diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryCategoryView.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryCategoryView.kt
index c258f43a8c..f73f14b155 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryCategoryView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryCategoryView.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ class LibraryCategoryView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
                     }
                     controller.invalidateActionMode()
                 }
+
+        subscriptions += controller.selectInverseRelay
+            .filter { it == category.id }
+            .subscribe {
+                adapter.currentItems.forEach { item ->
+                    controller.toggleSelection(item.manga)
+                }
+                controller.invalidateActionMode()
+            }
     }
 
     fun onRecycle() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
index 806178c876..8ac2e31b01 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/library/LibraryController.kt
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class LibraryController(
      */
     val selectAllRelay: PublishRelay<Int> = PublishRelay.create()
 
+    /**
+     * Relay to notify the library's viewpager to select the inverse
+     */
+    val selectInverseRelay: PublishRelay<Int> = PublishRelay.create()
+
     /**
      * Number of manga per row in grid mode.
      */
@@ -407,6 +412,7 @@ class LibraryController(
             R.id.action_move_to_category -> showChangeMangaCategoriesDialog()
             R.id.action_delete -> showDeleteMangaDialog()
             R.id.action_select_all -> selectAllCategoryManga()
+            R.id.action_select_inverse -> selectInverseCategoryManga()
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -445,6 +451,19 @@ class LibraryController(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Toggles the current selection state for a given manga.
+     *
+     * @param manga the manga whose selection to change.
+     */
+    fun toggleSelection(manga: Manga) {
+        if (selectedMangas.add(manga)) {
+            selectionRelay.call(LibrarySelectionEvent.Selected(manga))
+        } else if (selectedMangas.remove(manga)) {
+            selectionRelay.call(LibrarySelectionEvent.Unselected(manga))
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Move the selected manga to a list of categories.
      */
@@ -501,6 +520,12 @@ class LibraryController(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun selectInverseCategoryManga() {
+        adapter?.categories?.getOrNull(library_pager.currentItem)?.id?.let {
+            selectInverseRelay.call(it)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
         if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_OPEN) {
             if (data == null || resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK) return
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
index 3e02954a65..fe67425819 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ class ChaptersController : NucleusController<ChaptersPresenter>(),
 
     override fun onActionItemClicked(mode: ActionMode, item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         when (item.itemId) {
+            R.id.action_select_all -> selectAll()
+            R.id.action_select_inverse -> selectInverse()
             R.id.action_download -> downloadChapters(getSelectedChapters())
             R.id.action_delete -> showDeleteChaptersConfirmationDialog()
             R.id.action_bookmark -> bookmarkChapters(getSelectedChapters(), true)
@@ -406,7 +408,6 @@ class ChaptersController : NucleusController<ChaptersPresenter>(),
             R.id.action_mark_as_read -> markAsRead(getSelectedChapters())
             R.id.action_mark_as_unread -> markAsUnread(getSelectedChapters())
             R.id.action_mark_previous_as_read -> markPreviousAsRead(getSelectedChapters())
-            R.id.action_select_all -> selectAll()
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -436,6 +437,15 @@ class ChaptersController : NucleusController<ChaptersPresenter>(),
         actionMode?.invalidate()
     }
 
+    private fun selectInverse() {
+        val adapter = adapter ?: return
+        for (i in 0..adapter.itemCount) {
+            adapter.toggleSelection(i)
+        }
+        actionMode?.invalidate()
+        adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
+    }
+
     private fun markAsRead(chapters: List<ChapterItem>) {
         presenter.markChaptersRead(chapters, true)
         if (presenter.preferences.removeAfterMarkedAsRead()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
index ae277acdcf..2494381b49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ class UpdatesController : NucleusController<UpdatesPresenter>(),
     override fun onActionItemClicked(mode: ActionMode, item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         when (item.itemId) {
             R.id.action_select_all -> selectAll()
+            R.id.action_select_inverse -> selectInverse()
             R.id.action_download -> downloadChapters(getSelectedChapters())
             R.id.action_delete -> ConfirmDeleteChaptersDialog(this, getSelectedChapters())
                     .showDialog(router)
@@ -364,4 +365,13 @@ class UpdatesController : NucleusController<UpdatesPresenter>(),
         adapter.selectAll()
         actionMode?.invalidate()
     }
+
+    private fun selectInverse() {
+        val adapter = adapter ?: return
+        for (i in 0..adapter.itemCount) {
+            adapter.toggleSelection(i)
+        }
+        actionMode?.invalidate()
+        adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_flip_to_back_24dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_flip_to_back_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30fe85acdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_flip_to_back_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+  <path
+      android:pathData="M9,7L7,7v2h2L9,7zM9,11L7,11v2h2v-2zM9,3c-1.11,0 -2,0.9 -2,2h2L9,3zM13,15h-2v2h2v-2zM19,3v2h2c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2zM13,3h-2v2h2L13,3zM9,17v-2L7,15c0,1.1 0.89,2 2,2zM19,13h2v-2h-2v2zM19,9h2L21,7h-2v2zM19,17c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2h-2v2zM5,7L3,7v12c0,1.1 0.89,2 2,2h12v-2L5,19L5,7zM15,5h2L17,3h-2v2zM15,17h2v-2h-2v2z"
+      android:fillColor="#000000"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/generic_selection.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/generic_selection.xml
index 6da5ebdaca..644acf4b3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/generic_selection.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/generic_selection.xml
@@ -9,4 +9,11 @@
         app:iconTint="?attr/colorOnPrimary"
         app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_select_inverse"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_flip_to_back_24dp"
+        android:title="@string/action_select_inverse"
+        app:iconTint="?attr/colorOnPrimary"
+        app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
+
 </menu>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b5e91adf21..85c8d7e19f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     <string name="action_search">Search</string>
     <string name="action_global_search">Global search</string>
     <string name="action_select_all">Select all</string>
+    <string name="action_select_inverse">Select inverse</string>
     <string name="action_mark_as_read">Mark as read</string>
     <string name="action_mark_as_unread">Mark as unread</string>
     <string name="action_mark_previous_as_read">Mark previous as read</string>