diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/belarusian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/belarusian.yaml
index e907950d..7411592d 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/belarusian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/belarusian.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ STR_IMAGES_DISPLAY: "Паказваць"
 STR_IMAGES_PLACEHOLDER: "Запаўняльнік"
 STR_IMAGES_SUPPRESS: "Хаваць"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Паказваць схаваныя файлы"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Ачышчаць прачытаныя кнігі са спісу нядаўніх"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Перамяшчаць прачытаныя кнігі ў тэчку Read"
 STR_SELECTED: "Выбрана"
 STR_SHOW: "Паказаць"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/catalan.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/catalan.yaml
index 0961626c..b2f936a1 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/catalan.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/catalan.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Alineació de paràgrafs del lector"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Partició de mots"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Temps per entrar en repòs"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Mostra fitxers ocults"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Esborra els llibres llegits de la llista de recents"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Mou els llibres acabats a la carpeta Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Freqüència de refresc"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Sincronització del KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/czech.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/czech.yaml
index e03ea8af..44f65bdc 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/czech.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/czech.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ STR_SCREEN_MARGIN: "Okraj obrazovky čtečky"
 STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Zarovnání odstavců čtečky"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Dělení slov"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Čas do uspání"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Vymazat přečtené knihy ze seznamu nedávných"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Přesunout přečtené knihy do složky Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frekvence obnovení"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReaderu Sync"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/danish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/danish.yaml
index 56f3a05f..b89993d7 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/danish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/danish.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Afsnitsjustering"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Orddeling"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Tid til hvile"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Vis skjulte filer"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Ryd læste bøger fra listen Seneste"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Flyt læste bøger til Read-mappen"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Opdateringsfrekvens"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader Sync"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/dutch.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/dutch.yaml
index 0f0c42ab..2211d6b4 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/dutch.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/dutch.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Uitlijning alinea lezer"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Woordafbreking"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Tijd tot slaapstand"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Toon verborgen bestanden"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Gelezen boeken wissen uit de lijst Recent"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Voltooide boeken naar de Read-map verplaatsen"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Verversingsfrequentie"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader Sync"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/english.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/english.yaml
index 824e7240..39f64244 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/english.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/english.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Reader Paragraph Alignment"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Hyphenation"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Time to Sleep"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Show Hidden Files"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Clear Read Books from Recent List"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Move Finished Books to Read Folder"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Refresh Frequency"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader Sync"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/finnish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/finnish.yaml
index 6d625a07..0448ae84 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/finnish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/finnish.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ STR_SCREEN_MARGIN: "Lukijan näyttömarginaali"
 STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Lukijan kappaletasaus"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Tavutus"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Aika lepotilaan"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Tyhjennä luetut kirjat viimeisimpien listalta"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Siirrä luetut kirjat Read-kansioon"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Päivitystaajuus"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader-synkronointi"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/french.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/french.yaml
index 8e335f76..25d25a29 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/french.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/french.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Alignement du texte"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Césure"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Mise en veille auto"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Afficher les fichiers cachés"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Effacer les livres lus de la liste des récents"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Déplacer les livres terminés vers le dossier Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Fréquence rafraîchissement"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Synchro KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/german.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/german.yaml
index 0f98eb6c..1612957d 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/german.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/german.yaml
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ STR_IMAGES_DISPLAY: "Darstellung"
