diff --git a/app/data/default/styles.xml b/app/data/default/styles.xml
index 464da94..dc8aae2 100644
--- a/app/data/default/styles.xml
+++ b/app/data/default/styles.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<style id="15" partial="true" name="Internal Hyperlink" allowHyphenations="false" hyperlink="internal"/>
 	<style id="37" partial="true" name="External Hyperlink" allowHyphenations="false" hyperlink="external"/>
 	<style id="38" partial="true" name="Link to Another Book" allowHyphenations="false" hyperlink="book"/>
-	<style id="16" partial="true" name="Footnote" fontSizeDelta="-6" vShift="10" allowHyphenations="false" hyperlink="internal"/>
+	<style id="16" partial="true" name="Footnote" fontSizeDelta="-4" vShift="10" allowHyphenations="false" hyperlink="internal"/>
 	<style id="17" partial="true" name="Emphasis" italic="true"/>
 	<style id="18" partial="true" name="Strong" bold="true"/>
 	<style id="19" partial="true" name="Subscript" fontSizeDelta="-4" vShift="-4" allowHyphenations="false"/>
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml b/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
index 68c3593..8cf1b8a 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksBookView.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ SilicaFlickable {
     signal closeBook()
     signal pageClicked(var page)
 
+    property int orientation: Orientation.Portrait
     property int _currentPage: bookListWatcher.currentIndex
     property bool _loading: minLoadingDelay.running || bookModel.loading
     property var _currentState: _visibilityStates[Settings.pageDetails % _visibilityStates.length]
@@ -63,22 +64,33 @@ SilicaFlickable {
         qsTrId("harbour-books-book-view-applying_smaller_fonts")
     ]
 
-    interactive: (!linkMenu || !linkMenu.visible) && (!imageView || !imageView.visible)
+    interactive: (!linkMenu || !linkMenu.visible) &&
+        (!imageView || !imageView.visible) &&
+        (!footnoteView || !footnoteView.visible)
 
     property var linkMenu
     property var imageView
+    property var footnoteView
 
-    Component {
-        id: linkMenuComponent
-        BooksLinkMenu {
+    onOrientationChanged: {
+        if (footnoteView) {
+            footnoteView.cancel()
         }
     }
 
+    Component {
+        id: linkMenuComponent
+        BooksLinkMenu { }
+    }
+
     Component {
         id: imageViewComponent
-        BooksImageView {
-            imageBackground: Settings.pageBackgroundColor
-        }
+        BooksImageView { }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: footnoteViewComponent
+        BooksFootnoteView { }
     }
 
