diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e284eae81..b4a0108bf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * Quick access to book info in Android 3/4 (by tap on book title in action bar)
 * TOC item name is shown in navigation window
 * Versions for Honeycomb (Android 3.0) and Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) are megred into the same APK
+* Kindle menu issue has been fixed
 
 ===== 1.2.6 (Dec 19, 2011) =====
 * Android 3.*, 4.*: bottom buttons are hidden during book reading
diff --git a/src/org/geometerplus/android/fbreader/FBReader.java b/src/org/geometerplus/android/fbreader/FBReader.java
index ed349bb16..3be3be4c9 100644
--- a/src/org/geometerplus/android/fbreader/FBReader.java
+++ b/src/org/geometerplus/android/fbreader/FBReader.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public final class FBReader extends ZLAndroidActivity {
  	@Override
 	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 		final ZLAndroidLibrary zlibrary = (ZLAndroidLibrary)ZLibrary.Instance();
-		if (!zlibrary.ShowStatusBarOption.getValue()) {
+		if (!zlibrary.isKindleFire() && !zlibrary.ShowStatusBarOption.getValue()) {
 			getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN);
 		}
 		return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public final class FBReader extends ZLAndroidActivity {
 	public void onOptionsMenuClosed(Menu menu) {
 		super.onOptionsMenuClosed(menu);
 		final ZLAndroidLibrary zlibrary = (ZLAndroidLibrary)ZLibrary.Instance();
-		if (!zlibrary.ShowStatusBarOption.getValue()) {
+		if (!zlibrary.isKindleFire() && !zlibrary.ShowStatusBarOption.getValue()) {
 			getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/org/geometerplus/zlibrary/ui/android/library/ZLAndroidLibrary.java b/src/org/geometerplus/zlibrary/ui/android/library/ZLAndroidLibrary.java
index 9a2b54c3a..504c6fcdf 100644
--- a/src/org/geometerplus/zlibrary/ui/android/library/ZLAndroidLibrary.java
+++ b/src/org/geometerplus/zlibrary/ui/android/library/ZLAndroidLibrary.java
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ public final class ZLAndroidLibrary extends ZLibrary {
 			"PD_Novel".equals(Build.MODEL);
 	}
 
+	private Boolean myIsKindleFire = null;
+	public boolean isKindleFire() {
+		if (myIsKindleFire == null) {
+			final String KINDLE_MODEL_REGEXP = ".*kindle(\\s+)fire.*";
+			myIsKindleFire =
+				Build.MODEL != null &&
+				Build.MODEL.toLowerCase().matches(KINDLE_MODEL_REGEXP);
+		}
+		return myIsKindleFire;
+	}
+
 	private ZLAndroidActivity myActivity;
 	private final Application myApplication;
 	private ZLAndroidWidget myWidget;