diff --git a/src/components/GlobalScrollListener.tsx b/src/components/GlobalScrollListener.tsx
index 869d759785..1463606ebf 100644
--- a/src/components/GlobalScrollListener.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GlobalScrollListener.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import useScrollDirection, { ScrollDirection } from '@/hooks/useScrollDirection';
 import { setIsVisible } from '@/redux/slices/navbar';
-import { setIsExpanded } from '@/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu';
+import {
+  setIsExpanded,
+  setShowReadingPreferenceSwitcher,
+} from '@/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu';
 
 const GlobalScrollListener = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -23,6 +26,11 @@ const GlobalScrollListener = () => {
         dispatch({ type: setIsExpanded.type, payload: true });
         dispatch({ type: setIsVisible.type, payload: true });
       }
+      if (newYPosition > 150 && direction === ScrollDirection.Down) {
+        dispatch({ type: setShowReadingPreferenceSwitcher.type, payload: true });
+      } else if (newYPosition <= 150 && direction === ScrollDirection.Up) {
+        dispatch({ type: setShowReadingPreferenceSwitcher.type, payload: false });
+      }
     },
     [dispatch],
   );
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.module.scss b/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.module.scss
index 9d38a34c33..22b4e122dd 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.module.scss
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@
   }
 }
 
+.halfSection {
+  width: 50%; // when reading preference toggle is hidden
+}
+
 .section {
-  width: 50%;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
+  width: calc(100% / 3);
+  @include breakpoints.smallerThanTablet {
+    width: 50%;
+  }
 }
 
 .alignStart {
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.tsx
index 2dc4ac5252..dd87170728 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import useTranslation from 'next-translate/useTranslation';
 import { shallowEqual, useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import styles from './ContextMenu.module.scss';
+import ReadingPreferenceSwitcher, {
+  ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType,
+} from './ReadingPreferenceSwitcher';
 
+import { SwitchSize } from '@/dls/Switch/Switch';
 import ChevronDownIcon from '@/icons/chevron-down.svg';
 import { selectNavbar } from '@/redux/slices/navbar';
 import { selectContextMenu } from '@/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu';
@@ -31,7 +35,10 @@ const ContextMenu = () => {
   const isSidebarNavigationVisible = useSelector(selectIsSidebarNavigationVisible);
   const { t, lang } = useTranslation('common');
   const isSideBarVisible = useSelector(selectNotes, shallowEqual).isVisible;
-  const { isExpanded } = useSelector(selectContextMenu, shallowEqual);
+  const { isExpanded, showReadingPreferenceSwitcher } = useSelector(
+    selectContextMenu,
+    shallowEqual,
+  );
   const isNavbarVisible = useSelector(selectNavbar, shallowEqual).isVisible;
   const { verseKey, chapterId, page, hizb } = useSelector(selectLastReadVerseKey, shallowEqual);
   const chapterData = useMemo(() => {
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ const ContextMenu = () => {
       style={{ '--progress': `${progress}%` }} // this is to pass the value to css so it can be used to show the progress bar.
     >
       <div className={styles.sectionsContainer}>
-        <div className={styles.section}>
+        <div className={showReadingPreferenceSwitcher ? styles.section : styles.halfSection}>
           <div className={classNames(styles.row)}>
             <p
               className={classNames(styles.bold, styles.alignStart, styles.surahName, {
@@ -100,7 +107,16 @@ const ContextMenu = () => {
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className={classNames(styles.section, styles.leftSection)}>
+        {showReadingPreferenceSwitcher && (
+          <div className={styles.halfSection}>
+            <ReadingPreferenceSwitcher
+              size={SwitchSize.XSmall}
+              isIconsOnly
+              type={ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType.ContextMenu}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className={showReadingPreferenceSwitcher ? styles.section : styles.halfSection}>
           <div className={classNames(styles.row)}>
             <p
               className={classNames(styles.alignEnd, {
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreference.module.scss b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreference.module.scss
index 0f2fc224d8..e5bc67c3e6 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreference.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreference.module.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,31 @@
+@use "src/styles/breakpoints";
+
 .container {
   display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 .spinner {
   margin-inline-end: var(--spacing-xsmall);
 }
+
+.preferenceTextContainer {
+  padding-inline-start: var(--spacing-xsmall);
+}
+
+.iconContainer {
+  & > svg {
+    width: 15px;
+    display: block;
+    margin: auto;
+  }
+
+  @include breakpoints.smallerThanTablet {
+    & > svg {
+      -webkit-margin-end: 0;
+      margin-inline-end: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceOption.tsx b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceOption.tsx
index db537cb44c..bca037014c 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceOption.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceOption.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import useTranslation from 'next-translate/useTranslation';
 
 import styles from '@/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreference.module.scss';
 import Spinner from '@/dls/Spinner/Spinner';
+import BookIcon from '@/icons/book.svg';
+import ReaderIcon from '@/icons/reader.svg';
 import { ReadingPreference } from 'types/QuranReader';
 
 type Props = {
   readingPreference: ReadingPreference;
   selectedReadingPreference: ReadingPreference;
+  isIconsOnly?: boolean;
   isLoading: boolean;
 };
 
