diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02d0c804d2..8a6ddcf2aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "core-js": "^3.6.5",
     "date-fns": "^2.13.0",
     "document-register-element": "^1.14.3",
+    "epubjs": "^0.3.85",
     "fast-text-encoding": "^1.0.1",
     "flv.js": "^1.5.0",
     "headroom.js": "^0.11.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/css/site.css b/src/assets/css/site.css
index 627145abc1..467f48d4fd 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/site.css
+++ b/src/assets/css/site.css
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ div[data-role=page] {
     }
 }
 
+#bookPlayer {
+    position: relative;
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow: auto;
+    z-index: 100;
+    background: #fff;
+}
+
 .headerHelpButton {
     margin-left: 1.25em !important;
     padding-bottom: 0.4em !important;
diff --git a/src/bundle.js b/src/bundle.js
index d7ba6c6a51..d4a97247f8 100644
--- a/src/bundle.js
+++ b/src/bundle.js
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ _define('jellyfin-noto', function () {
     return noto;
 });
 
+var epubjs = require('epubjs');
+_define('epubjs', function () {
+    return epubjs;
+});
+
 // page.js
 var page = require('page');
 _define('page', function() {
diff --git a/src/components/bookplayer/plugin.js b/src/components/bookplayer/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c00b4b7c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/bookplayer/plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+define(['connectionManager', 'dom'], function (connectionManager, dom) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    function BookPlayer() {
+        var self = this;
+
+        self.name = 'Book Player';
+        self.type = 'mediaplayer';
+        self.id = 'bookplayer';
+        self.priority = 1;
+    }
+
+    BookPlayer.prototype.play = function (values) {
+        var serverId = values.items[0].ServerId
+        var apiClient = connectionManager.getApiClient(serverId);
+        var options = values;
+
+        require(['epubjs', 'appFooter-shared'], function (epubjs, appFooter) {
+            appFooter.element.insertAdjacentHTML('beforebegin', '<div id="bookPlayer"></div>');
+            var element = document.getElementById('bookPlayer');
+
+            var downloadHref = apiClient.getItemDownloadUrl(options.items[0].Id);
+
+            var book = epubjs.default(downloadHref, { openAs: 'epub' });
+            var rendition = book.renderTo(element, { method: "continuous", width: "100%", height: "100%" });
+            var displayed = rendition.display();
+        });
+    };
+
+    BookPlayer.prototype.canPlayMediaType = function (mediaType) {
+        return (mediaType || '').toLowerCase() === 'book';
+    };
+
+    return BookPlayer;
+});
diff --git a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
index dea419c8cc..381ab78693 100644
--- a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
+++ b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ define(['events', 'datetime', 'appSettings', 'itemHelper', 'pluginManager', 'pla
         // Only used internally
         self.getCurrentTicks = getCurrentTicks;
 
-        function playPhotos(items, options, user) {
+        function playOther(items, options, user) {
 
             var playStartIndex = options.startIndex || 0;
             var player = getPlayer(items[playStartIndex], options);
@@ -2211,9 +2211,9 @@ define(['events', 'datetime', 'appSettings', 'itemHelper', 'pluginManager', 'pla
                 return Promise.reject();
             }
 
-            if (firstItem.MediaType === 'Photo') {
+            if (firstItem.MediaType === 'Photo' || firstItem.MediaType === 'Book') {
 
-                return playPhotos(items, options, user);
+                return playOther(items, options, user);
             }
 
             var apiClient = connectionManager.getApiClient(firstItem.ServerId);
diff --git a/src/scripts/site.js b/src/scripts/site.js
index ddb152eb4c..0672ae0db5 100644
--- a/src/scripts/site.js
+++ b/src/scripts/site.js
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ var AppInfo = {};
             'components/htmlAudioPlayer/plugin',
             'components/htmlVideoPlayer/plugin',
             'components/photoPlayer/plugin',
+            'components/bookplayer/plugin',
             'components/youtubeplayer/plugin',
             'components/backdropScreensaver/plugin',
             'components/logoScreensaver/plugin'
@@ -670,6 +671,7 @@ var AppInfo = {};
                     'fetch',
                     'flvjs',
                     'jstree',
+                    'epubjs',
                     'jQuery',
                     'hlsjs',
                     'howler',