     PullDownMenu {
@@ -177,8 +189,15 @@ SilicaFlickable {
                     if (!linkMenu) {
                         linkMenu = linkMenuComponent.createObject(root)
                     }
-                    linkMenu.url = url
-                    linkMenu.show()
+                    linkMenu.show(url)
+                }
+            }
+            onFootnotePressed: {
+                if (_currentPage == index) {
+                    if (!footnoteView) {
+                        footnoteView = footnoteViewComponent.createObject(root)
+                    }
+                    footnoteView.show(touchX,touchY,text,url)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksFootnoteView.qml b/app/qml/BooksFootnoteView.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8536716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/qml/BooksFootnoteView.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2016 Jolla Ltd.
+  Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
+
+  You may use this file under the terms of BSD license as follows:
+
+  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+  are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+    * Neither the name of Jolla Ltd nor the names of its contributors may
+      be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+      without specific prior written permission.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+  AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+  ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS
+  BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+  INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+  CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+  ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
+  THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import Sailfish.Silica 1.0
+
+Rectangle {
+    id: root
+    visible: opacity > 0
+    opacity: 0.0
+    anchors.fill: parent
+    color: Theme.rgba(Theme.highlightDimmerColor, 0.9)
+
+    readonly property real footnoteX: Math.round((root.width-footnoteItem.width)/2)
+    readonly property real footnoteY: Theme.paddingMedium
+
+    Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
+
+    function show(startX,startY,text,url) {
+        flickable.scrollToTop()
+        image.source = url
+        if (state !== "show") {
+            footnoteItem.scale = 0
+            footnoteItem.x = startX
+            footnoteItem.y = startY
+            footnoteLabel.text = text
+            state = "show"
+        }
+    }
+
+    function cancel() {
+        state = "cancel"
+    }
+
+    function hide() {
+        state = "hide"
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: Settings
+        onInvertColorsChanged: cancel()
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        onPressed: root.hide()
+    }
+
+    Item {
+        id: footnoteItem
+        x: footnoteX
+        y: footnoteY
+        width: footnote.width
+        height: Math.round(root.height + footnote.height)/2 - Theme.paddingMedium
+        transformOrigin: Item.TopLeft
+
+        Label {
+            id: footnoteLabel
+            width: parent.width
+            height: Math.round(root.height - footnote.height/2) - 2*Theme.paddingMedium
+            color: Theme.highlightColor
+            verticalAlignment: Text.AlignBottom
+            maximumLineCount: 4
+            visible: opacity > 0
+            Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
+            anchors {
+                top: parent.top
+                bottom: footnote.top
+                bottomMargin: Theme.paddingMedium
+            }
+        }
+
+        Rectangle {
+            id: footnote
+            radius: Theme.paddingMedium/2
+            border.color: Settings.invertedPageBackgroundColor
+            color: Settings.pageBackgroundColor
+            width: image.width + 2*Theme.paddingMedium
+            height: Math.min(root.height/2, image.height + 2*Theme.paddingMedium)
+            anchors {
+                bottom: parent.bottom
+            }
+            SilicaFlickable {
+                id: flickable
+                anchors {
+                    fill: parent
+                    margins: Theme.paddingMedium
+                }
+                clip: true
+                contentWidth: image.width
+                contentHeight: image.height
+                Image {
+                    id: image
+                }
+                VerticalScrollDecorator {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    states: [
+        State {
+            name: "invisible"
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: root
+                opacity: 0
+            }
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: footnoteItem
+                scale: 0
+            }
+        },
+        State {
+            name: "hide"
+            extend: "invisible"
+        },
+        State {
+            name: "cancel"
+            extend: "invisible"
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: footnoteItem
+                transformOrigin: Item.Center
+            }
+        },
+        State {
+            name: "show"
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: root
+                opacity: 1
+            }
+            PropertyChanges {
+                target: footnoteItem
+                x: footnoteX
+                y: footnoteY
+                scale: 1
+                transformOrigin: Item.TopLeft
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+
+    transitions: [
+        Transition {
+            from: "*"
+            to: "show"
+            NumberAnimation {
+                properties: "opacity,x,y,scale"
+                duration: 200
+                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+            }
+        },
+        Transition {
+            from: "show"
+            to: "hide"
+            NumberAnimation {
+                properties: "opacity,x,y,scale"
+                duration: 200
+                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+            }
+        },
+        Transition {
+            from: "show"
+            to: "cancel"
+            NumberAnimation {
+                properties: "opacity,scale"
+                duration: 200
+                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksImageView.qml b/app/qml/BooksImageView.qml
index dd77be7..f19a00b 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksImageView.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksImageView.qml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Rectangle {
     anchors.fill: parent
     color: Theme.rgba(Theme.highlightDimmerColor, 0.9)
 
-    property alias imageBackground: background.color
     readonly property real maxImageWidth: width - 2*Theme.horizontalPageMargin
     readonly property real maxImageHeight: height - 2*Theme.paddingLarge
     readonly property real finalImageWidth: Math.ceil(image.landscape ? maxImageWidth : (maxImageHeight * image.sourceSize.width / image.sourceSize.height))
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ Rectangle {
     Rectangle {
         id: background
         anchors.fill: image
+        color: Settings.pageBackgroundColor
     }
 
     Image {
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksLinkMenu.qml b/app/qml/BooksLinkMenu.qml
index 4ab96f3..0cec27f 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksLinkMenu.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksLinkMenu.qml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
     readonly property bool landscape: width > height
-    property alias url: linkLabel.text
 
     Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
 
@@ -131,7 +130,8 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    function show() {
+    function show(url) {
+        linkLabel.text = url
         opacity = 1.0
     }
 
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksMainPage.qml b/app/qml/BooksMainPage.qml
index 18345a6..7cbc9bb 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksMainPage.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksMainPage.qml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Page {
             anchors.fill: parent
             opacity: book ? 1 : 0
             visible: opacity > 0
+            orientation: root.orientation
             book: Settings.currentBook ? Settings.currentBook : null
             onCloseBook: Settings.currentBook = null
             Behavior on opacity { FadeAnimation {} }
diff --git a/app/qml/BooksPageView.qml b/app/qml/BooksPageView.qml
index 34a1c8c..844abf4 100644
--- a/app/qml/BooksPageView.qml
+++ b/app/qml/BooksPageView.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Item {
 
     signal pageClicked()
     signal imagePressed(var url, var rect)
+    signal footnotePressed(var touchX, var touchY, var text, var url)
     signal browserLinkPressed(var url)
     signal jumpToPage(var page)
 
