diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 846fbb6dff..aabae678f1 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	<string name="settings_keep_screen_on">Keep screen on.</string>
 	<string name="prefs_use_arabic_names">useArabicNames</string>
 	<string name="prefs_keep_screen_on">keepScreenOn</string>
+	<string name="prefs_display_marker_popup">displayMarkerPopup</string>
 	<string name="prefs_lock_orientation">lockOrientation</string>
 	<string name="prefs_landscape_orientation">landscapeOrientation</string>
 	<string name="prefs_translation_text_size">translationTextSize</string>
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@
     <string name="no_active_translation">No active translation set, set an active translation first (Settings > Set Active Translation) and then search again.</string>
     <string name="set_active_translation">Set Active Translation</string>
     <string name="no_translations_available">You have not got any available translations, please download a translation first (Menu > Get More Translations) and then search again.</string>
+    <string name="prefs_category_reading">Reading Preferences</string>
     <string name="prefs_category_translation">Translation Preferences</string>
     <string name="prefs_category_display_settings">Display Settings</string>
     <string name="prefs_active_translation">activeTranslation</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/quran_preferences.xml b/res/xml/quran_preferences.xml
index 99506422ca..f8d7afdb18 100644
--- a/res/xml/quran_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/quran_preferences.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:title="Lock Screen Orientation" android:summaryOn="Quran page will be in  fixed orientation mode" android:summaryOff="Adaptive to current orientation mode" android:key="@string/prefs_lock_orientation" android:defaultValue="false" android:persistent="true" android:disableDependentsState="false"></CheckBoxPreference>
 		<CheckBoxPreference android:key="@string/prefs_landscape_orientation" android:title="Landscape Orientation" android:persistent="true" android:summaryOn="Landscape orientation will be used" android:summaryOff="Portrait orientation will be used" android:dependency="@string/prefs_lock_orientation"></CheckBoxPreference>
 	</PreferenceCategory>
+	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/prefs_category_reading">
+		<CheckBoxPreference 
+			android:title="Display Marker Popups" 
+			android:summaryOn="Display popup when reaching Juz', Hizb, etc." android:summaryOff="Don't display popup when reaching Juz', Hizb, etc." 
+			android:persistent="true" android:key="@string/prefs_display_marker_popup">
+		</CheckBoxPreference>
+	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/prefs_category_translation">
 		<com.quran.labs.androidquran.widgets.SelectTranslationPreference
 	    android:key="@string/prefs_active_translation"
diff --git a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/common/QuranPageFeeder.java b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/common/QuranPageFeeder.java
index 6e55bd1c9d..4688fe59e6 100644
--- a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/common/QuranPageFeeder.java
+++ b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/common/QuranPageFeeder.java
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.ScrollView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.R;
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.data.ApplicationConstants;
+import com.quran.labs.androidquran.data.QuranInfo;
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.util.QuranSettings;
