diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
index e4b58a64c..3e9801c96 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagercollection.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local ReadCollection = require("readcollection")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local WidgetContainer = require("ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer")
 local Screen = require("device").screen
+local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
 local BaseUtil = require("ffi/util")
 local util = require("util")
 local _ = require("gettext")
@@ -42,7 +43,38 @@ end
 
 function FileManagerCollection:onMenuHold(item)
     self.collfile_dialog = nil
+    local status = filemanagerutil.getStatus(item.file)
     local buttons = {
+        {
+            {
+                text = _("Mark as reading"),
+                enabled = status ~= "reading",
+                callback = function()
+                    filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "reading")
+                    self._manager:updateItemTable()
+                    UIManager:close(self.collfile_dialog)
+                end,
+            },
+            {
+                text = _("Mark as read"),
+                enabled = status ~= "complete",
+                callback = function()
+                    filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "complete")
+                    self._manager:updateItemTable()
+                    UIManager:close(self.collfile_dialog)
+                end,
+            },
+            {
+                text = _("Put on hold"),
+                enabled = status ~= "abandoned",
+                callback = function()
+                    filemanagerutil.setStatus(item.file, "abandoned")
+                    self._manager:updateItemTable()
+                    UIManager:close(self.collfile_dialog)
+                end,
+            },
+        },
+        {},
         {
             {
                 text = _("Sort"),
diff --git a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
index c30489742..a7306eeff 100644
--- a/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
+++ b/plugins/coverbrowser.koplugin/covermenu.lua
@@ -625,6 +625,28 @@ function CoverMenu:onCollectionsMenuHold(item)
         },
     })
 
+    -- Fudge the setting resets (e.g. "Reset settings" button) to also trash the cover_info_cache
+    local orig_purgeSettings = filemanagerutil.purgeSettings
+    filemanagerutil.purgeSettings = function(f)
+        -- Wipe the cache
+        if self.cover_info_cache and self.cover_info_cache[f] then
+            self.cover_info_cache[f] = nil
+        end
+        -- And then purge the sidecar folder as expected
+        orig_purgeSettings(f)
+    end
+
+    -- Fudge status changes (e.g. "Mark as read" button) to also update the cover_info_cache
+    local orig_setStatus = filemanagerutil.setStatus
+    filemanagerutil.setStatus = function(f, status)
+        -- Update the cache
+        if self.cover_info_cache and self.cover_info_cache[f] then
+            self.cover_info_cache[f][3] = status
+        end
+        -- And then set the status on file as expected
+        orig_setStatus(f, status)
+    end
+
     -- Create the new ButtonDialog, and let UIManager show it
     local ButtonDialogTitle = require("ui/widget/buttondialogtitle")
     self.collfile_dialog = ButtonDialogTitle:new{