@@ -59,9 +60,10 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
         model: bookModel
         onBrowserLinkPressed: view.browserLinkPressed(url)
-        onImagePressed: view.imagePressed(url, rect)
-        onActiveTouch: pressImage.animate(x, y)
+        onImagePressed: view.imagePressed(imageId, rect)
+        onActiveTouch: pressImage.animate(touchX, touchY)
         onJumpToPage: view.jumpToPage(page)
+        onShowFootnote: view.footnotePressed(touchX,touchY,text,imageId)
     }
 
     BooksTitleLabel {
diff --git a/app/src/BooksBookModel.cpp b/app/src/BooksBookModel.cpp
index 41b2c44..3ecfc8d 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksBookModel.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksBookModel.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> BooksBookModel::bookTextModel() const
     return model;
 }
 
+shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> BooksBookModel::footnoteModel(const std::string& aId) const
+{
+    shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> model;
+    if (iData && !iData->iBookModel.isNull()) {
+        model = iData->iBookModel->footnoteModel(aId);
+    }
+    return model;
+}
+
 shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> BooksBookModel::contentsModel() const
 {
     shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> model;
diff --git a/app/src/BooksBookModel.h b/app/src/BooksBookModel.h
index 42be433..e24a000 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksBookModel.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksBookModel.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
     shared_ptr<BookModel> bookModel() const;
     shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> bookTextModel() const;
     shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> contentsModel() const;
+    shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> footnoteModel(const std::string& aId) const;
     shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> textStyle() const { return iTextStyle; }
     int linkToPage(const std::string& aLink) const;
     int fontSizeAdjust() const;
diff --git a/app/src/BooksImageProvider.cpp b/app/src/BooksImageProvider.cpp
index 0477e66..84a51ff 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksImageProvider.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksImageProvider.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "BooksImageProvider.h"
-#include "image/ZLQtImageManager.h"
 #include "HarbourDebug.h"
 
 const QString BooksImageProvider::PROVIDER_ID("bookImage");
@@ -66,21 +65,18 @@ void
 BooksImageProvider::addImage(
     QObject* aOwner,
     QString aId,
-    shared_ptr<ZLImageData> aData)
+    QImage aImage)
 {
-    if (aOwner && !aId.isEmpty() && !aData.isNull()) {
+    if (aOwner && !aId.isEmpty() && !aImage.isNull()) {
         QMutexLocker locker(&iMutex);
-        if (!iImageMap.contains(aId)) {
-            if (!iOwnerMap.contains(aOwner)) {
-                connect(aOwner, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)),
-                    SLOT(releaseImages(QObject*)));
-            } else {
-                QStringList ids = iOwnerMap.value(aOwner);
-                ids.append(aId);
-                iOwnerMap.insert(aOwner, ids);
-            }
+        QStringList ids = iOwnerMap.value(aOwner);
+        if (ids.isEmpty()) {
+            connect(aOwner, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)),
+                SLOT(releaseImages(QObject*)));
         }
-        iImageMap.insert(aId, aData);
+        ids.append(aId);
+        iOwnerMap.insert(aOwner, ids);
+        iImageMap.insert(aId, aImage);
     }
 }
 
@@ -104,21 +100,16 @@ BooksImageProvider::requestImage(
     const QSize& aRequestedSize)
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&iMutex);
-    shared_ptr<ZLImageData> ptr = iImageMap.value(aId);
-    if (!ptr.isNull()) {
-        HDEBUG(aId);
-        const ZLQtImageData& data = (const ZLQtImageData&)*ptr;
-        const QImage* image = data.image();
-        HASSERT(image);
-        if (image) {
-            if (aRequestedSize.isEmpty() || image->size() == aRequestedSize) {
-                *aSize = image->size();
-                return *image;
-            } else {
-                *aSize = aRequestedSize;
-                return image->scaled(aRequestedSize, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio,
-                    Qt::SmoothTransformation);
-            }
+    QImage image = iImageMap.value(aId);
+    if (!image.isNull()) {
+        HDEBUG(aId << image.size());
+        if (aRequestedSize.isEmpty() || image.size() == aRequestedSize) {
+            *aSize = image.size();
+            return image;
+        } else {
+            *aSize = aRequestedSize;
+            return image.scaled(aRequestedSize, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio,
+                Qt::SmoothTransformation);
         }
     } else {
         HWARN("No such image:" << aId);
diff --git a/app/src/BooksImageProvider.h b/app/src/BooksImageProvider.h
index ee77fde..6c0ede6 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksImageProvider.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksImageProvider.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #ifndef BOOKS_IMAGE_PROVIDER_H
 #define BOOKS_IMAGE_PROVIDER_H
 