 STR_IMAGES_PLACEHOLDER: "Platzhalter"
 STR_IMAGES_SUPPRESS: "Unterdrücken"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Versteckte Dateien anzeigen"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Gelesene Bücher aus der Zuletzt-Liste löschen"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Gelesene Bücher in den Read-Ordner verschieben"
 STR_PAGE_OVERLAY: "Seiten-Overlay"
 STR_RECENTS: "Zuletzt"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/hungarian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/hungarian.yaml
index b5eb19f7..e4474d28 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/hungarian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/hungarian.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Olvasó szövegigazítás"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Elválasztás"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Alvó mód aktiválása"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Rejtett fájlok megjelenítése"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Olvasott könyvek törlése a legutóbbiak listájáról"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Befejezett könyvek áthelyezése a Read mappába"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frissítési frekvencia"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader szinkronizálás"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/italian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/italian.yaml
index 611aeab4..7b5a894a 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/italian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/italian.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Allineamento paragrafo"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Sillabazione"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Timeout sospensione"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Mostra file nascosti"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Cancella i libri letti dall'elenco dei recenti"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Sposta i libri finiti nella cartella Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frequenza di aggiornamento"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Sincronizzazione KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/kazakh.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/kazakh.yaml
index 624bf197..a5fb5ccd 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/kazakh.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/kazakh.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ STR_SCREEN_MARGIN: "Оқырман экран жиегі"
 STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Оқырман абзац туралануы"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Буын бөлу"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Ұйқы уақыты"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Оқылған кітаптарды соңғылар тізімінен тазалау"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Оқылған кітаптарды Read қалтасына жылжыту"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Жаңарту жиілігі"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader синхронизациясы"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/lithuanian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/lithuanian.yaml
index b73c86e7..88870d9d 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/lithuanian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/lithuanian.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Lygiavimas"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Skiemenuoti"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Užmigti po"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Rod. paslėptus failus"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Išvalyti perskaitytas knygas iš paskutinių sąrašo"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Perkelti perskaitytas knygas į aplanką Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Atnaujinimo dažnis"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader sinchr."
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/polish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/polish.yaml
index fffdb114..a187b011 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/polish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/polish.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Wyjustowanie paragrafów"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Dzielenie wyrazów"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Czas do uśpienia"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Pokaż ukryte pliki"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Wyczyść przeczytane książki z listy ostatnich"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Przenoś przeczytane książki do folderu Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Częstotliwość odświeżania"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader Sync"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/portuguese.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/portuguese.yaml
index a0efb68c..d2289014 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/portuguese.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/portuguese.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ STR_SCREEN_MARGIN: "Margens da tela"
 STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Alinhamento parágrafo"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Hifenização"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Tempo para repousar"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Limpar livros lidos da lista de recentes"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Mover livros lidos para a pasta Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frequência atualização"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Sincronização KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/romanian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/romanian.yaml
index d5670467..0daf3c6f 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/romanian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/romanian.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Aliniere paragrafe reader"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Silabisire"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Timp până la repaus"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Afişează fişierele ascunse"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Șterge cărțile citite din lista de recente"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Mută cărţile terminate în folderul Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frecvenţă reîmprospătare"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Sincronizare KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/russian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/russian.yaml
index eadbc60b..f5e95054 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/russian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/russian.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Выравнивание абзаца"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Перенос слов"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Сон через"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Показать скрытые файлы"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Очищать прочитанные книги из списка недавних"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Перемещать прочитанные книги в папку Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Частота обновления"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Синхронизация KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/slovenian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/slovenian.yaml