+export const readingPreferenceIcons = {
+  [ReadingPreference.Reading]: <ReaderIcon />,
+  [ReadingPreference.Translation]: <BookIcon />,
+};
+
 const LoadingSwitcher: React.FC<Props> = ({
   readingPreference,
   selectedReadingPreference,
+  isIconsOnly = false,
   isLoading,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('common');
@@ -23,10 +33,23 @@ const LoadingSwitcher: React.FC<Props> = ({
       <span>
         <Spinner className={styles.spinner} />
       </span>
-      <span>{t(`reading-preference.${readingPreference}`)}</span>
+      {!isIconsOnly && (
+        <span className={styles.preferenceTextContainer}>
+          {t(`reading-preference.${selectedReadingPreference}`)}
+        </span>
+      )}
     </div>
   ) : (
-    t(`reading-preference.${selectedReadingPreference}`)
+    <div className={styles.container}>
+      <span className={classNames(styles.iconContainer, isIconsOnly && styles.iconsCenter)}>
+        {readingPreferenceIcons[selectedReadingPreference]}
+      </span>
+      {!isIconsOnly && (
+        <span className={styles.preferenceTextContainer}>
+          {t(`reading-preference.${selectedReadingPreference}`)}
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher.module.scss b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher.module.scss
index 42e4f8c902..eacb816d13 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher.module.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 $readingPreferenceMaxWidth: calc(20 * var(--spacing-large));
+$contextMenuReadingPreferenceMaxWidth: calc(10 * var(--spacing-large));
 .container {
   max-width: $readingPreferenceMaxWidth;
-  margin-block-start: var(--spacing-small);
-  margin-block-end: var(--spacing-xxsmall);
   margin-inline-start: auto;
   margin-inline-end: auto;
   padding-block-start: 0;
@@ -10,3 +9,12 @@ $readingPreferenceMaxWidth: calc(20 * var(--spacing-large));
   padding-inline-start: var(--spacing-small);
   padding-inline-end: var(--spacing-small);
 }
+
+.surahHeaderContainer {
+  margin-block-start: var(--spacing-small);
+  margin-block-end: var(--spacing-xxsmall);
+}
+
+.contextMenuContainer {
+  max-width: $contextMenuReadingPreferenceMaxWidth;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/index.tsx b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/index.tsx
index 86289f2ec1..80797a6f85 100644
--- a/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QuranReader/ReadingPreferenceSwitcher/index.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,40 @@
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import LoadingSwitcher from './ReadingPreferenceOption';
 import styles from './ReadingPreferenceSwitcher.module.scss';
 
-import Switch from '@/dls/Switch/Switch';
+import Switch, { SwitchSize } from '@/dls/Switch/Switch';
 import usePersistPreferenceGroup from '@/hooks/auth/usePersistPreferenceGroup';
 import {
   selectReadingPreferences,
   setReadingPreference,
 } from '@/redux/slices/QuranReader/readingPreferences';
+import { selectLastReadVerseKey } from '@/redux/slices/QuranReader/readingTracker';
 import { logValueChange } from '@/utils/eventLogger';
 import PreferenceGroup from 'types/auth/PreferenceGroup';
 import { ReadingPreference } from 'types/QuranReader';
 
-const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher = () => {
+export enum ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType {
+  SurahHeader = 'surah_header',
+  ContextMenu = 'context_menu',
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  size?: SwitchSize;
+  isIconsOnly?: boolean;
+  type?: ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType;
+}
+
+const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  size,
+  isIconsOnly = false,
+  type = ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType.SurahHeader,
+}) => {
   const readingPreferences = useSelector(selectReadingPreferences);
+  const lastReadVerseKey = useSelector(selectLastReadVerseKey);
+  const lastReadVerse = lastReadVerseKey.verseKey?.split(':')[1];
   const { readingPreference } = readingPreferences;
   const {
     actions: { onSettingsChange },
@@ -30,6 +49,7 @@ const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher = () => {
           readingPreference={readingPreference}
           selectedReadingPreference={ReadingPreference.Translation}
           isLoading={isLoading}
+          isIconsOnly={isIconsOnly}
         />
       ),
       value: ReadingPreference.Translation,
@@ -40,6 +60,7 @@ const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher = () => {
           readingPreference={readingPreference}
           selectedReadingPreference={ReadingPreference.Reading}
           isLoading={isLoading}
+          isIconsOnly={isIconsOnly}
         />
       ),
       value: ReadingPreference.Reading,
@@ -47,11 +68,20 @@ const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher = () => {
   ];
 
   const onViewSwitched = (view: ReadingPreference) => {
-    logValueChange('reading_preference', readingPreference, view);
+    logValueChange(`${type}_reading_preference`, readingPreference, view);
 
