1 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -763,30 +763,9 @@ Tap a book in the search results to open it.]]),
     for id, common_setting in pairs(dofile("frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua")) do
         self.menu_items[id] = common_setting
     end
-    self.menu_items.exit_menu = {
-        text = _("Exit"),
-        hold_callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart()
-        end,
-    }
-    self.menu_items.exit = {
-        text = _("Exit"),
-        callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart()
-        end,
-    }
-    self.menu_items.restart_koreader = {
-        text = _("Restart KOReader"),
-        callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart(function()
-                UIManager:restartKOReader()
-            end)
-        end,
-    }
-    if not Device:canRestart() then
-        self.menu_items.exit_menu = self.menu_items.exit
-        self.menu_items.exit = nil
-        self.menu_items.restart_koreader = nil
+    -- insert common exit for filemanager
+    for id, common_setting in pairs(dofile("frontend/ui/elements/common_exit_menu_table.lua")) do
+        self.menu_items[id] = common_setting
     end
     if not Device:isTouchDevice() then
         -- add a shortcut on non touch-device
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index d33390371..7dc5f044b 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -251,29 +251,9 @@ function ReaderMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
     for id, common_setting in pairs(dofile("frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua")) do
         self.menu_items[id] = common_setting
     end
-
-    self.menu_items.exit_menu = {
-        text = _("Exit"),
-        hold_callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart()
-        end,
-    }
-    self.menu_items.exit = {
-        text = _("Exit"),
-        callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart()
-        end,
-    }
-    self.menu_items.restart_koreader = {
-        text = _("Restart KOReader"),
-        callback = function()
-            self:exitOrRestart(function() UIManager:restartKOReader() end)
-        end,
-    }
-    if not Device:canRestart() then
-        self.menu_items.exit_menu = self.menu_items.exit
-        self.menu_items.exit = nil
-        self.menu_items.restart_koreader = nil
+    -- insert common exit for reader
+    for id, common_setting in pairs(dofile("frontend/ui/elements/common_exit_menu_table.lua")) do
+        self.menu_items[id] = common_setting
     end
 
     self.menu_items.open_previous_document = {
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/common_exit_menu_table.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/common_exit_menu_table.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58b579d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/common_exit_menu_table.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+local Device = require("device")
+local Event = require("ui/event")
+local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
+local _ = require("gettext")
+
+local exit_settings = {}
+
+exit_settings.exit_menu = {
+	text = _("Exit"),
+	-- submenu entries will be appended by xyz_menu_order_lua
+}
+exit_settings.exit = {
+	text = _("Exit"),
+	callback = function()
+		UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("Exit"))
+	end,
+}
+exit_settings.restart_koreader = {
+	text = _("Restart KOReader"),
+	callback = function()
+		UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("Restart"))
+	end,
+}
+if not Device:canRestart()  then
+	exit_settings.exit_menu = exit_settings.exit
+	exit_settings.exit = nil
+	exit_settings.restart_koreader = nil
+end
+if Device:canSuspend() then
+	exit_settings.sleep = {
+		text = _("Sleep"),
+		callback = function()
+			UIManager:suspend()
+		end,
+	}
+end
+if Device:canReboot() then
+	exit_settings.reboot = {
+		text = _("Reboot the device"),
+		keep_menu_open = true,
+		callback = function()
+			UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("Reboot"))
+		end
+	}
+end
+if Device:canPowerOff() then
+	exit_settings.poweroff = {
+		text = _("Power off"),
+		keep_menu_open = true,
+		callback = function()
+			UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("PowerOff"))
+		end
+	}
+end
+
+return exit_settings
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua
index 12488bfc2..9c8497b6e 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/common_info_menu_table.lua
@@ -77,31 +77,4 @@ common_info.report_bug = {
     end
 }
 
-if Device:canSuspend() then
-    common_info.sleep = {
-        text = _("Sleep"),
-        callback = function()
-            UIManager:suspend()
-        end,
-    }
-end
-if Device:canReboot() then
-    common_info.reboot = {
-        text = _("Reboot the device"),
-        keep_menu_open = true,
-        callback = function()
-            UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("Reboot"))
-        end
-    }
-end
-if Device:canPowerOff() then
-    common_info.poweroff = {
-        text = _("Power off"),
-        keep_menu_open = true,
-        callback = function()
-            UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("PowerOff"))
-        end
-    }
-end
-
 return common_info