diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
index bc04d475..9365df20 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #include "parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h"
 
 namespace {
-constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 17;
+constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 18;
 constexpr uint32_t HEADER_SIZE = sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(int) + sizeof(float) + sizeof(bool) + sizeof(uint8_t) +
                                  sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(bool) + sizeof(bool) +
-                                 sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(uint32_t);
+                                 sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(uint32_t) + sizeof(uint32_t);
 }  // namespace
 
 uint32_t Section::onPageComplete(std::unique_ptr<Page> page) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void Section::writeSectionFileHeader(const int fontId, const float lineCompressi
   static_assert(HEADER_SIZE == sizeof(SECTION_FILE_VERSION) + sizeof(fontId) + sizeof(lineCompression) +
                                    sizeof(extraParagraphSpacing) + sizeof(paragraphAlignment) + sizeof(viewportWidth) +
                                    sizeof(viewportHeight) + sizeof(pageCount) + sizeof(hyphenationEnabled) +
-                                   sizeof(embeddedStyle) + sizeof(imageRendering) + sizeof(uint32_t),
+                                   sizeof(embeddedStyle) + sizeof(imageRendering) + sizeof(uint32_t) + sizeof(uint32_t),
                 "Header size mismatch");
   serialization::writePod(file, SECTION_FILE_VERSION);
   serialization::writePod(file, fontId);
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ void Section::writeSectionFileHeader(const int fontId, const float lineCompressi
   serialization::writePod(file, hyphenationEnabled);
   serialization::writePod(file, embeddedStyle);
   serialization::writePod(file, imageRendering);
-  serialization::writePod(file, pageCount);  // Placeholder for page count (will be initially 0 when written)
-  serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint32_t>(0));  // Placeholder for LUT offset
+  serialization::writePod(file, pageCount);  // Placeholder for page count (will be initially 0, patched later)
+  serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint32_t>(0));  // Placeholder for LUT offset (patched later)
+  serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint32_t>(0));  // Placeholder for anchor map offset (patched later)
 }
 
 bool Section::loadSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, const bool extraParagraphSpacing,
@@ -239,10 +240,20 @@ bool Section::createSectionFile(const int fontId, const float lineCompression, c
     return false;
   }
 
-  // Go back and write LUT offset
-  file.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t) - sizeof(pageCount));
+  // Write anchor-to-page map for fragment navigation (e.g. footnote targets)
+  const uint32_t anchorMapOffset = file.position();
+  const auto& anchors = visitor.getAnchors();
+  serialization::writePod(file, static_cast<uint16_t>(anchors.size()));
+  for (const auto& [anchor, page] : anchors) {
+    serialization::writeString(file, anchor);
+    serialization::writePod(file, page);
+  }
+
+  // Patch header with final pageCount, lutOffset, and anchorMapOffset
+  file.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t) * 2 - sizeof(pageCount));
   serialization::writePod(file, pageCount);
   serialization::writePod(file, lutOffset);
+  serialization::writePod(file, anchorMapOffset);
   file.close();
   if (cssParser) {
     cssParser->clear();
@@ -255,7 +266,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Page> Section::loadPageFromSectionFile() {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  file.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t));
+  file.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t) * 2);
   uint32_t lutOffset;
   serialization::readPod(file, lutOffset);
   file.seek(lutOffset + sizeof(uint32_t) * currentPage);
@@ -267,3 +278,36 @@ std::unique_ptr<Page> Section::loadPageFromSectionFile() {
   file.close();
   return page;
 }
+
+std::optional<uint16_t> Section::getPageForAnchor(const std::string& anchor) const {
+  FsFile f;
+  if (!Storage.openFileForRead("SCT", filePath, f)) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  const uint32_t fileSize = f.size();
+  f.seek(HEADER_SIZE - sizeof(uint32_t));
+  uint32_t anchorMapOffset;
+  serialization::readPod(f, anchorMapOffset);
+  if (anchorMapOffset == 0 || anchorMapOffset >= fileSize) {
+    f.close();
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+
+  f.seek(anchorMapOffset);
+  uint16_t count;
+  serialization::readPod(f, count);
+  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    std::string key;
+    uint16_t page;
+    serialization::readString(f, key);
+    serialization::readPod(f, page);
+    if (key == anchor) {
+      f.close();
+      return page;
+    }
+  }
+
+  f.close();
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
index 70fd0fe5..6f002c44 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "Epub.h"
 
@@ -37,4 +39,7 @@ class Section {
                          uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled, bool embeddedStyle,
                          uint8_t imageRendering, const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr);
   std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageFromSectionFile();
+
+  // Look up the page number for an anchor id from the section cache file.
+  std::optional<uint16_t> getPageForAnchor(const std::string& anchor) const;
 };
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index 6a0636bb..1df3ceab 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,21 @@ void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startNewTextBlock(const BlockStyle& blockStyle) {
       // This handles cases like <div style="margin-bottom:2em"><h1>text</h1></div> where the
       // div's margin should be preserved, even though it has no direct text content.
       currentTextBlock->setBlockStyle(currentTextBlock->getBlockStyle().getCombinedBlockStyle(blockStyle));
+
+      if (!pendingAnchorId.empty()) {
+        anchorData.push_back({std::move(pendingAnchorId), static_cast<uint16_t>(completedPageCount)});
+        pendingAnchorId.clear();
+      }
       return;
     }
 
     makePages();
   }
+  // Record deferred anchor after previous block is flushed
+  if (!pendingAnchorId.empty()) {
+    anchorData.push_back({std::move(pendingAnchorId), static_cast<uint16_t>(completedPageCount)});
+    pendingAnchorId.clear();
+  }
   currentTextBlock.reset(new ParsedText(extraParagraphSpacing, hyphenationEnabled, blockStyle));
   wordsExtractedInBlock = 0;
 }
@@ -151,7 +161,7 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
     return;
   }
 
