diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
index 614227de..a77b37d0 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -206,8 +206,11 @@ void EpubReaderChapterSelectionActivity::renderScreen() {
     }
   }
 
-  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "Up", "Down");
-  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
+  // Skip button hints in landscape CW mode (they overlap content)
+  if (renderer.getOrientation() != GfxRenderer::LandscapeClockwise) {
+    const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "Up", "Down");
+    renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
+  }
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();
 }
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
index b2cfecaa..ad806a30 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,11 @@ void XtcReaderChapterSelectionActivity::renderScreen() {
     renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, 20, 60 + (i % pageItems) * 30, title, i != selectorIndex);
   }
 
-  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "Up", "Down");
-  renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
+  // Skip button hints in landscape CW mode (they overlap content)
+  if (renderer.getOrientation() != GfxRenderer::LandscapeClockwise) {
+    const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "Up", "Down");
+    renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
+  }
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();
 }