diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/BookMarkersPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/BookMarkersPanel.tsx
index 37bfb8f..e7252a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/BookMarkersPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/BookMarkersPanel.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface BookMarkersPanelProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
   onGoToPassage: (marker: MarkerEntry) => void;
+  emptyHintKey?: string;
 }
 
 export function BookMarkersPanel({
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export function BookMarkersPanel({
   isOpen,
   onClose,
   onGoToPassage,
+  emptyHintKey = "annotations.selectTextHint",
 }: BookMarkersPanelProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { markers, loadBookmarks, removeBookmark, state } = useAnnotations();
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ export function BookMarkersPanel({
           {state.bookmarksLoading ? (
             <p className="annotations-loading">{t("annotations.loading")}</p>
           ) : markers.length === 0 ? (
-            <p className="annotations-empty">{t("annotations.selectTextHint")}</p>
+            <p className="annotations-empty">{t(emptyHintKey)}</p>
           ) : (
             <ul className="marker-thread-list">
               {markers.map((m) => (
@@ -51,13 +53,15 @@ export function BookMarkersPanel({
                   {m.chapter_title && (
                     <span className="marker-thread-chapter">{m.chapter_title}</span>
                   )}
-                  {m.location_text && (
+                  {m.location_text ? (
                     <CollapsibleMarkerPassage
                       text={m.location_text}
                       highlightColor={m.highlight_color}
                       className="annotation-quote"
                     />
-                  )}
+                  ) : m.chapter_title ? (
+                    <span className="annotation-quote marker-page-label">{m.chapter_title}</span>
+                  ) : null}
                   {m.content ? (
                     <CollapsibleMarkerThought text={m.content} />
                   ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/BookmarkReaderRail.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/BookmarkReaderRail.tsx
index 16073e7..3d4abfb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/BookmarkReaderRail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/BookmarkReaderRail.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ function RailMarker({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
   const color = normalizeHighlightColor(item.marker.highlight_color);
-  const previewText = truncateRailPreview(item.marker.location_text || "");
+  const previewText = truncateRailPreview(
+    item.marker.location_text || item.marker.chapter_title || "",
+  );
   const notePreview = item.marker.content
     ? truncateRailPreview(item.marker.content, 80)
     : "";
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfReadingView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfReadingView.tsx
index e7e753e..f3b7e5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfReadingView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfReadingView.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18n-lite";
 import { useAnnotations } from "@/context/AnnotationsContext";
 import { useBookmarkRailLayout } from "../../hooks/useBookmarkRailLayout";
-import { usePdfHighlights } from "../../hooks/usePdfHighlights";
 import { usePdfReader } from "../../hooks/usePdfReader";
-import { usePdfSelection } from "../../hooks/usePdfSelection";
 import { useReadingSettings } from "../../hooks/useReadingSettings";
+import { useToast } from "../../hooks/useToast";
 import { booksApi } from "../../api/books";
 import type { EBookDetail } from "../../types/book";
 import type { EpubTocItem } from "./TableOfContents";
-import { parsePageHref } from "../../utils/pdfAnchor";
+import { parsePageHref, serializePdfAnchor } from "../../utils/pdfAnchor";
 import { fallbackPdfPageToc } from "../../utils/pdfToc";
-import { SelectionPopover } from "./SelectionPopover";
 import { BookMarkersPanel } from "./BookMarkersPanel";
 import { BookmarkReaderRail } from "./BookmarkReaderRail";
 import { ResumeReadingButton } from "./ResumeReadingButton";
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ interface PdfReadingViewProps {
 export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+  const { markers, addMarker, loadBookmarks } = useAnnotations();
 
   const [tocOpen, setTocOpen] = useState(false);
   const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
     error,
     isBookmarkPeekActive,
     readingAnchor,
-    pageWrapRef,
     goToPage,
     goToNextPage,
     goToPrevPage,
@@ -66,21 +65,18 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
     goToAnchor,
   } = usePdfReader(bookId, book.page_count, initialAnchor);
 
-  const { pendingSelection, clearSelection } = usePdfSelection(
-    pageWrapRef,
-    currentPage,
-    chapterTitle,
-  );
-
-  const { markers } = useAnnotations();
   const bookMarkers = useMemo(
     () => markers.filter((m) => m.ebook_id === bookId),
     [markers, bookId],
   );
 
