diff --git a/src/app.d.ts b/src/app.d.ts
index 520c421..8e23bcf 100644
--- a/src/app.d.ts
+++ b/src/app.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ declare global {
     // interface Error {}
     // interface Locals {}
     // interface PageData {}
-    // interface PageState {}
+    interface PageState {
+      readerOpen?: boolean;
+    }
     // interface Platform {}
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/components/feed/FeedListView.svelte b/src/lib/components/feed/FeedListView.svelte
index 190bbb9..8f4f9a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/feed/FeedListView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/feed/FeedListView.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { tick } from 'svelte';
+  import { pushState } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { page } from '$app/state';
   import ArticleCard from '$lib/components/ArticleCard.svelte';
   import SavedReader from '$lib/components/feed/SavedReader.svelte';
   import InfiniteScrollSentinel from '$lib/components/common/InfiniteScrollSentinel.svelte';
@@ -18,17 +20,29 @@
 
   let { onToggleSave, onShare, onUnshare }: Props = $props();
 
-  // Reader overlay state
+  // Reader overlay state — readerItem holds the data, page.state.readerOpen drives history
   let readerItem = $state<FeedDisplayItem | null>(null);
   let savedScrollY = 0;
 
+  // Close reader when back button is pressed (page.state.readerOpen becomes falsy)
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (!page.state.readerOpen && readerItem) {
+      readerItem = null;
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        window.scrollTo(0, savedScrollY);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   function openReader(item: FeedDisplayItem) {
     savedScrollY = window.scrollY;
     readerItem = item;
+    pushState('', { readerOpen: true });
   }
 
   function closeReader() {
     readerItem = null;
+    history.back();
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       window.scrollTo(0, savedScrollY);
     });
diff --git a/src/lib/components/feed/SavedListView.svelte b/src/lib/components/feed/SavedListView.svelte
index 043ca3d..1ed30b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/feed/SavedListView.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/feed/SavedListView.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { pushState } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { page } from '$app/state';
   import SavedCard from './SavedCard.svelte';
   import SavedReader from './SavedReader.svelte';
   import InfiniteScrollSentinel from '$lib/components/common/InfiniteScrollSentinel.svelte';
@@ -26,13 +28,25 @@
     window.scrollBy({ top: offset, behavior: 'instant' });
   }
 
+  // Close reader when back button is pressed (page.state.readerOpen becomes falsy)
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (!page.state.readerOpen && readerItem) {
+      readerItem = null;
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        window.scrollTo(0, savedScrollY);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   function openReader(item: FeedDisplayItem) {
     savedScrollY = window.scrollY;
     readerItem = item;
+    pushState('', { readerOpen: true });
   }
 
   function closeReader() {
     readerItem = null;
+    history.back();
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       window.scrollTo(0, savedScrollY);
     });