diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
index f8bcbcc29..d221ba461 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagermenu.lua
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ function FileManagerMenu:initGesListener()
     if not Device:isTouchDevice() then return end
 
     self:registerTouchZones({
+        {
+            id = "filemanager_tap",
+            ges = "tap",
+            screen_zone = {
+                ratio_x = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.x, ratio_y = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.y,
+                ratio_w = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.w, ratio_h = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.h,
+            },
+            handler = function(ges) return self:onTapShowMenu(ges) end,
+        },
         {
             id = "filemanager_swipe",
             ges = "swipe",
@@ -370,6 +379,11 @@ function FileManagerMenu:onCloseFileManagerMenu()
     return true
 end
 
+function FileManagerMenu:onTapShowMenu(ges)
+    self:onShowMenu()
+    return true
+end
+
 function FileManagerMenu:onSwipeShowMenu(ges)
     if ges.direction == "south" then
         self:onShowMenu()
diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
index 88f8c8b6a..e9d3e75be 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readermenu.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ function ReaderMenu:onReaderReady()
     if not Device:isTouchDevice() then return end
 
     self.ui:registerTouchZones({
+        {
+            id = "readermenu_tap",
+            ges = "tap",
+            screen_zone = {
+                ratio_x = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.x, ratio_y = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.y,
+                ratio_w = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.w, ratio_h = DTAP_ZONE_MENU.h,
+            },
+            handler = function(ges) return self:onTapShowMenu(ges) end,
+        },
         {
             id = "readermenu_swipe",
             ges = "swipe",
@@ -285,6 +294,11 @@ function ReaderMenu:onSwipeShowMenu(ges)
     end
 end
 
+function ReaderMenu:onTapShowMenu()
+    self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("ShowConfigMenu"))
+    self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("ShowReaderMenu"))
+end
+
 function ReaderMenu:onTapCloseMenu()
     self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("CloseReaderMenu"))
     self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("CloseConfigMenu"))