-  const pdfHighlights = usePdfHighlights(bookId, currentPage);
   const railItems = useBookmarkRailLayout(bookMarkers);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!bookId || Number.isNaN(bookId)) return;
+    void loadBookmarks(bookId);
+  }, [bookId, loadBookmarks]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     void booksApi
       .getToc(bookId)
@@ -129,6 +125,29 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
     [beginBookmarkPeek],
   );
 
+  const handleBookmarkPage = useCallback(() => {
+    const anchor = serializePdfAnchor(currentPage);
+    const exists = bookMarkers.some((m) => m.epub_cfi === anchor);
+    if (exists) {
+      showToast({ message: t("reader.pageAlreadyBookmarked"), variant: "warning" });
+      return;
+    }
+    void addMarker({
+      ebook: bookId,
+      epub_cfi: anchor,
+      chapter_index: currentPage - 1,
+      chapter_title: t("reader.pdfPageLabel", { page: String(currentPage) }),
+      location_text: "",
+      content: "",
+    })
+      .then(() => {
+        showToast({ message: t("reader.pageBookmarked"), variant: "success" });
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        showToast({ message: t("annotations.saveFailed"), variant: "error" });
+      });
+  }, [addMarker, bookId, bookMarkers, currentPage, showToast, t]);
+
   const progressForToolbar = useMemo(() => {
     if (!progress) return progress;
     const pct = pageCount > 0 ? Math.round((currentPage / pageCount) * 100) : 0;
@@ -140,6 +159,11 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
     };
   }, [progress, currentPage, pageCount]);
 
+  const isCurrentPageBookmarked = useMemo(() => {
+    const anchor = serializePdfAnchor(currentPage);
+    return bookMarkers.some((m) => m.epub_cfi === anchor);
+  }, [bookMarkers, currentPage]);
+
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
       <div className="reader-loading">
@@ -179,6 +203,8 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
           onToggleToc={() => setTocOpen((v) => !v)}
           onToggleSettings={() => setSettingsOpen((v) => !v)}
           onToggleMarkers={() => setMarkersOpen((v) => !v)}
+          onBookmarkPage={handleBookmarkPage}
+          isCurrentPageBookmarked={isCurrentPageBookmarked}
         />
 
         <PdfLimitationsNotice bookId={bookId} />
@@ -195,6 +221,7 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
           isOpen={markersOpen}
           onClose={() => setMarkersOpen(false)}
           onGoToPassage={handleGoToMarker}
+          emptyHintKey="annotations.pdfPageBookmarkHint"
         />
 
         <ReadingSettingsPanel
@@ -208,23 +235,12 @@ export function PdfReadingView({ book, bookId, initialAnchor }: PdfReadingViewPr
           onFlush={flushSettings}
         />
 
-        {pendingSelection && (
-          <SelectionPopover
-            ebookId={bookId}
-            selection={pendingSelection}
-            onClose={clearSelection}
-            onSaved={clearSelection}
-          />
-        )}
-
         <main className="reader-pdf-container">
           <div className="reader-pdf-scroll">
             <PdfViewer
               document={pdfDocument}
               pageNumber={currentPage}
               scale={scale}
-              highlights={pdfHighlights}
-              pageWrapRef={pageWrapRef}
             />
           </div>
           <BookmarkReaderRail
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfViewer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfViewer.tsx
index 2e1b201..93b1fa9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfViewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/PdfViewer.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,15 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, type RefObject } from "react";
-import { pdfjs, type PdfDocumentProxy } from "@/utils/pdfjsSetup";
-import type { PdfRect } from "@/utils/pdfAnchor";
-import { highlightBackgroundStyle } from "@/constants/bookmarkHighlightColors";
-
-interface PdfHighlightOverlay {
-  rects: PdfRect[];
-  color: string;
-}
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import type { PdfDocumentProxy } from "@/utils/pdfjsSetup";
 
 interface PdfViewerProps {
   document: PdfDocumentProxy;
   pageNumber: number;
   scale: number;
-  highlights?: PdfHighlightOverlay[];
-  pageWrapRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
 }
 