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.util.QuranUtils;
 import com.quran.labs.androidquran.widgets.HighlightingImageView;
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ public class QuranPageFeeder implements OnPageFlipListener {
 	protected int mPageLayout;
 	protected int mCurrentPageNumber;
 	
+	private long lastPopupTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+	
 	public QuranPageFeeder(PageViewQuranActivity context,
 			QuranPageCurlView quranPage, int page_layout) {
 		mContext = context;
@@ -151,6 +155,31 @@ public void onPageFlipEnd(QuranPageCurlView pageView, int flipDirection) {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public void displayMarkerPopup() {
+		if(System.currentTimeMillis() - lastPopupTime < 3000)
+			return;
+		int rub3 = QuranInfo.getRub3FromPage(mCurrentPageNumber);
+		if (rub3 == -1)
+			return;
+		int hizb = (rub3 / 4) + 1;
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+		
+		if (rub3 % 8 == 0) {
+			sb.append("Juz' ").append((hizb/2) + 1);
+		} else {
+			sb.append("Hizb ").append(hizb);
+			int remainder = rub3 % 4;
+			if (remainder == 1)
+				sb.insert(0, "¼ ");
+			else if (remainder == 2)
+				sb.insert(0, "½ ");
+			else if (remainder == 3)
+				sb.insert(0, "¾ ");
+		}
+		Toast.makeText(mContext, sb.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+		lastPopupTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+	}
+	
 	public int loadNextPage(QuranPageCurlView pageView) {
 		mCurrentPageNumber += 1;
 		if (mCurrentPageNumber < ApplicationConstants.PAGES_LAST){
@@ -292,6 +321,8 @@ public void run(){
 	        	updateViewForUser(v, false, false);
 	        	QuranSettings.getInstance().setLastPage(mCurrentPageNumber);
 				QuranSettings.save(mContext.prefs);
+				if (QuranSettings.getInstance().isDisplayMarkerPopup())
+					displayMarkerPopup();
 	        }
 			
 			//clear for GC
diff --git a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/ApplicationConstants.java b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/ApplicationConstants.java
index 36ba9a6f76..3d19f0548c 100644
--- a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/ApplicationConstants.java
+++ b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/ApplicationConstants.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class ApplicationConstants {
 	public static final String PREF_KEEP_SCREEN_ON = "keepScreenOn";
 	public static final String PREF_LOCK_ORIENTATION = "lockOrientation";
 	public static final String PREF_LANDSCAPE_ORIENTATION = "landscapeOrientation";
+	public static final String PREF_DISPLAY_MARKER_POPUP = "displayMarkerPopup";
 	public static final String PREF_TRANSLATION_TEXT_SIZE = "translationTextSize";
 	public static final String PREF_ACTIVE_TRANSLATION = "activeTranslation";
 	public static final String PREF_RESHAPE_ARABIC = "reshapeArabic";
diff --git a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranInfo.java b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranInfo.java
index cb1dd10152..d5958fffa7 100644
--- a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranInfo.java
@@ -187,6 +187,67 @@ private static String getPageTitleNoPrefix() {
 		402, 422, 442, 462, 482, 502, 522, 542, 562, 582
 	};
 	
+	public static int[] RUB3_PAGE_START = {
+		5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24,
+		27, 29, 32, 34, 37, 39, 42, 44, 46, 49, 51, 54, 56, 59, 62, 64, 67,
+		69, 72, 74, 77, 79, 82, 84, 87, 89, 92, 94, 97, 100, 102, 104, 106,
+		109, 112, 114, 117, 119, 121, 124, 126, 129, 132, 134, 137, 140,
+		142, 144, 146, 148, 151, 154, 156, 158, 162, 164, 167, 170, 173,