-#include "ZLImageManager.h"
-
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QQuickImageProvider>
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     BooksImageProvider(QObject* aParent = NULL);
     virtual ~BooksImageProvider();
 
-    void addImage(QObject* aOwner, QString aId, shared_ptr<ZLImageData> aData);
+    void addImage(QObject* aOwner, QString aId, QImage aImage);
     virtual QImage requestImage(const QString& aId, QSize* aSize,
         const QSize& aRequestedSize);
 
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     QMutex iMutex;
-    QHash<QString, shared_ptr<ZLImageData> > iImageMap;
+    QHash<QString, QImage> iImageMap;
     QHash<QObject*, QStringList> iOwnerMap;
     static BooksImageProvider* gInstance;
 };
diff --git a/app/src/BooksPageWidget.cpp b/app/src/BooksPageWidget.cpp
index d5eea61..718240f 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksPageWidget.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksPageWidget.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@
 #include "BooksDefs.h"
 
 #include "bookmodel/FBTextKind.h"
+#include "image/ZLQtImageManager.h"
 #include "ZLStringUtil.h"
 
 #include "HarbourDebug.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
 
+static const QString IMAGE_URL("image://%1/%2");
+
 // ==========================================================================
 // BooksPageWidget::Data
 // ==========================================================================
@@ -141,21 +144,110 @@ public:
     shared_ptr<BooksPageWidget::Data> iData;
     int iWidth;
     int iHeight;
-    shared_ptr<QImage> iImage;
+    QImage iImage;
 };
 
 void BooksPageWidget::RenderTask::performTask()
 {
     if (!isCanceled() && !iData.isNull() && !iData->iView.isNull() &&
         iWidth > 0 && iHeight > 0) {
-        iImage = new QImage(iWidth, iHeight, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+        iImage = QImage(iWidth, iHeight, QImage::Format_RGB32);
         if (!isCanceled()) {
-            QPainter painter(&*iImage);
+            QPainter painter(&iImage);
             iData->paint(&painter);
         }
     }
 }
 
+// ==========================================================================
+// BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask
+// ==========================================================================
+
+class BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask : public BooksTask, ZLTextArea::Properties {
+public:
+    FootnoteTask(int aX, int aY, int aMaxWidth, int aMaxHeight,
+        QString aPath, QString aLinkText, QString aRef,
+        shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> aTextModel, shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> aTextStyle,
+        bool aInvertColors) :
+        iTextModel(aTextModel), iTextStyle(aTextStyle),
+        iInvertColors(aInvertColors), iX(aX), iY(aY),
+        iMaxWidth(aMaxWidth), iMaxHeight(aMaxHeight),
+        iRef(aRef), iLinkText(aLinkText), iPath(aPath) {}
+    ~FootnoteTask();
+
+    void performTask();
+
+    // ZLTextArea::Properties
+    shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> baseStyle() const;
+    ZLColor color(const std::string& aStyle) const;
+    bool isSelectionEnabled() const;
+
+public:
+    shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> iTextModel;
+    shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> iTextStyle;
+    bool iInvertColors;
+    int iX;
+    int iY;
+    int iMaxWidth;
+    int iMaxHeight;
+    QString iRef;
+    QString iLinkText;
+    QString iPath;
+    QImage iImage;
+};
+
+BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask::~FootnoteTask()
+{
+}
+
+shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask::baseStyle() const
+{
+    return iTextStyle;
+}
+
+ZLColor BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask::color(const std::string& aStyle) const
+{
+    return BooksPaintContext::realColor(aStyle, iInvertColors);
+}
+
+bool BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask::isSelectionEnabled() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+void BooksPageWidget::FootnoteTask::performTask()
+{
+    if (!isCanceled()) {
+        // Determine the size of the footnote canvas
+        ZLTextParagraphCursorCache cache;
+        BooksPaintContext sizeContext(iMaxWidth, iMaxHeight);
+        ZLTextAreaController sizeController(sizeContext, *this, &cache);
+        ZLSize size;
+        sizeController.setModel(iTextModel);
+        sizeController.preparePaintInfo();
+        sizeController.area().paint(&size);
+        if (!size.isEmpty() && !isCanceled()) {
+            // Now actually paint it
+            size.myWidth = (size.myWidth + 3) & -4;
+            HDEBUG("footnote size:" << size.myWidth << "x" << size.myHeight);
+            cache.clear();
+            BooksPaintContext paintContext(size.myWidth, size.myHeight);
+            paintContext.setInvertColors(iInvertColors);
+            ZLTextAreaController paintController(paintContext, *this, &cache);
+            iImage = QImage(size.myWidth, size.myHeight, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+            QPainter painter(&iImage);
+            paintContext.beginPaint(&painter);
+            paintContext.clear(iInvertColors ?
+                BooksTextView::INVERTED_BACKGROUND :
+                BooksTextView::DEFAULT_BACKGROUND);
+            paintController.setModel(iTextModel);
+            paintController.preparePaintInfo();
+            paintController.area().paint();
+            paintContext.endPaint();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ==========================================================================
 // BooksPageWidget::PressTask
 // ==========================================================================
@@ -166,6 +258,7 @@ public:
         iData(aData), iX(aX), iY(aY), iKind(REGULAR) {}
 
