diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/readme.txt b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/readme.txt
index 37ba354a71..0e9bd7ce49 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/readme.txt
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/readme.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ TODO list
 
   - for the horizontal scroll, allow the select scroll by screen/scroll by column for the settings menu.
 
-  - can display the horizontal scroll bar.
-
   - draw images that are linked to the text. (<img src="...">)
 
   - play audios that are linked to the text. (<audio src="...">)
diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_menu.c b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_menu.c
index e62b2de4be..ff2d6758a4 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_menu.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_menu.c
@@ -30,6 +30,42 @@
 
 static struct tv_preferences new_prefs;
 
+/* scrollbar menu */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+static bool tv_horizontal_scrollbar_setting(void)
+{
+    static const struct opt_items names[] = {
+        {"No",  -1},
+        {"Yes", -1},
+    };
+
+    return rb->set_option("Horizontal Scrollbar", &new_prefs.horizontal_scrollbar, INT,
+                           names, 2, NULL);
+}
+
+static bool tv_vertical_scrollbar_setting(void)
+{
+    static const struct opt_items names[] = {
+        {"No",  -1},
+        {"Yes", -1},
+    };
+
+    return rb->set_option("Vertical Scrollbar", &new_prefs.vertical_scrollbar, INT,
+                           names, 2, NULL);
+}
+
+MENUITEM_FUNCTION(horizontal_scrollbar_item, 0, "Horizontal",
+                  tv_horizontal_scrollbar_setting,
+                  NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
+MENUITEM_FUNCTION(vertical_scrollbar_item, 0, "Vertical",
+                  tv_vertical_scrollbar_setting,
+                  NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
+MAKE_MENU(scrollbar_menu, "Scrollbar", NULL, Icon_NOICON,
+          &horizontal_scrollbar_item, &vertical_scrollbar_item);
+#endif
+
+/* main menu */
+
 static bool tv_encoding_setting(void)
 {
     static struct opt_items names[NUM_CODEPAGES];
@@ -109,17 +145,6 @@ static bool tv_page_mode_setting(void)
                            names, 2, NULL);
 }
 
-static bool tv_scrollbar_setting(void)
-{
-    static const struct opt_items names[] = {
-        {"Off", -1},
-        {"On",  -1}
-    };
-
-    return rb->set_option("Show Scrollbar", &new_prefs.scrollbar_mode, INT,
-                           names, 2, NULL);
-}
-
 static bool tv_header_setting(void)
 {
     int len = (rb->global_settings->statusbar == STATUSBAR_TOP)? 4 : 2;
@@ -272,8 +297,6 @@ MENUITEM_FUNCTION(windows_item, 0, "Screens Per Page", tv_windows_setting,
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION(alignment_item, 0, "Alignment", tv_alignment_setting,
                   NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-MENUITEM_FUNCTION(scrollbar_item, 0, "Show Scrollbar", tv_scrollbar_setting,
-                  NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION(page_mode_item, 0, "Overlap Pages", tv_page_mode_setting,
                   NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION(header_item, 0, "Show Header", tv_header_setting,
@@ -291,7 +314,7 @@ MAKE_MENU(option_menu, "Viewer Options", NULL, Icon_NOICON,
             &encoding_item, &word_wrap_item, &line_mode_item, &windows_item,
             &alignment_item,
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-            &scrollbar_item, &page_mode_item, &header_item, &footer_item, &font_item,
+            &scrollbar_menu, &page_mode_item, &header_item, &footer_item, &font_item,
 #endif
             &scroll_mode_item, &autoscroll_speed_item);
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.c b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.c
index 777f6afdb9..ad4b0aa12b 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.c
@@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ static void tv_notify_change_preferences(const struct tv_preferences *oldp,
      *   - font
      *   - autoscroll_speed
      */
-    if ((oldp == NULL)                                 ||
-        (oldp->word_mode      != newp->word_mode)      ||
-        (oldp->line_mode      != newp->line_mode)      ||
-        (oldp->windows        != newp->windows)        ||
-        (oldp->scrollbar_mode != newp->scrollbar_mode) ||
-        (oldp->encoding       != newp->encoding)       ||
+    if ((oldp == NULL)                                             ||
+        (oldp->word_mode            != newp->word_mode)            ||
+        (oldp->line_mode            != newp->line_mode)            ||
+        (oldp->windows              != newp->windows)              ||
+        (oldp->horizontal_scrollbar != newp->horizontal_scrollbar) ||
+        (oldp->vertical_scrollbar   != newp->vertical_scrollbar)   ||
+        (oldp->encoding             != newp->encoding)             ||
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-        (oldp->header_mode    != newp->header_mode)    ||
-        (oldp->footer_mode    != newp->footer_mode)    ||
-        (rb->strcmp(oldp->font_name, newp->font_name)) ||
+        (oldp->header_mode          != newp->header_mode)          ||
+        (oldp->footer_mode          != newp->footer_mode)          ||
+        (rb->strcmp(oldp->font_name, newp->font_name))             ||
 #endif
         (rb->strcmp(oldp->file_name, newp->file_name)))
     {
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ void tv_set_default_preferences(struct tv_preferences *p)
     p->alignment = LEFT;
     p->scroll_mode = PAGE;
     p->page_mode = NO_OVERLAP;
-    p->scrollbar_mode = SB_OFF;
+    p->horizontal_scrollbar = SB_OFF;
+    p->vertical_scrollbar = SB_OFF;
     rb->memset(p->font_name, 0, MAX_PATH);
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     p->header_mode = HD_BOTH;
diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.h b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.h
index f74e3d7407..ca02c2b5c9 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_preferences.h
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 #ifndef PLUGIN_TEXT_VIEWER_PREFERENCES_H
 #define PLUGIN_TEXT_VIEWER_PREFERENCES_H
 
