diff --git a/src/ButtonEventManager.cpp b/src/ButtonEventManager.cpp
index f10dff48..3558bf5e 100644
--- a/src/ButtonEventManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ButtonEventManager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 // Required for constexpr array out-of-class definition (C++14).
 constexpr ButtonEventManager::Button ButtonEventManager::ALL_BUTTONS[ButtonEventManager::NUM_BUTTONS];
 
+int ButtonEventManager::buttonToIndex(const Button button) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
+    if (ALL_BUTTONS[i] == button) {
+      return i;
+    }
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
 bool ButtonEventManager::hasDoubleAction(const Button button) {
   using BA = CrossPointSettings::BUTTON_ACTION;
   switch (button) {
@@ -40,6 +49,12 @@ void ButtonEventManager::pushEventFront(const Button button, const PressType typ
   eventBuf[eventHead] = {button, type};
 }
 
+bool ButtonEventManager::isShortPending(const Button button) const {
+  const int idx = buttonToIndex(button);
+  if (idx < 0) return false;
+  return buttons[idx].state == State::ReleasedOnce;
+}
+
 bool ButtonEventManager::consumeEvent(ButtonEvent& out) {
   if (eventHead == eventTail) return false;
   out = eventBuf[eventHead];
diff --git a/src/ButtonEventManager.h b/src/ButtonEventManager.h
index 7d39e506..1cccecb5 100644
--- a/src/ButtonEventManager.h
+++ b/src/ButtonEventManager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class ButtonEventManager {
   // This is used when the configured action is BTN_DEFAULT.
   void pushEventFront(Button button, PressType type);
 
+  // Returns true while a button's first release is waiting for the
+  // double-click decision window to expire (i.e. a Short is pending).
+  bool isShortPending(Button button) const;
+
   // Returns true if a double-click action is configured for this button.
   // ButtonEventManager queries CrossPointSettings internally.
   static bool hasDoubleAction(Button button);
@@ -83,4 +87,5 @@ class ButtonEventManager {
 
   void pushEvent(Button button, PressType type);
   void processButton(int idx, Button btn);
+  static int buttonToIndex(Button button);
 };
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
index 5f78ba9f..cab385db 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-#include "ButtonEventManager.h"
 #include "MappedInputManager.h"
 #include "components/UITheme.h"
 #include "fontIds.h"
@@ -87,19 +86,11 @@ void XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity::loop() {
   }
 
   buttonNavigator.onNextRelease([this, totalItems] {
-    if (ButtonEventManager::hasDoubleAction(MappedInputManager::Button::Right) ||
-        ButtonEventManager::hasDoubleAction(MappedInputManager::Button::PageForward)) {
-      return;
-    }
     selectorIndex = ButtonNavigator::nextIndex(selectorIndex, totalItems);
     requestUpdate();
   });
 
   buttonNavigator.onPreviousRelease([this, totalItems] {
-    if (ButtonEventManager::hasDoubleAction(MappedInputManager::Button::Left) ||
-        ButtonEventManager::hasDoubleAction(MappedInputManager::Button::PageBack)) {
-      return;
-    }
     selectorIndex = ButtonNavigator::previousIndex(selectorIndex, totalItems);
     requestUpdate();
   });
diff --git a/src/util/ButtonNavigator.cpp b/src/util/ButtonNavigator.cpp
index e8e8b499..ab24130d 100644
--- a/src/util/ButtonNavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/util/ButtonNavigator.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ButtonNavigator.h"
 
+#include "ButtonEventManager.h"
+
 const MappedInputManager* ButtonNavigator::mappedInput = nullptr;
 
 void ButtonNavigator::onNext(const Callback& callback) {
@@ -41,7 +43,13 @@ void ButtonNavigator::onPress(const Buttons& buttons, const Callback& callback)
 
 void ButtonNavigator::onRelease(const Buttons& buttons, const Callback& callback) {
   const bool wasReleased = std::any_of(buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), [](const MappedInputManager::Button button) {
-    return mappedInput != nullptr && mappedInput->wasReleased(button);
+    if (mappedInput == nullptr || !mappedInput->wasReleased(button)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // If a button Short is still pending while we wait for a possible double,
+    // avoid firing release-based navigation first.
+    return !globalButtonEvents().isShortPending(button);
   });
 
   if (wasReleased) {