diff --git a/android/res/layout/tts_toolbar.xml b/android/res/layout/tts_toolbar.xml
index 0508c6528..f065ffee4 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/tts_toolbar.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/tts_toolbar.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Layout for TTS dialog -->
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:id="@+id/tts_toolbar_body"
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginTop="3dip"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="3dip"
-        android:background="?attr/tts_toolbar_background"
-        android:baselineAligned="true"
-        android:orientation="vertical">
+        android:layout_height="fill_parent">
+
+    <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/tts_glass_panel"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+            android:background="#00000000"
+            android:gravity="top">
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/tts_toolbar_body"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+            android:layout_marginTop="3dip"
+            android:layout_marginBottom="3dip"
+            android:background="?attr/tts_toolbar_background"
+            android:baselineAligned="true"
+            android:orientation="vertical">
 
     <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/tts_toolbar_buttons"
@@ -189,3 +203,4 @@
                 android:layout_weight="1" />
     </LinearLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/TTSToolbarDlg.java b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/TTSToolbarDlg.java
index 2f22c5b9e..d2c3e8d44 100644
--- a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/TTSToolbarDlg.java
+++ b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/TTSToolbarDlg.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.PopupWindow;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener;
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ public class TTSToolbarDlg implements Settings {
 	private final PopupWindow mWindow;
 	private final CoolReader mCoolReader;
 	private final ReaderView mReaderView;
+	private final LinearLayout glassPanel;
+	private final LinearLayout toolbarBody;
 	private final TTSControlServiceAccessor mTTSControl;
 	private final ImageButton mPlayPauseButton;
 	private final TextView mVolumeTextView;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ public class TTSToolbarDlg implements Settings {
 	private boolean mClosed;
 	private Selection mCurrentSelection;
 	private boolean isSpeaking;
+	private boolean isToolbarHidden;
 	private int mMotionTimeout;
 	private boolean mAutoSetDocLang;
 	private String mBookAuthors;
@@ -438,6 +442,14 @@ public TTSToolbarDlg(CoolReader coolReader, ReaderView readerView, TTSControlSer
 		LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
 		View panel = inflater.inflate(R.layout.tts_toolbar, null);
 
+		glassPanel = panel.findViewById(R.id.tts_glass_panel);
+		toolbarBody = panel.findViewById(R.id.tts_toolbar_body);
+
+                glassPanel.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+                    isToolbarHidden = !isToolbarHidden;
+                    toolbarBody.setVisibility(isToolbarHidden ? View.INVISIBLE: View.VISIBLE);
+                });
+
 		mPlayPauseButton = panel.findViewById(R.id.tts_play_pause);
 		mPlayPauseButton.setImageResource(Utils.resolveResourceIdByAttr(mCoolReader, R.attr.ic_media_play_drawable, R.drawable.ic_media_play));
 		ImageButton backButton = panel.findViewById(R.id.tts_back);
@@ -557,7 +569,7 @@ public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
 
 		mWindow.setBackgroundDrawable(new BitmapDrawable());
 		mWindow.setWidth(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);
-		mWindow.setHeight(WindowManager.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
+		mWindow.setHeight(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);
 		mWindow.setFocusable(true);
 		mWindow.setTouchable(true);
 		mWindow.setOutsideTouchable(true);