+enum scrollbar_mode {
+    SB_OFF = 0,
+    SB_ON,
+};
+
 struct tv_preferences {
     enum {
         WRAP = 0,
@@ -43,10 +48,8 @@ struct tv_preferences {
 
     enum codepages encoding;
 
-    enum {
-        SB_OFF = 0,
-        SB_ON,
-    } scrollbar_mode;
+    enum scrollbar_mode horizontal_scrollbar;
+    enum scrollbar_mode vertical_scrollbar;
 
     enum {
         NO_OVERLAP = 0,
diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_settings.c b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_settings.c
index 3b9a684b94..bf6ae1e74a 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_settings.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_settings.c
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@
  * windows                1 (when version <= 0x32, this value is view_mode)
  * alignment              1
  * encoding               1
- * scrollbar_mode         1
+ * vertical_scrollbar     1
  * (unused)               1 (for compatibility)
  * page_mode              1
  * page_number_mode       1
  * title_mode             1
  * scroll_mode            1
  * autoscroll_speed       1
- * (reserved)             16
+ * horizontal_scrollbar   1
+ * (reserved)             15
  * font name              MAX_PATH
  */
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 #define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_FILE          VIEWERS_DIR "/tv_global.dat"
 
 #define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_HEADER        "\x54\x56\x47\x53" /* "TVGS" */
-#define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_VERSION       0x33
+#define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_VERSION       0x34
 #define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_HEADER_SIZE   5
 #define TV_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_FIRST_VERSION 0x31
 
@@ -77,14 +78,15 @@
  *     windows                1 (when version <= 0x33, this value is view_mode)
  *     alignment              1
  *     encoding               1
- *     scrollbar_mode         1
+ *     vertical_scrollbar     1
  *     (unused)               1 (for compatibility)
  *     page_mode              1
  *     header_mode            1
  *     footer_mode            1
  *     scroll_mode            1
  *     autoscroll_speed       1
- *     (reserved)             16
+ *     horizontal_scrollbar   1
+ *     (reserved)             15
  *     font name              MAX_PATH
  *   bookmark count           1
  *   [1st bookmark]
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@
 #define TV_SETTINGS_TMP_FILE      VIEWERS_DIR "/tv_file.tmp"
 
 #define TV_SETTINGS_HEADER        "\x54\x56\x53" /* "TVS" */
-#define TV_SETTINGS_VERSION       0x34
+#define TV_SETTINGS_VERSION       0x35
 #define TV_SETTINGS_HEADER_SIZE   4
 #define TV_SETTINGS_FIRST_VERSION 0x32
 
@@ -143,8 +145,8 @@ static bool tv_read_preferences(int pfd, int version, struct tv_preferences *pre
     else
         prefs->alignment = LEFT;
 
-    prefs->encoding         = *p++;
-    prefs->scrollbar_mode   = *p++;
+    prefs->encoding           = *p++;
+    prefs->vertical_scrollbar = *p++;
     /* skip need_scrollbar */
     p++;
     prefs->page_mode        = *p++;
@@ -153,6 +155,11 @@ static bool tv_read_preferences(int pfd, int version, struct tv_preferences *pre
     prefs->scroll_mode      = *p++;
     prefs->autoscroll_speed = *p++;
 