+		175, 177, 179, 182, 184, 187, 189, 192, 194, 196, 199, 201, 204,
+		206, 209, 212, 214, 217, 219, 222, 224, 226, 228, 231, 233, 236,
+		238, 242, 244, 247, 249, 252, 254, 256, 259, 262, 264, 267, 270,
+		272, 275, 277, 280, 282, 284, 287, 289, 292, 295, 297, 299, 302,
+		304, 306, 309, 312, 315, 317, 319, 322, 324, 326, 329, 332, 334,
+		336, 339, 342, 344, 347, 350, 352, 354, 356, 359, 362, 364, 367,
+		369, 371, 374, 377, 379, 382, 384, 386, 389, 392, 394, 396, 399,
+		402, 404, 407, 410, 413, 415, 418, 420, 422, 425, 426, 429, 431,
+		433, 436, 439, 442, 444, 446, 449, 451, 454, 456, 459, 462, 464,
+		467, 469, 472, 474, 477, 479, 482, 484, 486, 488, 491, 493, 496,
+		499, 502, 505, 507, 510, 513, 515, 517, 519, 522, 524, 526, 529,
+		531, 534, 536, 539, 542, 544, 547, 550, 553, 554, 558, 560, 562,
+		564, 566, 569, 572, 575, 577, 579, 582, 585, 587, 589, 591, 594,
+		596, 599
+	};
+	
+	public static int[] PAGE_RUB3_START = {
+		-1, -1, -1, -1, 1, -1, 2, -1, 3, -1, 4, -1, -1, 5, -1, -1, 6, -1, 7,
+		-1, -1, 8, -1, 9, -1, -1, 10, -1, 11, -1, -1, 12, -1, 13, -1, -1, 14,
+		-1, 15, -1, -1, 16, -1, 17, -1, 18, -1, -1, 19, -1, 20, -1, -1, 21, -1,
+		22, -1, -1, 23, -1, -1, 24, -1, 25, -1, -1, 26, -1, 27, -1, -1, 28, -1,
+		29, -1, -1, 30, -1, 31, -1, -1, 32, -1, 33, -1, -1, 34, -1, 35, -1, -1,
+		36, -1, 37, -1, -1, 38, -1, -1, 39, -1, 40, -1, 41, -1, 42, -1, -1, 43,
+		-1, -1, 44, -1, 45, -1, -1, 46, -1, 47, -1, 48, -1, -1, 49, -1, 50, -1,
+		-1, 51, -1, -1, 52, -1, 53, -1, -1, 54, -1, -1, 55, -1, 56, -1, 57, -1,
+		58, -1, 59, -1, -1, 60, -1, -1, 61, -1, 62, -1, 63, -1, -1, -1, 64, -1,
+		65, -1, -1, 66, -1, -1, 67, -1, -1, 68, -1, 69, -1, 70, -1, 71, -1, -1,
+		72, -1, 73, -1, -1, 74, -1, 75, -1, -1, 76, -1, 77, -1, 78, -1, -1, 79,
+		-1, 80, -1, -1, 81, -1, 82, -1, -1, 83, -1, -1, 84, -1, 85, -1, -1, 86,
+		-1, 87, -1, -1, 88, -1, 89, -1, 90, -1, 91, -1, -1, 92, -1, 93, -1, -1,
+		94, -1, 95, -1, -1, -1, 96, -1, 97, -1, -1, 98, -1, 99, -1, -1, 100, -1,
+		101, -1, 102, -1, -1, 103, -1, -1, 104, -1, 105, -1, -1, 106, -1, -1,
+		107, -1, 108, -1, -1, 109, -1, 110, -1, -1, 111, -1, 112, -1, 113, -1,
+		-1, 114, -1, 115, -1, -1, 116, -1, -1, 117, -1, 118, -1, 119, -1, -1,
+		120, -1, 121, -1, 122, -1, -1, 123, -1, -1, 124, -1, -1, 125, -1, 126,
+		-1, 127, -1, -1, 128, -1, 129, -1, 130, -1, -1, 131, -1, -1, 132, -1,
+		133, -1, 134, -1, -1, 135, -1, -1, 136, -1, 137, -1, -1, 138, -1, -1,
+		139, -1, 140, -1, 141, -1, 142, -1, -1, 143, -1, -1, 144, -1, 145, -1,
+		-1, 146, -1, 147, -1, 148, -1, -1, 149, -1, -1, 150, -1, 151, -1, -1,
+		152, -1, 153, -1, 154, -1, -1, 155, -1, -1, 156, -1, 157, -1, 158, -1,
+		-1, 159, -1, -1, 160, -1, 161, -1, -1, 162, -1, -1, 163, -1, -1, 164,
+		-1, 165, -1, -1, 166, -1, 167, -1, 168, -1, -1, 169, 170, -1, -1, 171,
+		-1, 172, -1, 173, -1, -1, 174, -1, -1, 175, -1, -1, 176, -1, 177, -1,
+		178, -1, -1, 179, -1, 180, -1, -1, 181, -1, 182, -1, -1, 183, -1, -1,
+		184, -1, 185, -1, -1, 186, -1, 187, -1, -1, 188, -1, 189, -1, -1, 190,
+		-1, 191, -1, -1, 192, -1, 193, -1, 194, -1, 195, -1, -1, 196, -1, 197,
+		-1, -1, 198, -1, -1, 199, -1, -1, 200, -1, -1, 201, -1, 202, -1, -1,
+		203, -1, -1, 204, -1, 205, -1, 206, -1, 207, -1, -1, 208, -1, 209, -1,
+		210, -1, -1, 211, -1, 212, -1, -1, 213, -1, 214, -1, -1, 215, -1, -1,
+		216, -1, 217, -1, -1, 218, -1, -1, 219, -1, -1, 220, 221, -1, -1, -1,
+		222, -1, 223, -1, 224, -1, 225, -1, 226, -1, -1, 227, -1, -1, 228, -1,
+		-1, 229, -1, 230, -1, 231, -1, -1, 232, -1, -1, 233, -1, 234, -1, 235,
+		-1, 236, -1, -1, 237, -1, 238, -1, -1, 239, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
+	};
+	
 	public static int[] SURA_NUM_AYAHS = {
