diff --git a/src/screens/reader/ReaderScreen.js b/src/screens/reader/ReaderScreen.js
index 792b11e0..ebf23e73 100644
--- a/src/screens/reader/ReaderScreen.js
+++ b/src/screens/reader/ReaderScreen.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const ChapterContent = ({ route, navigation }) => {
       if (!(id && (result = await getChapterFromDb(id)))) {
         result = await fetchChapter(sourceId, novelUrl, chapterUrl);
       }
-      setChapter(result);
+      setChapter({ ...result, bookmark });
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
       showToast(e.message);
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ const ChapterContent = ({ route, navigation }) => {
     return <ErrorScreenV2 error={error} />;
   }
 
+  const bookmarkChapter = () =>
+    setChapter(prevVal => ({ ...prevVal, bookmark: !prevVal?.bookmark }));
+
   return (
     <>
       <WebViewReader
@@ -357,7 +360,8 @@ const ChapterContent = ({ route, navigation }) => {
       {!hidden && (
         <>
           <ReaderAppbar
-            bookmark={bookmark}
+            bookmark={chapter.bookmark}
+            bookmarkChapter={bookmarkChapter}
             novelName={novelName}
             chapterId={chapterId}
             chapterName={chapterName || chapter.chapterName}
diff --git a/src/screens/reader/components/ReaderAppbar.js b/src/screens/reader/components/ReaderAppbar.js
index 2d945b77..5986a6e9 100644
--- a/src/screens/reader/components/ReaderAppbar.js
+++ b/src/screens/reader/components/ReaderAppbar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
 import color from 'color';
 
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ const ReaderAppbar = ({
   tts,
   textToSpeech,
   theme,
+  bookmarkChapter,
 }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { goBack } = useNavigation();
-  const [bookmarked, setBookmarked] = useState(bookmark);
 
   return (
     <Animated.View
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ const ReaderAppbar = ({
           />
 
           <IconButtonV2
-            name={bookmarked ? 'bookmark' : 'bookmark-outline'}
+            name={bookmark ? 'bookmark' : 'bookmark-outline'}
             size={24}
             onPress={() => {
               dispatch(bookmarkChapterAction([{ bookmark, chapterId }]));
-              setBookmarked(!bookmarked);
+              bookmarkChapter();
             }}
             iconColor={theme.onSurface}
             theme={theme}