+    if (version > 2)
+        prefs->horizontal_scrollbar = *p;
+    else
+        prefs->horizontal_scrollbar = SB_OFF;
+
     rb->memcpy(prefs->font_name, buf + read_size - MAX_PATH, MAX_PATH);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
@@ -172,7 +179,7 @@ static bool tv_write_preferences(int pfd, const struct tv_preferences *prefs)
     *p++ = prefs->windows;
     *p++ = prefs->alignment;
     *p++ = prefs->encoding;
-    *p++ = prefs->scrollbar_mode;
+    *p++ = prefs->vertical_scrollbar;
     /* skip need_scrollbar */
     p++;
     *p++ = prefs->page_mode;
@@ -180,6 +187,7 @@ static bool tv_write_preferences(int pfd, const struct tv_preferences *prefs)
     *p++ = prefs->footer_mode;
     *p++ = prefs->scroll_mode;
     *p++ = prefs->autoscroll_speed;
+    *p++ = prefs->horizontal_scrollbar;
 
     rb->memcpy(buf + 28, prefs->font_name, MAX_PATH);
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_window.c b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_window.c
index bf27e2cfd5..72faf23565 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_window.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/text_viewer/tv_window.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include "tv_text_reader.h"
 #include "tv_window.h"
 
-#define TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH rb->global_settings->scrollbar_width
+#define TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH  rb->global_settings->scrollbar_width
+#define TV_SCROLLBAR_HEIGHT 4
 
 #ifndef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
 #define TV_BOOKMARK_ICON 0xe101
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
 static int header_height;
 static int footer_height;
-static bool need_scrollbar = false;
+static bool need_vertical_scrollbar = false;
 #endif
 
 static int start_width;
@@ -123,27 +124,41 @@ static void tv_show_scrollbar(off_t cur_pos, int size)
     int items;
     int min_shown;
     int max_shown;
-    int sb_begin_y;
+    int sb_width;
     int sb_height;
 
-    if (!need_scrollbar)
-        return;
+    sb_height = LCD_HEIGHT - header_height - footer_height;
+    if (prefs->horizontal_scrollbar)
+    {
+        items     = prefs->windows * window_columns;
+        min_shown = cur_window * window_columns + cur_column;
+        max_shown = min_shown + window_columns;
+        sb_width  = (need_vertical_scrollbar)? TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH : 0;
+        sb_height -= TV_SCROLLBAR_HEIGHT;
 
-    items = (int) tv_get_total_text_size();
-    min_shown = (int) cur_pos;
+        rb->gui_scrollbar_draw(rb->screens[SCREEN_MAIN],
+                               sb_width,
+                               LCD_HEIGHT - footer_height - TV_SCROLLBAR_HEIGHT,
+                               LCD_WIDTH - sb_width, TV_SCROLLBAR_HEIGHT,
+                               items, min_shown, max_shown, HORIZONTAL);
+    }
 
-    max_shown = min_shown + size;
+    if (need_vertical_scrollbar)
+    {
+        items     = (int) tv_get_total_text_size();
+        min_shown = (int) cur_pos;
+        max_shown = min_shown + size;
 
-    sb_begin_y = header_height;
-    sb_height  = LCD_HEIGHT - header_height - footer_height;
-
-    rb->gui_scrollbar_draw(rb->screens[SCREEN_MAIN],0, sb_begin_y,
-                           TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH-1, sb_height,
-                           items, min_shown, max_shown, VERTICAL);
+        rb->gui_scrollbar_draw(rb->screens[SCREEN_MAIN], 0, header_height,
+                               TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH-1, sb_height,
+                               items, min_shown, max_shown, VERTICAL);
+    }
 }
 
 static int tv_calc_display_lines(void)
 {
+    int scrollbar_height = (prefs->horizontal_scrollbar)? TV_SCROLLBAR_HEIGHT : 0;
+
     header_height = (prefs->header_mode == HD_SBAR || prefs->header_mode == HD_BOTH)?
                     STATUSBAR_HEIGHT : 0;
 
@@ -160,7 +175,7 @@ static int tv_calc_display_lines(void)
     if (prefs->footer_mode == FT_PAGE || prefs->footer_mode == FT_BOTH)
         footer_height += prefs->font->height;
 
-    return (LCD_HEIGHT - header_height - footer_height) / prefs->font->height;
+    return (LCD_HEIGHT - header_height - footer_height - scrollbar_height) / prefs->font->height;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -314,13 +329,13 @@ static void tv_change_preferences(const struct tv_preferences *oldp)
 
     window_width = LCD_WIDTH;
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-    need_scrollbar = false;
+    need_vertical_scrollbar = false;
     start_width = 0;
     tv_seek_top();
     tv_set_read_conditions(prefs->windows, window_width);
-    if (tv_traverse_lines() && prefs->scrollbar_mode)
+    if (tv_traverse_lines() && prefs->vertical_scrollbar)
     {
-        need_scrollbar = true;
+        need_vertical_scrollbar = true;
         start_width = TV_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
     }
     tv_seek_top();