index 87d96817..f9abf855 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/slovenian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/slovenian.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Poravnava odstavkov"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Deljenje besed"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Čas do spanja"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Prikaži skrite datoteke"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Počisti prebrane knjige s seznama nedavnih"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Premakni prebrane knjige v mapo Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Pogostost osveževanja"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader sinhronizacija"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/spanish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/spanish.yaml
index cb7723a2..0fceae4e 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/spanish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/spanish.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Ajuste de párrafo"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "División de palabras"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Auto suspensión"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Mostrar archivos ocultos"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Borrar libros leídos de la lista de recientes"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Mover libros terminados a la carpeta Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Frecuencia de refresco"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Sincronización de KOReader"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/swedish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/swedish.yaml
index 8d0957d3..14811162 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/swedish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/swedish.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Eboksläsarens paragrafjustering"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Avstavning"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Tid för att gå i vila"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Visa dolda filer"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Rensa lästa böcker från listan Senaste"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Flytta lästa böcker till Read-mappen"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Uppdateringsfrekvens"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader-synkronisering"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/turkish.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/turkish.yaml
index 64a58285..5c5cdada 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/turkish.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/turkish.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Okuyucu Paragraf Hizalaması"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Hecelerden Ayırma"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Uykuya Geçme Süresi"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Gizli Dosyaları Göster"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Okunan kitapları Son listesinden temizle"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Biten kitapları Read klasörüne taşı"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Yenileme Sıklığı"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "KOReader Senkronizasyonu"
diff --git a/lib/I18n/translations/ukrainian.yaml b/lib/I18n/translations/ukrainian.yaml
index bc2299a9..4f9e9915 100644
--- a/lib/I18n/translations/ukrainian.yaml
+++ b/lib/I18n/translations/ukrainian.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ STR_PARA_ALIGNMENT: "Вирівнювання тексту"
 STR_HYPHENATION: "Перенесення слів"
 STR_TIME_TO_SLEEP: "Перехід в режим сну"
 STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES: "Показати приховані файли"
+STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS: "Очищати прочитані книги зі списку останніх"
 STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ: "Переміщати прочитані книги до теки Read"
 STR_REFRESH_FREQ: "Частота оновлення екрану"
 STR_KOREADER_SYNC: "Синхронізація KOReader"
diff --git a/src/CrossPointSettings.h b/src/CrossPointSettings.h
index c4d865e8..3e857fac 100644
--- a/src/CrossPointSettings.h
+++ b/src/CrossPointSettings.h
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ class CrossPointSettings {
   char sdFontFamilyName[32] = "";
   // Show hidden files/directories (starting with '.') in the file browser (0 = hidden, 1 = show)
   uint8_t showHiddenFiles = 0;
+  // Remove a book from the Recent Books list when its End-of-Book screen is reached (0 = off, 1 = on)
+  uint8_t removeReadBooksFromRecents = 0;
   // Move epub to /Read/ folder on SD card when finished (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
   uint8_t moveFinishedToReadFolder = 0;
   // Image rendering mode in EPUB reader
diff --git a/src/RecentBooksStore.cpp b/src/RecentBooksStore.cpp
index e4c819b9..c9df55d8 100644
--- a/src/RecentBooksStore.cpp
+++ b/src/RecentBooksStore.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ void RecentBooksStore::updateBook(const std::string& path, const std::string& ti
   }
 }
 
+bool RecentBooksStore::removeByPath(const std::string& path) {
+  auto it =
+      std::find_if(recentBooks.begin(), recentBooks.end(), [&](const RecentBook& book) { return book.path == path; });
+  if (it == recentBooks.end()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  recentBooks.erase(it);
+  if (!saveToFile()) {
+    // In-memory removal succeeded; persistence is best-effort here (consistent with
+    // addBook/updateBook). Log the failure but still report the entry as removed.
+    LOG_ERR("RBS", "Failed to persist removal of recent book: %s", path.c_str());
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 void RecentBooksStore::updatePath(const std::string& oldPath, const std::string& newPath,
                                   const std::string& oldCachePath, const std::string& newCachePath) {
   auto it = std::find_if(recentBooks.begin(), recentBooks.end(),
diff --git a/src/RecentBooksStore.h b/src/RecentBooksStore.h
index d1111a9f..e063f9cf 100644
--- a/src/RecentBooksStore.h
+++ b/src/RecentBooksStore.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class RecentBooksStore {
   void updateBook(const std::string& path, const std::string& title, const std::string& author,
                   const std::string& coverBmpPath);
 
+  // Remove the entry whose path matches (used when a book is finished/read).
+  // Returns true if an entry was found and removed (no-op + false otherwise).
+  // Persistence is best-effort: a failed save is logged, not reflected in the return.
+  bool removeByPath(const std::string& path);
+
   // Repoint an entry's path (and coverBmpPath, if it lived under the old cache dir) after the
   // backing file and cache dir were moved on disk. No-op if no entry matches oldPath.