-export function PdfViewer({
-  document,
-  pageNumber,
-  scale,
-  highlights = [],
-  pageWrapRef,
-}: PdfViewerProps) {
+export function PdfViewer({ document, pageNumber, scale }: PdfViewerProps) {
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-  const textLayerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const internalWrapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const wrapRef = pageWrapRef ?? internalWrapRef;
+  const wrapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const renderTaskRef = useRef<{ cancel: () => void } | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -39,8 +22,7 @@ export function PdfViewer({
       }
 
       const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-      const textLayer = textLayerRef.current;
-      if (!canvas || !textLayer) return;
+      if (!canvas) return;
 
       try {
         const page = await document.getPage(pageNumber);
@@ -49,9 +31,6 @@ export function PdfViewer({
         const viewport = page.getViewport({ scale });
         canvas.width = viewport.width;
         canvas.height = viewport.height;
-        textLayer.style.width = `${viewport.width}px`;
-        textLayer.style.height = `${viewport.height}px`;
-        textLayer.innerHTML = "";
 
         const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
         if (!ctx) return;
@@ -59,27 +38,8 @@ export function PdfViewer({
         const renderTask = page.render({ canvasContext: ctx, viewport });
         renderTaskRef.current = renderTask;
         await renderTask.promise;
-        if (cancelled) return;
-
-        const textContent = await page.getTextContent();
-        const textTask = (
-          pdfjs as typeof pdfjs & {
-            renderTextLayer: (params: {
-              textContentSource: typeof textContent;
-              container: HTMLDivElement;
-              viewport: typeof viewport;
-            }) => { promise: Promise<void> };
-          }
-        ).renderTextLayer({
-          textContentSource: textContent,
-          container: textLayer,
-          viewport,
-        });
-        await textTask.promise;
       } catch {
-        if (!cancelled) {
-          textLayerRef.current && (textLayerRef.current.innerHTML = "");
-        }
+        /* render failed */
       }
     }
 
