diff --git a/background-script.js b/background-script.js
index a0033ba..27487ba 100644
--- a/background-script.js
+++ b/background-script.js
@@ -1697,6 +1697,14 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((req, sender) =>
     {
         refresh_json();
     }
+    else if (req.type == "reader_lookup")
+    {
+        browser.tabs.sendMessage(req.id, {type:req.type, x:req.x, y:req.y, text:req.text});
+    }
+    else if (req.type == "reader_mode")
+    {
+        browser.tabs.sendMessage(req.id, {type:req.type});
+    }
     else if (req.type == "ankiconnect_mine")
     {
         console.log("got request");
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 8bffd97..293961a 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -364,12 +364,6 @@ function defaults()
         default: 300,
         label: "Reader window default height"
     });
-    settings.push({
-        id: "reader_reverse",
-        kind: "checkbox",
-        default: false,
-        label: "Reader insert at bottom"
-    });
     settings.push({
         id: "reader_leeway",
         kind: "number",
@@ -379,6 +373,24 @@ function defaults()
         default: 200,
         label: "Reader autoscroll leeway (when \"insert at bottom\" is enabled) (0 disables)"
     });
+    settings.push({
+        id: "reader_sticky",
+        kind: "checkbox",
+        default: false,
+        label: "Force 'sticky' mode in reader"
+    });
+    settings.push({
+        id: "reader_auto",
+        kind: "checkbox",
+        default: false,
+        label: "Automatically look up the beginning of new text in the reader"
+    });
+    settings.push({
+        id: "reader_reverse",
+        kind: "checkbox",
+        default: false,
+        label: "Reader insert at bottom"
+    });
     
     settings.push({
         id: "reader_bg",
diff --git a/reader.js b/reader.js
index 409c025..aa9a61a 100644
--- a/reader.js
+++ b/reader.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ reader_right_padding: "0px",
 reader_max_width: "1000px",
 reader_margin: "8px",
 reader_font: "",
+reader_auto: false
 };
 
 function update_styles()
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ async function reader_settings_init()
         getvar("reader_max_width", "1000px");
         getvar("reader_margin", "8px");
         getvar("reader_font", "");
+        getvar("reader_auto", false);
     } catch(err) {} // options not stored yet
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +104,25 @@ function reader_update(text)
     }
     
     document.getElementById("linecount").innerText = parseInt(document.getElementById("linecount").innerText)+1;
+    
+    let x = newnode.getBoundingClientRect().x - document.documentElement.getBoundingClientRect().x;
+    let y = newnode.getBoundingClientRect().y - document.documentElement.getBoundingClientRect().y;
+    y += Math.min(5, newnode.getBoundingClientRect().height/2);
+    
+    if(reader_settings.reader_auto)
+        send_lookup_request(x, y, text);
+}
+
+async function send_lookup_request(x, y, text)
+{
+    let id = (await browser.tabs.getCurrent()).id;
+    browser.runtime.sendMessage({id:id, type:"reader_lookup", x:x, y:y, text:text});
+}
+
+async function send_reader_mode(x, y, text)
+{
+    let id = (await browser.tabs.getCurrent()).id;
+    browser.runtime.sendMessage({id:id, type:"reader_mode"});
 }
 
 let reader_text_previous = "";
@@ -141,4 +162,8 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((req, sender) =>
     return Promise.resolve(undefined);
 });
 
-window.onload = update_styles;
+window.onload = () =>
+{
+    send_reader_mode();
+    update_styles();
+}
diff --git a/texthook.js b/texthook.js
index 0e9d876..3778748 100644
--- a/texthook.js
+++ b/texthook.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ disableborder: false,
 space_saver: false,
 hide_deconj: false,
 showoriginal: true,
+reader_sticky: false,
 definitions_mode: 0,
 normal_definitions_in_mining: false,
 alternatives_mode: 3, // 0: longest only; 1: longest and shortest; 2: longest and second longest; 3: all matches
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ only_selection: false
 };
 
 let platform = "win";
+let is_reader = false;
 
 async function get_real_platform()
 {
@@ -184,6 +186,11 @@ function getViewportSize(mydoc)
     return { w: mydoc.body.clientWidth, h: mydoc.body.clientHeight };
 }
 
+function is_sticky()
+{
+    return (settings.sticky && platform != "android" && !mining_ui_exists()) || (is_reader && settings.reader_sticky);
+}
+
 // here we set all the styling and positioning of the div, passing "middle" as the actual contents of it.
 // this is rather elaborate because of 1) a lack of shadow DOM, even for just styling 2) options 3) """features""" of how HTML viewport stuff works that are actually terrible
 let last_display_x = 0;
@@ -295,7 +302,7 @@ function display_div(middle, x, y)
     
     let corner = settings.corner;
     
-    if(settings.sticky && platform != "android" && !mining_ui_exists())
+    if(is_sticky())
         set_sticky_styles(outer);
     else
     {
@@ -600,7 +607,7 @@ function build_div_inner(text, result, moreText, index, first_of_many = false)
         original.appendChild(original_inner);
         original.appendChild(document.createTextNode(moreText_end));
         
-        if(first_of_many && (platform == "android" || (settings.sticky && !mining_ui_exists())))
+        if(first_of_many && is_sticky())
         {
             let buttons = document.createElement("div");
             let left_arrow = document.createElement("img");
@@ -1205,6 +1212,7 @@ async function settings_init()
         getvar("space_saver", false);
         getvar("hide_deconj", false);
         getvar("showoriginal", true);
+        getvar("reader_sticky", false);
         
         getvar("bgcolor", "#111111");
         getvar("fgcolor", "#CCCCCC");
@@ -1344,7 +1352,7 @@ function lookup_enqueue(text, x, y, x2, y2, moreText, index)
 
 function lookup_cancel()
 {
-    if(!settings.sticky || mining_ui_exists() || platform == "android")
+    if(!is_sticky())
         delete_div();
 }
 
@@ -1713,7 +1721,7 @@ function update(event)
     
     if(!settings.enabled) return;
     
-    if(settings.popup_follows_mouse && exists_div() && platform != "android" && (!settings.sticky || mining_ui_exists()))
+    if(settings.popup_follows_mouse && exists_div() && !is_sticky())
     {
         let other = get_div();
         //let middle = other.firstChild.cloneNode(true);
@@ -1787,7 +1795,7 @@ function update(event)
                 hitrect = range.getBoundingClientRect();
             }
             // sticky mode and android need to break out on parent detection
-            if(ele && !ele.contains(textNode) && platform != "android" && (!settings.sticky || mining_ui_exists()))
+            if(ele && !ele.contains(textNode) && is_sticky())
             {
                 textNode = undefined;
                 offset = undefined;
@@ -1808,7 +1816,7 @@ function update(event)
             hitpage(event.clientX, 0, event.clientY);
         }
         
-        if ((platform == "android" || (settings.sticky && !mining_ui_exists())) && exists_div())
+        if (exists_div() && is_sticky())
         {
             let ele = get_div();
             if(ele.contains(textNode))
@@ -2277,6 +2285,17 @@ function keyuntest(event)
     
 }
 
+browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((req, sender) =>
+{
+    if(req.type == "reader_lookup")
+        send_lookup([req.text, req.x, req.y, req.x, req.y, req.text, 0]);
+    else if(req.type == "reader_mode")
+    {
+        console.log("we a readuh!");
+        is_reader = true;
+    }
+});
+
 window.addEventListener("mousemove", update);
 window.addEventListener("keydown", keytest);
 window.addEventListener("keyup", keyuntest);