     void performTask();
+    QString getLinkText(ZLTextWordCursor& aCursor);
 
 public:
     shared_ptr<BooksPageWidget::Data> iData;
@@ -176,9 +269,27 @@ public:
     std::string iLink;
     std::string iLinkType;
     std::string iImageId;
-    shared_ptr<ZLImageData> iImageData;
+    QString iLinkText;
+    QImage iImage;
 };
 
+QString BooksPageWidget::PressTask::getLinkText(ZLTextWordCursor& aCursor)
+{
+    QString text;
+    while (!aCursor.isEndOfParagraph() && !isCanceled() &&
+           aCursor.element().kind() != ZLTextElement::WORD_ELEMENT) {
+        aCursor.nextWord();
+    }
+    while (!aCursor.isEndOfParagraph() && !isCanceled() &&
+           aCursor.element().kind() == ZLTextElement::WORD_ELEMENT) {
+        const ZLTextWord& word = (ZLTextWord&)aCursor.element();
+        if (!text.isEmpty()) text.append(' ');
+        text.append(QString::fromUtf8(word.Data, word.Size));
+        aCursor.nextWord();
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+
 void BooksPageWidget::PressTask::performTask()
 {
     if (!isCanceled()) {
@@ -219,10 +330,12 @@ void BooksPageWidget::PressTask::performTask()
                             if (entry.isStart() && !stopped[entry.kind()]) {
                                 const ZLTextHyperlinkControlEntry& link =
                                     (ZLTextHyperlinkControlEntry&) entry;
-                                iKind = link.kind();
+                                iKind = kind;
                                 iLink = link.label();
                                 iLinkType = link.hyperlinkType();
-                                HDEBUG("link" << kind << iLink.c_str());
+                                iLinkText = getLinkText(cursor);
+                                HDEBUG("link" << kind << iLinkText <<
+                                    iLink.c_str());
                             }
                             return;
                         }
@@ -237,11 +350,17 @@ void BooksPageWidget::PressTask::performTask()
                 if (element.kind() == ZLTextElement::IMAGE_ELEMENT) {
                     const ZLTextImageElement& imageElement =
                         (const ZLTextImageElement&)element;
-                    iKind = IMAGE;
-                    iImageId = imageElement.id();
-                    iImageData = imageElement.image();
-                    HDEBUG("image element" << iImageId.c_str() <<
-                        iImageData->width() << iImageData->height());
+                    shared_ptr<ZLImageData> data = imageElement.image();
+                    if (!data.isNull()) {
+                        const QImage* image = ((ZLQtImageData&)(*data)).image();
+                        if (image && !image->isNull()) {
+                            iKind = IMAGE;
+                            iImage = *image;
+                            iImageId = imageElement.id();
+                            HDEBUG("image element" << iImageId.c_str() <<
+                                iImage.width() << iImage.height());
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -263,6 +382,7 @@ BooksPageWidget::BooksPageWidget(QQuickItem* aParent) :
     iRenderTask(NULL),
     iPressTask(NULL),
     iLongPressTask(NULL),
+    iFootnoteTask(NULL),
     iEmpty(false),
     iPage(-1)
 {
@@ -287,6 +407,7 @@ BooksPageWidget::~BooksPageWidget()
     if (iRenderTask) iRenderTask->release(this);
     if (iPressTask) iPressTask->release(this);
     if (iLongPressTask) iLongPressTask->release(this);
+    if (iFootnoteTask) iFootnoteTask->release(this);
 }
 