   // Persists on success. Keeps the entry's list position (does not reorder).
diff --git a/src/SettingsList.h b/src/SettingsList.h
index 510b019f..e625f17f 100644
--- a/src/SettingsList.h
+++ b/src/SettingsList.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ inline std::vector<SettingInfo> getSettingsList(const SdCardFontRegistry* regist
                           "sleepTimeout", StrId::STR_CAT_SYSTEM),
         SettingInfo::Toggle(StrId::STR_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES, &CrossPointSettings::showHiddenFiles, "showHiddenFiles",
                             StrId::STR_CAT_SYSTEM),
+        SettingInfo::Toggle(StrId::STR_REMOVE_READ_FROM_RECENTS, &CrossPointSettings::removeReadBooksFromRecents,
+                            "removeReadBooksFromRecents", StrId::STR_CAT_SYSTEM),
         SettingInfo::Toggle(StrId::STR_MOVE_FINISHED_TO_READ, &CrossPointSettings::moveFinishedToReadFolder,
                             "moveFinishedToReadFolder", StrId::STR_CAT_SYSTEM),
 
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index e30d1959..c44e3a59 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -190,10 +190,30 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::loop() {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Being on the "End of Book" screen (currentSpineIndex == spine count) means the book is
-  // finished. Arm the move here so ANY exit path (Back, Home, file browser) relocates the
-  // book in onExit(); paging back off the end screen disarms it (book not actually finished).
-  if (currentSpineIndex > 0 && currentSpineIndex >= epub->getSpineItemsCount()) {
+  // End-of-Book screen reached (currentSpineIndex == spine count) means the book is
+  // finished. Two independent finished-book features key off this same condition.
+  const bool atEndOfBook = currentSpineIndex > 0 && currentSpineIndex >= epub->getSpineItemsCount();
+
+  // Drop this book from the Recent Books list; if the reader then pages back into the book,
+  // re-add it. So removal only sticks if the reader leaves while still on the End-of-Book
+  // screen. Acts only on the transition (guarded by recentsEntryRemoved) — no per-frame writes.
+  if (SETTINGS.removeReadBooksFromRecents) {
+    if (atEndOfBook && !recentsEntryRemoved) {
+      // Only treat the book as "removed by us" if it was actually in the list, so the
+      // re-add branch below doesn't insert a book the feature never removed.
+      recentsEntryRemoved = RECENT_BOOKS.removeByPath(epub->getPath());
+    } else if (!atEndOfBook && recentsEntryRemoved) {
+      // Re-add (goes to front of the list via addBook — accepted ordering side effect).
+      RECENT_BOOKS.addBook(epub->getPath(), epub->getTitle(), epub->getAuthor(), epub->getThumbBmpPath());
+      recentsEntryRemoved = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Arm the move here so ANY exit path (Back, Home, file browser) relocates the book into
+  // /Read/ in onExit(); paging back off the end screen disarms it (book not actually
+  // finished). If removeReadBooksFromRecents also fired, RecentBooksStore::updatePath in the
+  // move path becomes a safe no-op since the entry was already removed.
+  if (atEndOfBook) {
     pendingReadFolderMove = SETTINGS.moveFinishedToReadFolder && !isInReadFolder(epub->getPath());
   } else {
     pendingReadFolderMove = false;
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
index 38ecc2a1..23849469 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class EpubReaderActivity final : public Activity {
   bool pendingSyncSaveError = false;
   bool skipNextButtonCheck = false;  // Skip button processing for one frame after subactivity exit
   bool automaticPageTurnActive = false;
+  // Tracks whether this book is currently removed from Recent Books by the
+  // removeReadBooksFromRecents feature (set at End-of-Book, cleared if paged back in).
+  bool recentsEntryRemoved = false;
   // Set when the reader is left at end-of-book and SETTINGS.moveFinishedToReadFolder is on.
   // Consumed in onExit() to relocate the finished book into /Read/.
   bool pendingReadFolderMove = false;