diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
index 05a1981af7..8497b79193 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderActivity.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderPresenter>(),
         super.onCreate(savedState)
         setContentView(R.layout.reader_activity)
 
+        setNotchCutoutMode()
+
         if (presenter.needsInit()) {
             val manga = intent.extras!!.getLong("manga", -1)
             val chapter = intent.extras!!.getLong("chapter", -1)
@@ -641,6 +643,22 @@ class ReaderActivity : BaseRxActivity<ReaderPresenter>(),
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets notch cutout mode to "NEVER", if mobile is in a landscape view
+     */
+    private fun setNotchCutoutMode() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+
+            val currentOrientation = resources.configuration.orientation
+
+            if (currentOrientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) {
+                val params = window.attributes
+                params.layoutInDisplayCutoutMode =
+                        WindowManager.LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_NEVER
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Class that handles the user preferences of the reader.
      */