@@ -97,27 +57,6 @@ export function PdfViewer({
   return (
     <div ref={wrapRef} className="pdf-page-wrap">
       <canvas ref={canvasRef} className="pdf-page-canvas" />
-      <div ref={textLayerRef} className="pdf-text-layer" />
-      <div className="pdf-highlight-layer" aria-hidden>
-        {highlights.flatMap((hl, hi) =>
-          hl.rects.map((rect, ri) => {
-            const [x, y, w, h] = rect;
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={`${hi}-${ri}`}
-                className="pdf-highlight-rect"
-                style={{
-                  left: `${x * 100}%`,
-                  top: `${y * 100}%`,
-                  width: `${w * 100}%`,
-                  height: `${h * 100}%`,
-                  ...highlightBackgroundStyle(hl.color),
-                }}
-              />
-            );
-          }),
-        )}
-      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/reader/ReaderToolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/reader/ReaderToolbar.tsx
index e9d7585..862dad5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/reader/ReaderToolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/reader/ReaderToolbar.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ interface ReaderToolbarProps {
   onToggleToc: () => void;
   onToggleSettings: () => void;
   onToggleMarkers?: () => void;
+  onBookmarkPage?: () => void;
+  /** PDF: filled bookmark when the current page is already bookmarked */
+  isCurrentPageBookmarked?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function ReaderToolbar({
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ export default function ReaderToolbar({
   onToggleToc,
   onToggleSettings,
   onToggleMarkers,
+  onBookmarkPage,
+  isCurrentPageBookmarked = false,
 }: ReaderToolbarProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const percentage = progress?.percentage ?? 0;
@@ -74,6 +79,26 @@ export default function ReaderToolbar({
               </svg>
             </button>
           )}
+          {onBookmarkPage && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="reader-bar-btn"
+              onClick={onBookmarkPage}
+              aria-label={t("reader.bookmarkPageAria")}
+              aria-pressed={isCurrentPageBookmarked}
+              title={t("reader.bookmarkPage")}
+            >
+              {isCurrentPageBookmarked ? (
+                <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                  <path d="M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z" />
+                </svg>
+              ) : (
+                <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                  <path d="M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z" />
+                </svg>
+              )}
+            </button>
+          )}
           {onToggleMarkers && (
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -81,9 +106,15 @@ export default function ReaderToolbar({
               onClick={onToggleMarkers}
               aria-label={t("annotations.inBookPanel")}
             >
-              <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
-                <path d="M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z" />
-              </svg>
+              {onBookmarkPage ? (
+                <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                  <path d="M8 6h13M8 12h13M8 18h13M3 6h.01M3 12h.01M3 18h.01" />
+                </svg>
+              ) : (
+                <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
+                  <path d="M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z" />
+                </svg>
+              )}
             </button>
           )}
         <button
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfHighlights.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfHighlights.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5783a15..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfHighlights.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
-import { useAnnotations } from "@/context/AnnotationsContext";
-import { isPdfAnchor, parsePdfAnchor } from "@/utils/pdfAnchor";
-import { normalizeHighlightColor } from "@/constants/bookmarkHighlightColors";
-
-export interface PdfPageHighlight {
-  rects: [number, number, number, number][];
-  color: string;
-}
-
-export function usePdfHighlights(ebookId: number, currentPage: number): PdfPageHighlight[] {
-  const { markers, loadBookmarks } = useAnnotations();
-
-  const bookMarkers = useMemo(
-    () => markers.filter((m) => m.ebook_id === ebookId),
-    [markers, ebookId],
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!ebookId || Number.isNaN(ebookId)) return;
-    void loadBookmarks(ebookId);
-  }, [ebookId, loadBookmarks]);
-
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    const highlights: PdfPageHighlight[] = [];
-    for (const marker of bookMarkers) {
-      if (!isPdfAnchor(marker.epub_cfi)) continue;
-      const parsed = parsePdfAnchor(marker.epub_cfi);
-      if (!parsed || parsed.page !== currentPage || !parsed.rects.length) continue;
-      highlights.push({
-        rects: parsed.rects,
-        color: normalizeHighlightColor(marker.highlight_color),
-      });
-    }
-    return highlights;
-  }, [bookMarkers, currentPage]);
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfReader.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfReader.ts
index c8b085d..6ee7e61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfReader.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfReader.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export interface UsePdfReaderReturn {
   error: string | null;
   isBookmarkPeekActive: boolean;
   readingAnchor: PdfReadingAnchor | null;
-  pageWrapRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   goToPage: (page: number) => void;
   goToNextPage: () => void;
   goToPrevPage: () => void;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export function usePdfReader(
   const [isBookmarkPeekActive, setIsBookmarkPeekActive] = useState(false);
   const [readingAnchor, setReadingAnchor] = useState<PdfReadingAnchor | null>(null);
 
