diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/menu/reading.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/menu/reading.xml
index ad5573475..ff485641e 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/menu/reading.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/menu/reading.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_reading_fullscreen"
+        android:icon="@drawable/newsblur_share"
+        android:showAsAction="always"
+        android:title="@string/menu_fullscreen"
+        android:visible="false"/>
     <item
         android:id="@+id/menu_reading_sharenewsblur"
         android:icon="@drawable/newsblur_share"
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
index ec591df63..73437e646 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <string name="menu_mark_previous_stories_as_read">Mark previous as read</string>
     <string name="menu_mark_story_as_read">Mark as read</string>
     <string name="menu_mark_unread">Mark as unread</string>
+    <string name="menu_fullscreen">Full Screen</string>
 
     <string name="toast_error_loading_stories">Error loading stories</string>
     
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
index ec36c3044..f6c91e668 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.newsblur.util.DefaultFeedView;
 import com.newsblur.util.FeedUtils;
 import com.newsblur.util.PrefsUtils;
 import com.newsblur.util.UIUtils;
+import com.newsblur.util.ViewUtils;
 import com.newsblur.view.NonfocusScrollview.ScrollChangeListener;
 
 public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChangeListener, OnSeekBarChangeListener, ScrollChangeListener, FeedUtils.ActionCompletionListener, LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<Cursor> {
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChange
         Story story = readingAdapter.getStory(pager.getCurrentItem());
         if (story == null ) { return false; }
         menu.findItem(R.id.menu_reading_save).setTitle(story.starred ? R.string.menu_unsave_story : R.string.menu_save_story);
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_reading_fullscreen).setVisible(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -249,7 +251,10 @@ public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChange
         } else if (item.getItemId() == R.id.menu_reading_markunread) {
             this.markStoryUnread(story);
             return true;
-		} else {
+		} else if (item.getItemId() == R.id.menu_reading_fullscreen) {
+            ViewUtils.hideSystemUI(getWindow().getDecorView());
+            return true;
+        } else {
 			return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/fragment/ReadingItemFragment.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/fragment/ReadingItemFragment.java
index f36e225a0..0d6b4aaf8 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/fragment/ReadingItemFragment.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/fragment/ReadingItemFragment.java
@@ -562,28 +562,12 @@ public class ReadingItemFragment extends Fragment implements ClassifierDialogFra
         @Override
         public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e) {
             if ((view.getSystemUiVisibility() & View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE) != 0) {
-                showSystemUI();
+                ViewUtils.showSystemUI(view);
             } else {
-                hideSystemUI();
+                ViewUtils.hideSystemUI(view);
             }
 
             return super.onSingleTapUp(e);
         }
-
-       private void hideSystemUI() {
-            view.setSystemUiVisibility(
-                    View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
-                            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE);
-        }
-
-        private void showSystemUI() {
-            // Some layout/drawing artifacts as we don't use the FLAG_LAYOUT flags but otherwise the overlays wouldn't appear
-            // and the action bar would overlap the content
-            view.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/ViewUtils.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/ViewUtils.java
index 004e27892..2def54e04 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/ViewUtils.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/ViewUtils.java
@@ -127,4 +127,19 @@ public class ViewUtils {
         v.setPadding(oldPadL, oldPadT, oldPadR, oldPadB);
     }
 
+    public static void showSystemUI(View view) {
+        // Some layout/drawing artifacts as we don't use the FLAG_LAYOUT flags but otherwise the overlays wouldn't appear
+        // and the action bar would overlap the content
+        view.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE);
+    }
+
+    public static void hideSystemUI(View view) {
+        view.setSystemUiVisibility(
+                View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
+                        | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+                        | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
+                        | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+                        | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
+                        | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE);
+    }
 }