 void BooksPageWidget::setModel(BooksBookModel* aModel)
@@ -443,7 +564,7 @@ void BooksPageWidget::paint(QPainter* aPainter)
 {
     if (!iImage.isNull()) {
         HDEBUG("page" << iPage);
-        aPainter->drawImage(0, 0, *iImage);
+        aPainter->drawImage(0, 0, iImage);
         iEmpty = false;
     } else if (iPage >= 0 && iPageMark.valid() && !iData.isNull()) {
         if (!iRenderTask) {
@@ -471,6 +592,18 @@ void BooksPageWidget::resetView()
         iResetTask->release(this);
         iResetTask = NULL;
     }
+    if (iPressTask) {
+        iPressTask->release(this);
+        iPressTask = NULL;
+    }
+    if (iLongPressTask) {
+        iLongPressTask->release(this);
+        iLongPressTask = NULL;
+    }
+    if (iFootnoteTask) {
+        iFootnoteTask->release(this);
+        iFootnoteTask = NULL;
+    }
     iData.reset();
     if (iPage >= 0 && iPageMark.valid() &&
         width() > 0 && height() > 0 && iModel) {
@@ -547,6 +680,31 @@ void BooksPageWidget::onPressTaskDone()
     task->release(this);
 }
 
+void BooksPageWidget::onFootnoteTaskDone()
+{
+    HASSERT(sender() == iFootnoteTask);
+
+    FootnoteTask* task = iFootnoteTask;
+    iFootnoteTask = NULL;
+    if (!task->iImage.isNull()) {
+        // Footnotes with normal and inverted background need to
+        // have different ids so that the cached image with the wrong
+        // background doesn't show up after we invert the colors
+        static const QString NORMAL("n");
+        static const QString INVERTED("i");
+        static const QString FOOTNOTE_ID("footnote/%1#%2?p=%3&t=%4&s=%5x%6");
+        QString id = FOOTNOTE_ID.arg(task->iPath, task->iRef).
+            arg(iPage).arg(task->iInvertColors ? INVERTED : NORMAL).
+            arg(task->iImage.width()).arg(task->iImage.height());
+        QString url = IMAGE_URL.arg(BooksImageProvider::PROVIDER_ID, id);
+        HDEBUG(url);
+        BooksImageProvider::instance()->addImage(iModel, id, task->iImage);
+        Q_EMIT showFootnote(task->iX, task->iY, task->iLinkText, url);
+    }
+
+    task->release(this);
+}
+
 void BooksPageWidget::onLongPressTaskDone()
 {
     HASSERT(sender() == iLongPressTask);
@@ -571,28 +729,46 @@ void BooksPageWidget::onLongPressTaskDone()
                 Q_EMIT jumpToPage(page);
             }
         }
+    } else if (task->iKind == FOOTNOTE) {
+        if (iModel && task->iLink.length() > 0) {
+            std::string ref = task->iLink.substr(1);
+            shared_ptr<ZLTextModel> note = iModel->footnoteModel(ref);
+            BooksBook* book = iModel->book();
+            if (!note.isNull() && book) {
+                // Render the footnote
+                HDEBUG("footnote" << ref.c_str());
+                if (iFootnoteTask) iFootnoteTask->release(this);
+                iFootnoteTask = new FootnoteTask(task->iX, task->iY,
+                    width()*3/4, height()*10, book->path(), task->iLinkText,
+                    QString::fromStdString(ref), note, iTextStyle,
+                    iSettings->invertColors());
+                iTaskQueue->submit(iFootnoteTask, this,
+                    SLOT(onFootnoteTaskDone()));
+            }
+        }
     } else if (task->iKind == IMAGE) {
         // Make sure that the book path is mixed into the image id to handle
         // the case of different books having images with identical ids
-        QString id = QString::fromStdString(task->iImageId);
+        QString imageId = QString::fromStdString(task->iImageId);
         QString path;
         if (iModel) {
             BooksBook* book = iModel->book();
             if (book) {
                 path = book->path();
                 if (!path.isEmpty()) {
-                    if (!id.contains(path)) {
-                        QString old = id;
-                        id = path + ":" + old;
-                        HDEBUG(old << "-> " << id);
+                    if (!imageId.contains(path)) {
+                        QString old = imageId;
+                        imageId = path + ":" + old;
+                        HDEBUG(old << "-> " << imageId);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        static const QString IMAGE_URL("image://%1/%2");
-        QString url = IMAGE_URL.arg(BooksImageProvider::PROVIDER_ID, id);
-        BooksImageProvider::instance()->addImage(iModel, id, task->iImageData);
-        Q_EMIT imagePressed(url, task->iRect);
+        static const QString IMAGE_ID("image/%1");
+        QString id = IMAGE_ID.arg(imageId);
+        BooksImageProvider::instance()->addImage(iModel, id, task->iImage);
+        Q_EMIT imagePressed(IMAGE_URL.arg(BooksImageProvider::PROVIDER_ID, id),
+            task->iRect);
     }
 