-    // drop `startingVerse` from query params
     const newQueryParams = { ...router.query };
-    delete newQueryParams.startingVerse;
+
+    // Track `startingVerse` once we're past the start of the page so we can
+    // continue from the same ayah when switching views. Without the > 1 check,
+    // switching views at the start of the page causes unnecessary scrolls
+
+    if (type === ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType.SurahHeader) {
+      delete newQueryParams.startingVerse;
+    } else if (parseInt(lastReadVerse, 10) > 1) {
+      newQueryParams.startingVerse = lastReadVerse;
+    }
+
     const newUrlObject = {
       pathname: router.pathname,
       query: newQueryParams,
@@ -69,11 +99,17 @@ const ReadingPreferenceSwitcher = () => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className={styles.container}>
+    <div
+      className={classNames(styles.container, {
+        [styles.surahHeaderContainer]: type === ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType.SurahHeader,
+        [styles.contextMenuContainer]: type === ReadingPreferenceSwitcherType.ContextMenu,
+      })}
+    >
       <Switch
         items={readingPreferencesOptions}
         selected={readingPreference}
         onSelect={onViewSwitched}
+        size={size}
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.module.scss b/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.module.scss
index 6744cd6364..38255e6f3f 100644
--- a/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.module.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ $separatorOpacity: 0.2;
   ); // use grid to prevent layout shift when `font-family: bold` on item selected https://css-tricks.com/bold-on-hover-without-the-layout-shift/
 }
 
+.xSmallContainer {
+  padding-block-start: 0;
+  padding-block-end: 0;
+  padding-inline-start: 0;
+  padding-inline-end: 0;
+}
+
 .item {
   cursor: pointer;
   color: var(--color-text-default);
@@ -94,3 +101,10 @@ $background-container: calc(0.8 * var(--spacing-xxsmall));
   padding-inline-start: var(--spacing-small);
   padding-inline-end: var(--spacing-small);
 }
+
+.itemXSmall {
+  padding-block-start: var(--spacing-micro);
+  padding-block-end: var(--spacing-micro);
+  padding-inline-start: var(--spacing-micro);
+  padding-inline-end: var(--spacing-micro);
+}
diff --git a/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.tsx b/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.tsx
index ee3df858f9..230352abfd 100644
--- a/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dls/Switch/Switch.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Item = {
   disabled?: boolean;
 };
 export enum SwitchSize {
+  XSmall = 'xsmall',
   Small = 'small',
   Normal = 'normal',
   Large = 'large',
@@ -29,7 +30,11 @@ const Switch = ({ items, onSelect, selected, size = SwitchSize.Normal }: SwitchP
   const selectedIndex = items.findIndex((item) => item.value === selected);
   const { locale } = useRouter();
   return (
-    <div className={styles.container}>
+    <div
+      className={classNames(styles.container, {
+        [styles.xSmallContainer]: size === SwitchSize.XSmall,
+      })}
+    >
       {items.map((item) => (
         <button
           disabled={item.disabled}
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ const Switch = ({ items, onSelect, selected, size = SwitchSize.Normal }: SwitchP
             [styles.itemLarge]: size === SwitchSize.Large,
             [styles.itemNormal]: size === SwitchSize.Normal,
             [styles.itemSmall]: size === SwitchSize.Small,
+            [styles.itemXSmall]: size === SwitchSize.XSmall,
           })}
           key={item.value}
           onClick={() => onSelect(item.value)}
diff --git a/src/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu.ts b/src/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu.ts
index 92ec240bd9..eb53b66975 100644
--- a/src/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu.ts
+++ b/src/redux/slices/QuranReader/contextMenu.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import SliceName from '@/redux/types/SliceName';
 
 export type ContextMenu = {
   isExpanded: boolean;
+  showReadingPreferenceSwitcher: boolean;
 };
 
-const initialState: ContextMenu = { isExpanded: true };
+const initialState: ContextMenu = { isExpanded: true, showReadingPreferenceSwitcher: false };
 
 export const contextMenuSlice = createSlice({
   name: SliceName.CONTEXT_MENU,
@@ -17,10 +18,14 @@ export const contextMenuSlice = createSlice({
       ...state,
       isExpanded: action.payload,
     }),
+    setShowReadingPreferenceSwitcher: (state: ContextMenu, action: PayloadAction<boolean>) => ({
+      ...state,
+      showReadingPreferenceSwitcher: action.payload,
+    }),
   },
 });
 
-export const { setIsExpanded } = contextMenuSlice.actions;
+export const { setIsExpanded, setShowReadingPreferenceSwitcher } = contextMenuSlice.actions;
 
 export const selectContextMenu = (state: RootState) => state.contextMenu;