diff --git a/client/components/app/MediaPlayerContainer.vue b/client/components/app/MediaPlayerContainer.vue
index 61508d7e39..7c1a723e33 100644
--- a/client/components/app/MediaPlayerContainer.vue
+++ b/client/components/app/MediaPlayerContainer.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
       ref="audioPlayer"
       :chapters="chapters"
       :current-chapter="currentChapter"
+      :libraryItem="streamLibraryItem"
       :paused="!isPlaying"
       :loading="playerLoading"
       :bookmarks="bookmarks"
diff --git a/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue b/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
index 2cfa54fe61..10277c8acd 100644
--- a/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
+++ b/client/components/player/PlayerUi.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
         <ui-tooltip direction="top" :text="$strings.LabelVolume">
           <controls-volume-control ref="volumeControl" v-model="volume" @input="setVolume" class="mx-2 hidden sm:block" />
         </ui-tooltip>
-
+        <ui-tooltip v-if="hasEbookFile" direction="top" :text="$strings.ButtonOpenCurrentChapter">
+          <button :aria-label="$strings.ButtonOpenCurrentChapter" class="text-gray-300 hover:text-white mx-1 lg:mx-2" @mousedown.prevent @mouseup.prevent @click.stop="openEbook">
+            <span class="material-symbols text-2xl">auto_stories</span>
+          </button>
+        </ui-tooltip>
         <ui-tooltip v-if="!hideSleepTimer" direction="top" :text="$strings.LabelSleepTimer">
           <button :aria-label="$strings.LabelSleepTimer" class="text-gray-300 hover:text-white mx-1 lg:mx-2" @mousedown.prevent @mouseup.prevent @click.stop="$emit('showSleepTimer')">
             <span v-if="!sleepTimerSet" class="material-symbols text-2xl">snooze</span>
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ export default {
       type: Array,
       default: () => []
     },
+    libraryItem: Object,
     sleepTimerSet: Boolean,
     sleepTimerRemaining: Number,
     sleepTimerType: String,
@@ -173,6 +178,9 @@ export default {
     useChapterTrack() {
       const _useChapterTrack = this.$store.getters['user/getUserSetting']('useChapterTrack') || false
       return this.chapters.length ? _useChapterTrack : false
+    },
+    hasEbookFile() {
+      return this.libraryItem.media && this.libraryItem.media.ebookFile
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -352,6 +360,9 @@ export default {
       else if (action === this.$hotkeys.AudioPlayer.INCREASE_PLAYBACK_RATE) this.increasePlaybackRate()
       else if (action === this.$hotkeys.AudioPlayer.DECREASE_PLAYBACK_RATE) this.decreasePlaybackRate()
       else if (action === this.$hotkeys.AudioPlayer.CLOSE) this.closePlayer()
+    },
+    openEbook() {
+      this.$store.commit('showEReader', { libraryItem: this.libraryItem, keepProgress: true })
     }
   },
   mounted() {
diff --git a/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue b/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
index 725e9cc1e6..c141812de5 100644
--- a/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
+++ b/client/components/readers/EpubReader.vue
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export default {
         })
       }
     },
-    initEpub() {
+    async initEpub() {
       /** @type {EpubReader} */
       const reader = this
 
@@ -330,8 +330,26 @@ export default {
         flow: 'paginated'
       })
 
-      // load saved progress
-      reader.rendition.display(this.savedEbookLocation || reader.book.locations.start)
+      await reader.book.ready
+      // load saved progress or initial chapter
+      var initialLocation = this.savedEbookLocation || this.initialChapterHref || reader.book.locations.start
+      try {
+        const initialChapterTitle = this.getCurrentAudioChapter()
+        if (initialChapterTitle) {
+          const href = this.findChapterHref(initialChapterTitle)
+          if (href) {
+            try {
+              initialLocation = 'text/' + href
+            } catch (error) {
+              console.error('Failed to navigate to chapter:', error)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      reader.rendition.display(initialLocation)
 
       reader.rendition.on('rendered', () => {
         this.applyTheme()
@@ -439,13 +457,41 @@ export default {
       this.rendition.getContents().forEach((c) => {
         c.addStylesheetRules(this.themeRules)
       })
+    },
+    getCurrentAudioChapter() {
+      try {
+        var currentTime = this.$store.getters['user/getUserMediaProgress'](this.libraryItemId).currentTime
+        var audioBookChapters = this.$store.state.streamLibraryItem.media.chapters
+      } catch (error) {
+        return null
+      }
+      if (!audioBookChapters) return null
+      const chapter = audioBookChapters.find((chapter) => chapter.start <= currentTime && currentTime < chapter.end)
+      return chapter.title || audioBookChapters[audioBookChapters.length - 1].title
+    },
+    findChapterHref(title) {
+      const normalizeString = (str) => {
+        return str.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '').toLowerCase()
+      }
+      const findInToc = (items) => {
+        for (let item of items) {
+          if (normalizeString(item.label) === normalizeString(title)) return item.href
+          if (item.subitems) {
+            const result = findInToc(item.subitems)
+            if (result) return result
+          }
+        }
+        return null
+      }
+      return findInToc(this.rendition.book.navigation.toc)
     }
   },
-  mounted() {
+  async mounted() {
     this.windowWidth = window.innerWidth
     this.windowHeight = window.innerHeight
     window.addEventListener('resize', this.resize)
-    this.initEpub()
+
+    await this.initEpub()
   },
   beforeDestroy() {
     window.removeEventListener('resize', this.resize)
diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index 7420c1e75a..e809c20d1a 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   "ButtonNextChapter": "Next Chapter",
   "ButtonNextItemInQueue": "Next Item in Queue",
   "ButtonOk": "Ok",
+  "ButtonOpenCurrentChapter": "Open Current Chapter",
   "ButtonOpenFeed": "Open Feed",
   "ButtonOpenManager": "Open Manager",
   "ButtonPause": "Pause",