     task->release(this);
@@ -601,7 +777,7 @@ void BooksPageWidget::onLongPressTaskDone()
 void BooksPageWidget::updateSize()
 {
     HDEBUG("page" << iPage << QSize(width(), height()));
-    iImage.reset();
+    iImage = QImage();
     resetView();
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/BooksPageWidget.h b/app/src/BooksPageWidget.h
index 0671284..9b40c5e 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksPageWidget.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksPageWidget.h
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void topMarginChanged();
     void bottomMarginChanged();
     void browserLinkPressed(QString url);
-    void imagePressed(QString url, QRect rect);
-    void activeTouch(int x, int y);
+    void imagePressed(QString imageId, QRect rect);
+    void activeTouch(int touchX, int touchY);
     void jumpToPage(int page);
+    void showFootnote(int touchX, int touchY, QString text, QString imageId);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void onWidthChanged();
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void onRenderTaskDone();
     void onPressTaskDone();
     void onLongPressTaskDone();
+    void onFootnoteTaskDone();
 
 private:
     void paint(QPainter *painter);
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ private:
     class ResetTask;
     class RenderTask;
     class PressTask;
+    class FootnoteTask;
 
     QSharedPointer<BooksSettings> iSettings;
     shared_ptr<BooksTaskQueue> iTaskQueue;
@@ -137,11 +140,12 @@ private:
     BooksBookModel* iModel;
     BooksMargins iMargins;
     shared_ptr<Data> iData;
-    shared_ptr<QImage> iImage;
+    QImage iImage;
     ResetTask* iResetTask;
     RenderTask* iRenderTask;
     PressTask* iPressTask;
     PressTask* iLongPressTask;
+    FootnoteTask* iFootnoteTask;
     bool iEmpty;
     int iPage;
 };
diff --git a/app/src/BooksPaintContext.cpp b/app/src/BooksPaintContext.cpp
index e621696..d9a374d 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksPaintContext.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksPaintContext.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "HarbourDebug.h"
 
 #include "ZLImage.h"
+#include "ZLTextStyle.h"
+#include "ZLStringUtil.h"
 #include "image/ZLQtImageManager.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
@@ -255,9 +257,45 @@ int BooksPaintContext::height() const
     return iHeight;
 }
 
-ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(quint8 aRed, quint8 aGreen, quint8 aBlue) const
+ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(quint8 aRed, quint8 aGreen, quint8 aBlue, bool aInvert)
 {
-    return iInvertColors ?
+    return aInvert ?
         ZLColor(255-aRed, 255-aGreen, 255-aBlue) :
         ZLColor(aRed, aGreen, aBlue);
 }
+
+ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(const std::string& aStyle, bool aInvert)
+{
+    static const std::string INTERNAL_HYPERLINK("internal");
+    static const std::string EXTERNAL_HYPERLINK("external");
+    static const std::string BOOK_HYPERLINK("book");
+
+    if (ZLStringUtil::startsWith(aStyle, '#')) {
+        if (aStyle.length() == 7) {
+            int i, value = 0;
+            for (i=1; i<7; i++) {
+                int nibble = ZLStringUtil::fromHex(aStyle[i]);
+                if (nibble >= 0) {
+                    value <<= 4;
+                    value |= nibble;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (i == 7) {
+                return realColor(ZLColor(value), aInvert);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (aStyle == INTERNAL_HYPERLINK) {
+        return realColor(33, 96, 180, aInvert);
+    } else if (aStyle == EXTERNAL_HYPERLINK) {
+        return realColor(33, 96, 180, aInvert);
+    } else if (aStyle == BOOK_HYPERLINK) {
+        return realColor(23, 68, 128, aInvert);
+    } else if (aStyle == ZLTextStyle::SELECTION_BACKGROUND) {
+        return realColor(82, 131, 194, aInvert);
+    } else if (aStyle == ZLTextStyle::HIGHLIGHTED_TEXT) {
+        return realColor(60, 139, 255, aInvert);
+    }
+    return realColor(0, 0, 0, aInvert);
+}
diff --git a/app/src/BooksPaintContext.h b/app/src/BooksPaintContext.h
index 5777ef5..9e83c3b 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksPaintContext.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksPaintContext.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ public:
     void drawFilledCircle(int x, int y, int r);
 
     void setInvertColors(bool aInvertColors);
+    static ZLColor realColor(const std::string& aStyle, bool aInvertColors);
+    static ZLColor realColor(quint8 aRed, quint8 aGreen, quint8 aBlue, bool aInvert);
+    static ZLColor realColor(const ZLColor aColor, bool aInvert);
+    ZLColor realColor(const std::string& aStyle) const;
     ZLColor realColor(quint8 aRed, quint8 aGreen, quint8 aBlue) const;
     ZLColor realColor(const ZLColor aColor) const;
 
