diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index b72521921..2322fc47c 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function FileManagerMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
     }
 
     local MenuSorter = require("frontend/ui/menusorter")
-    self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order)
+    self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order, "filemanager")
 end
 
 function FileManagerMenu:onShowMenu()
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index 62baa3ab8..da4a4e577 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function ReaderMenu:setUpdateItemTable()
     }
 
     local MenuSorter = require("frontend/ui/menusorter")
-    self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order)
+    self.tab_item_table = MenuSorter:sort(self.menu_items, order, "reader")
 end
 
 function ReaderMenu:onShowReaderMenu()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
index 37ac2e116..fe411a221 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/menusorter.lua
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ local function file_exists(name)
    if f~=nil then io.close(f) return true else return false end
 end
 
-function MenuSorter:readMSSettings(table)
-    local menu_order = DataStorage:getSettingsDir().."/menu_order"
+function MenuSorter:readMSSettings(table, config_prefix)
+    local config_prefix = config_prefix.."_" or ""
+    local menu_order = DataStorage:getSettingsDir().."/"..config_prefix.."menu_order"
 
     if file_exists(menu_order..".lua") then
         return require(menu_order) or {}
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function MenuSorter:readMSSettings(table)
     end
 end
 
-function MenuSorter:sort(item_table, order)
+function MenuSorter:sort(item_table, order, config_prefix)
 DEBUG(item_table, order)
     --local menu_table = {}
     --local separator = {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ DEBUG(item_table, order)
     --}
     DEBUG("menu before user order", order)
     -- take care of user customizations
-    local user_order = self:readMSSettings(item_table_name)
+    local user_order = self:readMSSettings(item_table_name, config_prefix)
     if user_order then
         for user_order_id,user_order_item in pairs(user_order) do
             for order_id, order_item in pairs (order) do