-  const pageWrapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const debounceTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const isBookmarkPeekRef = useRef(false);
   const readingAnchorRef = useRef<PdfReadingAnchor | null>(null);
@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ export function usePdfReader(
     error,
     isBookmarkPeekActive,
     readingAnchor,
-    pageWrapRef,
     goToPage,
     goToNextPage,
     goToPrevPage,
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfSelection.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfSelection.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cafbd3..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePdfSelection.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import type { PendingSelection } from "./useEpubSelection";
-import { rectsFromSelection, serializePdfAnchor } from "../utils/pdfAnchor";
-
-export function usePdfSelection(
-  pageWrapRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>,
-  currentPage: number,
-  chapterTitle: string,
-) {
-  const [pendingSelection, setPendingSelection] = useState<PendingSelection | null>(null);
-  const chapterTitleRef = useRef(chapterTitle);
-  chapterTitleRef.current = chapterTitle;
-
-  const clearSelection = useCallback(() => {
-    setPendingSelection(null);
-  }, []);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const wrap = pageWrapRef.current;
-    if (!wrap) return;
-
-    const handler = () => {
-      window.setTimeout(() => {
-        const sel = window.getSelection();
-        const text = sel?.toString()?.trim() ?? "";
-        if (!text || !sel || sel.rangeCount === 0) {
-          setPendingSelection(null);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
-        if (!wrap.contains(range.commonAncestorContainer)) {
-          setPendingSelection(null);
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const rects = rectsFromSelection(range, wrap);
-        const anchor = serializePdfAnchor(currentPage, rects.length > 0 ? rects : undefined);
-        const rect = range.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-        setPendingSelection({
-          epubCfi: anchor,
-          locationText: text.slice(0, 2000),
-          chapterIndex: currentPage - 1,
-          chapterTitle: chapterTitleRef.current,
-          anchorTop: rect.bottom + 8,
-          anchorLeft: Math.min(rect.left, window.innerWidth - 280),
-        });
-      }, 10);
-    };
-
-    wrap.addEventListener("mouseup", handler);
-    return () => wrap.removeEventListener("mouseup", handler);
-  }, [pageWrapRef, currentPage]);
-
-  return { pendingSelection, clearSelection };
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en-US.ts b/frontend/src/locales/en-US.ts
index 4975c1b..aaf3571 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en-US.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en-US.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,12 @@ const enUS = {
     pdfZoomAria: "PDF zoom level",
     pdfLimitationsTitle: "PDF reading",
     pdfLimitationsBody:
-      "This file is a PDF. Some features are limited compared to EPUB: bookmarks and notes are not available, and there are no chapters in the table of contents—only pages.",
+      "PDF reading uses page bookmarks (filled bookmark icon in the toolbar). Passage highlights need selectable text and are not available on scanned pages. The table of contents lists pages, not EPUB-style chapters.",
     pdfLimitationsDismissAria: "Dismiss PDF limitations notice",
+    bookmarkPage: "Bookmark this page",
+    bookmarkPageAria: "Bookmark current page",
+    pageBookmarked: "Page bookmarked",
+    pageAlreadyBookmarked: "This page is already bookmarked",
     backToLibrary: "Back to library",
     prevPage: "Previous page",
     nextPage: "Next page",
@@ -217,6 +221,7 @@ const enUS = {
     highlightBlue: "Blue",
     highlightPurple: "Purple",
     selectTextHint: "Select text in the reader to add a bookmark or note.",
+    pdfPageBookmarkHint: "Use the filled bookmark button in the toolbar to save the current page.",
     showMore: "Show more",
     showLess: "Show less",
     goToPassage: "Go to passage",
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/es-ES.ts b/frontend/src/locales/es-ES.ts
index f507830..d3a6996 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/es-ES.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/es-ES.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,12 @@ const esES: Locale = {
     pdfZoomAria: "Nivel de zoom del PDF",
     pdfLimitationsTitle: "Lectura en PDF",
     pdfLimitationsBody:
-      "Este archivo es un PDF. Algunas funciones están limitadas respecto al EPUB: no hay marcadores ni notas, y la tabla de contenidos no muestra capítulos, solo páginas.",
+      "En PDF puedes guardar marcadores de página (icono de marcador relleno en la barra). Los resaltados de pasaje requieren texto seleccionable y no están disponibles en páginas escaneadas. La tabla de contenidos muestra páginas, no capítulos como en EPUB.",
     pdfLimitationsDismissAria: "Cerrar aviso de limitaciones del PDF",
+    bookmarkPage: "Marcar esta página",
+    bookmarkPageAria: "Marcar la página actual",
+    pageBookmarked: "Página marcada",
+    pageAlreadyBookmarked: "Esta página ya está marcada",
     backToLibrary: "Volver a la biblioteca",
     prevPage: "Página anterior",
     nextPage: "Página siguiente",
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ const esES: Locale = {
     highlightBlue: "Azul",
     highlightPurple: "Morado",
     selectTextHint: "Selecciona texto en el lector para añadir un marcador o nota.",
+    pdfPageBookmarkHint: "Usa el botón de marcador relleno en la barra para guardar la página actual.",
     showMore: "Ver más",
     showLess: "Ver menos",
     goToPassage: "Ir al pasaje",
diff --git a/frontend/src/reader.css b/frontend/src/reader.css
index 5ae92a1..e96ef7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/reader.css
+++ b/frontend/src/reader.css
@@ -226,11 +226,19 @@
   gap: 4px;
   max-height: min(45vh, 360px);
   overflow-y: auto;
-  overflow-x: visible;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   list-style: none;
   pointer-events: none;
+  scrollbar-width: none;
+  -ms-overflow-style: none;
+}
+
+.reader-bookmark-strip::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  display: none;
+  width: 0;
+  height: 0;
 }
 
 .reader-bookmark-marker-wrap {