-  // Extract class and style attributes for CSS processing
+  // Extract class, style, and id attributes
   std::string classAttr;
   std::string styleAttr;
   if (atts != nullptr) {
@@ -160,6 +170,9 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
         classAttr = atts[i + 1];
       } else if (strcmp(atts[i], "style") == 0) {
         styleAttr = atts[i + 1];
+      } else if (strcmp(atts[i], "id") == 0) {
+        // Defer recording until startNewTextBlock, after previous block is flushed to pages
+        self->pendingAnchorId = atts[i + 1];
       }
     }
   }
@@ -374,6 +387,7 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
                 if (self->currentPage && !self->currentPage->elements.empty() &&
                     (self->currentPageNextY + displayHeight > self->viewportHeight)) {
                   self->completePageFn(std::move(self->currentPage));
+                  self->completedPageCount++;
                   self->currentPage.reset(new Page());
                   if (!self->currentPage) {
                     LOG_ERR("EHP", "Failed to create new page");
@@ -990,7 +1004,12 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
   // Process last page if there is still text
   if (currentTextBlock) {
     makePages();
+    if (!pendingAnchorId.empty()) {
+      anchorData.push_back({std::move(pendingAnchorId), static_cast<uint16_t>(completedPageCount)});
+      pendingAnchorId.clear();
+    }
     completePageFn(std::move(currentPage));
+    completedPageCount++;
     currentPage.reset();
     currentTextBlock.reset();
   }
@@ -1003,6 +1022,7 @@ void ChapterHtmlSlimParser::addLineToPage(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock> line) {
 
   if (currentPageNextY + lineHeight > viewportHeight) {
     completePageFn(std::move(currentPage));
+    completedPageCount++;
     currentPage.reset(new Page());
     currentPageNextY = 0;
   }
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index ce530797..1cc0ea39 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <climits>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "../FootnoteEntry.h"
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   int tableRowIndex = 0;
   int tableColIndex = 0;
 
+  // Anchor-to-page mapping: tracks which page each HTML id attribute lands on
+  int completedPageCount = 0;
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint16_t>> anchorData;
+  std::string pendingAnchorId;  // deferred until after previous text block is flushed
+
   // Footnote link tracking
   bool insideFootnoteLink = false;
   int footnoteLinkDepth = -1;
@@ -119,4 +125,5 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   ~ChapterHtmlSlimParser() = default;
   bool parseAndBuildPages();
   void addLineToPage(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock> line);
+  const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint16_t>>& getAnchors() const { return anchorData; }
 };
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index 059d3ea1..d2af6751 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -595,6 +595,16 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::render(RenderLock&& lock) {
       section->currentPage = nextPageNumber;
     }
 
+    if (!pendingAnchor.empty()) {
+      if (const auto page = section->getPageForAnchor(pendingAnchor)) {
+        section->currentPage = *page;
+        LOG_DBG("ERS", "Resolved anchor '%s' to page %d", pendingAnchor.c_str(), *page);
+      } else {
+        LOG_DBG("ERS", "Anchor '%s' not found in section %d", pendingAnchor.c_str(), currentSpineIndex);
+      }
+      pendingAnchor.clear();
+    }
+
     // handles changes in reader settings and reset to approximate position based on cached progress
     if (cachedChapterTotalPageCount > 0) {
       // only goes to relative position if spine index matches cached value
@@ -790,12 +800,18 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::navigateToHref(const std::string& hrefStr, const bool s
     LOG_DBG("ERS", "Saved position [%d]: spine %d, page %d", footnoteDepth, currentSpineIndex, section->currentPage);
   }
 
+  // Extract fragment anchor (e.g. "#note1" or "chapter2.xhtml#note1")
+  std::string anchor;
+  const auto hashPos = hrefStr.find('#');
+  if (hashPos != std::string::npos && hashPos + 1 < hrefStr.size()) {
+    anchor = hrefStr.substr(hashPos + 1);
+  }
+
   // Check for same-file anchor reference (#anchor only)
   bool sameFile = !hrefStr.empty() && hrefStr[0] == '#';
 
   int targetSpineIndex;
   if (sameFile) {
-    // Same file — navigate to page 0 of current spine item
     targetSpineIndex = currentSpineIndex;
   } else {
     targetSpineIndex = epub->resolveHrefToSpineIndex(hrefStr);
@@ -809,6 +825,7 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::navigateToHref(const std::string& hrefStr, const bool s
 
   {
     RenderLock lock(*this);
+    pendingAnchor = std::move(anchor);
     currentSpineIndex = targetSpineIndex;
     nextPageNumber = 0;
     section.reset();
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
index 91c6f049..316677ba 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class EpubReaderActivity final : public Activity {
   std::unique_ptr<Section> section = nullptr;
   int currentSpineIndex = 0;
   int nextPageNumber = 0;
+  // Set when navigating to a footnote href with a fragment (e.g. #note1).
+  // Cleared on the next render after the new section loads and resolves it to a page.
+  std::string pendingAnchor;
   int pagesUntilFullRefresh = 0;
   int cachedSpineIndex = 0;
   int cachedChapterTotalPageCount = 0;