@@ -116,6 +120,12 @@ inline QColor qtColor(const ZLColor& aColor)
     { return QColor(aColor.Red, aColor.Green, aColor.Blue); }
 inline ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(const ZLColor aColor) const
     { return realColor(aColor.Red, aColor.Green, aColor.Blue); }
+inline ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(quint8 aRed, quint8 aGreen, quint8 aBlue) const
+    { return realColor(aRed, aGreen, aBlue, iInvertColors); }
+inline ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(const ZLColor aColor, bool aInvert)
+    { return realColor(aColor.Red, aColor.Green, aColor.Blue, aInvert); }
+inline ZLColor BooksPaintContext::realColor(const std::string& aStyle) const
+    { return realColor(aStyle, iInvertColors); }
 inline void BooksPaintContext::setInvertColors(bool aInvertColors)
     { iInvertColors = aInvertColors; }
 
diff --git a/app/src/BooksSettings.h b/app/src/BooksSettings.h
index 41a10b4..8359efb 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksSettings.h
+++ b/app/src/BooksSettings.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class BooksSettings : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QString removableRoot READ removableRoot NOTIFY removableRootChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor primaryPageToolColor READ primaryPageToolColor CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor highlightPageToolColor READ highlightPageToolColor NOTIFY invertColorsChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QColor invertedPageBackgroundColor READ highlightPageToolColor NOTIFY invertColorsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QColor pageBackgroundColor READ pageBackgroundColor NOTIFY pageBackgroundColorChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int orientation READ orientation NOTIFY orientationChanged)
     class TextStyle;
diff --git a/app/src/BooksTextView.cpp b/app/src/BooksTextView.cpp
index a29dd9d..90025a7 100644
--- a/app/src/BooksTextView.cpp
+++ b/app/src/BooksTextView.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Jolla Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Jolla Ltd.
  * Contact: Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
  *
  * You may use this file under the terms of the BSD license as follows:
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include "BooksTextView.h"
 #include "BooksTextStyle.h"
 
-#include "ZLStringUtil.h"
-
 #define SUPER ZLTextView
 
 const ZLColor BooksTextView::DEFAULT_BACKGROUND(255, 255, 255);
@@ -87,40 +85,9 @@ ZLColor BooksTextView::backgroundColor() const
     return iPaintContext.realColor(DEFAULT_BACKGROUND);
 }
 
-ZLColor BooksTextView::color(const std::string &aStyle) const
+ZLColor BooksTextView::color(const std::string& aStyle) const
 {
-    static const std::string INTERNAL_HYPERLINK("internal");
-    static const std::string EXTERNAL_HYPERLINK("external");
-    static const std::string BOOK_HYPERLINK("book");
-
-    if (ZLStringUtil::startsWith(aStyle, '#')) {
-        if (aStyle.length() == 7) {
-            int i, value = 0;
-            for (i=1; i<7; i++) {
-                int nibble = ZLStringUtil::fromHex(aStyle[i]);
-                if (nibble >= 0) {
-                    value <<= 4;
-                    value |= nibble;
-                } else {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (i == 7) {
-                return iPaintContext.realColor(ZLColor(value));
-            }
-        }
-    } else if (aStyle == INTERNAL_HYPERLINK) {
-        return iPaintContext.realColor(33, 96, 180);
-    } else if (aStyle == EXTERNAL_HYPERLINK) {
-        return iPaintContext.realColor(33, 96, 180);
-    } else if (aStyle == BOOK_HYPERLINK) {
-        return iPaintContext.realColor(23, 68, 128);
-    } else if (aStyle == ZLTextStyle::SELECTION_BACKGROUND) {
-        return iPaintContext.realColor(82, 131, 194);
-    } else if (aStyle == ZLTextStyle::HIGHLIGHTED_TEXT) {
-        return iPaintContext.realColor(60, 139, 255);
-    }
-    return iPaintContext.realColor(0, 0, 0);
+    return iPaintContext.realColor(aStyle);
 }
 
 shared_ptr<ZLTextStyle> BooksTextView::baseStyle() const