diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_reading.xml b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_reading.xml
index 16d3f0861..f06b13a43 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_reading.xml
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/res/layout/activity_reading.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
         android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
         android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
-        android:text="next" />
+        android:text="next"
+        android:onClick="overlayNext" />
 
     <Button
         android:id="@+id/reading_overlay_prev"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
         android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/reading_overlay_next"
         android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
         android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
-        android:text="prev" />
+        android:text="prev"
+        android:onClick="overlayPrev" />
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
index 012b475e1..82c688d12 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/activity/Reading.java
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChange
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onPageSelected(final int position) {
+	public void onPageSelected(int position) {
+        this.setOverlayAlpha(1.0f);
 	}
 
     // interface ScrollChangeListener
@@ -197,9 +198,13 @@ public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChange
             float delta = this.overlayRangeBotPx - ((float) posFromBot);
             newAlpha = delta / this.overlayRangeBotPx;
         }
+        
+        this.setOverlayAlpha(newAlpha);
+    }
 
+    private void setOverlayAlpha(float a) {
         for (View v : this.overlayControls) {
-            UIUtils.setViewAlpha(v, newAlpha);
+            UIUtils.setViewAlpha(v, a);
         }
     }
 
@@ -286,7 +291,12 @@ public abstract class Reading extends NbFragmentActivity implements OnPageChange
 	public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
 	}
 
+    public void overlayNext(View v) {
+        pager.setCurrentItem(pager.getCurrentItem()+1, true);
+    }
 
-
+    public void overlayPrev(View v) {
+        pager.setCurrentItem(pager.getCurrentItem()-1, true);
+    }
 
 }