 		7, 286, 200, 176, 120, 165, 206, 75, 129, 109, 123, 111,
 		43, 52, 99, 128, 111, 110, 98, 135, 112, 78, 118, 64, 77,
@@ -264,6 +325,16 @@ public static int getJuzFromPage(int page) {
 		return juz > 30 ? 30 : juz < 1 ? 1 : juz;
 	}
 	
+	public static int getPageFromRub3(int rub3){
+		if ((rub3 < 1) || (rub3 > 8 * ApplicationConstants.JUZ2_COUNT)) return -1;
+		return QuranInfo.RUB3_PAGE_START[rub3-1];
+	}
+	
+	public static int getRub3FromPage(int page) {
+		if ((page > ApplicationConstants.PAGES_LAST) || (page < 1)) return -1;
+		return PAGE_RUB3_START[page-1];
+	}
+	
 	public static int getPageFromSuraAyah(int sura, int ayah){
 		// basic bounds checking
 		if (ayah == 0) ayah = 1;
diff --git a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranSettings.java b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranSettings.java
index 0e8c4da13a..0878079878 100644
--- a/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/quran/labs/androidquran/util/QuranSettings.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class QuranSettings {
 	private boolean keepScreenOn = false;
 	private boolean lockOrientation = false;
 	private boolean landscapeOrientation = false;
+	private boolean displayMarkerPopup = false;
 	private int translationTextSize = ApplicationConstants.DEFAULT_TEXT_SIZE;
 	private int lastPage = 0;
 	private String activeTranslation = null;
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ public void setLandscapeOrientation(boolean landscapeOrientation) {
 		this.landscapeOrientation = landscapeOrientation;
 	}
 	
+	public boolean isDisplayMarkerPopup() {
+		return displayMarkerPopup;
+	}
+
+	public void setMarkerPopup(boolean displayMarkerPopup) {
+		this.displayMarkerPopup = displayMarkerPopup;
+	}
+
 	public int getTranslationTextSize() {
 		return translationTextSize;
 	}
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ public static void load(SharedPreferences preferences) {
 		instance.keepScreenOn = preferences.getBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_KEEP_SCREEN_ON, true);
 		instance.lockOrientation = preferences.getBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LOCK_ORIENTATION, false);
 		instance.landscapeOrientation = preferences.getBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LANDSCAPE_ORIENTATION, false);
+		instance.displayMarkerPopup = preferences.getBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_DISPLAY_MARKER_POPUP, false);
 		instance.translationTextSize = preferences.getInt(ApplicationConstants.PREF_TRANSLATION_TEXT_SIZE, ApplicationConstants.DEFAULT_TEXT_SIZE);
 		instance.lastPage = preferences.getInt(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LAST_PAGE, ApplicationConstants.NO_PAGE_SAVED);
 		instance.activeTranslation = preferences.getString(ApplicationConstants.PREF_ACTIVE_TRANSLATION, null);
@@ -113,6 +123,7 @@ public static void save(SharedPreferences preferences) {
 		editor.putBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_KEEP_SCREEN_ON, instance.keepScreenOn);
 		editor.putBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LOCK_ORIENTATION, instance.lockOrientation);
 		editor.putBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LANDSCAPE_ORIENTATION, instance.landscapeOrientation);
+		editor.putBoolean(ApplicationConstants.PREF_DISPLAY_MARKER_POPUP, instance.displayMarkerPopup);
 		editor.putInt(ApplicationConstants.PREF_TRANSLATION_TEXT_SIZE, instance.translationTextSize);
 		editor.putInt(ApplicationConstants.PREF_LAST_PAGE, instance.lastPage);
 		editor.putString(ApplicationConstants.PREF_ACTIVE_TRANSLATION, instance.activeTranslation);