diff --git a/components/PageReader.tsx b/components/PageReader.tsx
index 2097796..3197f56 100644
--- a/components/PageReader.tsx
+++ b/components/PageReader.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ export function PageReader({
   // Guards progress writes so an empty session (opened chapter, never
   // scrolled) doesn't overwrite prior bookmark for a different chapter.
   const hasScrolledRef = useRef(false);
+  const [canHover, setCanHover] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setCanHover(window.matchMedia("(hover: hover)").matches);
+  }, []);
 
   const imagesRef = useRef(images);
   const chapterMetasRef = useRef(chapterMetas);
@@ -539,10 +543,18 @@ export function PageReader({
 
   return (
     <div className="min-h-dvh bg-background">
+      {canHover && !showUI && (
+        <div
+          className="fixed top-0 left-0 right-0 h-16 z-40"
+          onMouseEnter={() => setShowUI(true)}
+        />
+      )}
       <div
         className={`sticky top-0 z-50 bg-background backdrop-blur-sm shadow-sm transition-transform duration-300 pt-safe ${
           showUI ? "translate-y-0" : "-translate-y-full"
         }`}
+        onMouseEnter={canHover ? () => setShowUI(true) : undefined}
+        onMouseLeave={canHover ? () => setShowUI(false) : undefined}
       >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 h-12 max-w-4xl mx-auto">
           <Link