diff --git a/src/components/ShortcutsHelp.jsx b/src/components/ShortcutsHelp.jsx
index f315b2b..93e4c6f 100644
--- a/src/components/ShortcutsHelp.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ShortcutsHelp.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const BY_PAGE = {
     ['G', 'Pick a book and chapter'],
     ['B', 'Bookmark the selected verse'],
     ['C', 'Compare translations'],
+    ['H', 'Your highlights'],
     [',', 'Reading settings'],
     ['F', 'Hide or show the controls'],
   ],
diff --git a/src/components/reader/MarksSheet.jsx b/src/components/reader/MarksSheet.jsx
index d609394..7ae4ba1 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/MarksSheet.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/MarksSheet.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Everything you have marked in the Bible: highlights (grouped and filtered by colour, each colour
 // named by you — "Promises", "Commands") and bookmarks. Opens from the bookmark button in the top bar.
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import Sheet from './Sheet.jsx';
 import { CloseIcon } from './icons.jsx';
 import { COLOR_NAMES, COLOR_SUGGESTIONS, HIGHLIGHT_COLORS, colorTitle } from '../../utils/highlightColors.js';
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import { COLOR_NAMES, COLOR_SUGGESTIONS, HIGHLIGHT_COLORS, colorTitle } from '..
 const tabBtn = (active) => `rounded-full border px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium ${active ? 'border-[var(--r-text)] bg-[var(--r-text)] text-[var(--r-bg)]' : 'border-[var(--r-line)] text-[var(--r-sub)] hover:bg-black/5'}`;
 
 export default function MarksSheet({
-  open, onClose, bookmarks, highlights, colorLabels, onSetLabel, onJump, onRemoveBookmark, onRemoveHighlight,
+  open, onClose, initialTab = 'highlights', bookmarks, highlights, colorLabels, onSetLabel, onJump, onRemoveBookmark, onRemoveHighlight,
 }) {
-  const [tab, setTab] = useState('highlights');
+  const [tab, setTab] = useState(initialTab);
+  // Opening from the Highlights button shows highlights; from the Bookmarks button, bookmarks
+  useEffect(() => { if (open) setTab(initialTab); }, [open, initialTab]);
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState(null); // a highlight colour, or null for all
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
 
diff --git a/src/components/reader/ReaderBars.jsx b/src/components/reader/ReaderBars.jsx
index ec02543..f4741ed 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/ReaderBars.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/ReaderBars.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Top and bottom chrome for the reader. Everything stays one tap away; focus
 // mode hides both.
-import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, ChevronDown, SearchIcon, LinkIcon, PenIcon, HeadphonesIcon, FocusIcon, CheckIcon, CompareIcon } from './icons.jsx';
+import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, ChevronDown, SearchIcon, LinkIcon, PenIcon, HeadphonesIcon, FocusIcon, CheckIcon, CompareIcon, HighlighterIcon } from './icons.jsx';
 import { BookmarkIcon } from '../../utils/bibleUtils.jsx';
 
 const iconBtn = 'flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[var(--r-sub)] transition hover:bg-black/5 disabled:opacity-30 disabled:hover:bg-transparent';
 
-export function TopBar({ title, onBack, onOpenNavigator, onSearch, onBookmarks, bookmarkCount, onCompare, compareActive, onSettings, onDoneDrawing }) {
+export function TopBar({ title, onBack, onOpenNavigator, onSearch, onBookmarks, bookmarkCount, onHighlights, highlightCount, onCompare, compareActive, onSettings, onDoneDrawing }) {
   return (
     <div className="safe-top sticky top-0 z-30 border-b border-[var(--r-line)] bg-[var(--r-bar)] font-sans">
       <div className="mx-auto flex h-12 max-w-4xl items-center gap-1 px-2">
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ export function TopBar({ title, onBack, onOpenNavigator, onSearch, onBookmarks,
         ) : (
           <>
             <button type="button" onClick={onSearch} className={iconBtn} aria-label="Search" data-tip="Search (/)"><SearchIcon /></button>
-            <button type="button" onClick={onBookmarks} className={`${iconBtn} relative ${bookmarkCount ? 'text-[var(--r-accent)]' : ''}`} aria-label="Bookmarks" data-tip="Bookmarks and highlights">
+            <button type="button" onClick={onHighlights} className={`${iconBtn} ${highlightCount ? 'text-[var(--r-accent)]' : ''}`} aria-label="Highlights" data-tip="Your highlights, by colour (H)">
+              <HighlighterIcon />
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" onClick={onBookmarks} className={`${iconBtn} relative ${bookmarkCount ? 'text-[var(--r-accent)]' : ''}`} aria-label="Bookmarks" data-tip="Your bookmarks">
               <BookmarkIcon filled={bookmarkCount > 0} />
             </button>
             <button type="button" onClick={onCompare} className={`${iconBtn} ${compareActive ? 'text-[var(--r-accent)]' : ''}`} aria-label="Compare translations" aria-pressed={!!compareActive} data-tip="Compare translations (C)"><CompareIcon /></button>
diff --git a/src/components/reader/icons.jsx b/src/components/reader/icons.jsx
index 59523f5..aef8b02 100644
--- a/src/components/reader/icons.jsx
+++ b/src/components/reader/icons.jsx
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export const HeadphonesIcon = () => <svg {...base}><path d="M3.5 12V10a6.5 6.5 0
 export const FocusIcon = () => <svg {...base}><path d="M3 7V4h3M17 7V4h-3M3 13v3h3M17 13v3h-3" /></svg>;
 export const CheckIcon = () => <svg {...base}><path d="M4.5 10.5l3.5 3.5 7.5-8" /></svg>;
 export const CompareIcon = () => <svg {...base}><rect x="2.5" y="3.5" width="6.5" height="13" rx="1.3" /><rect x="11" y="3.5" width="6.5" height="13" rx="1.3" /><path d="M4.5 7h2.5M4.5 10h2.5M13 7h2.5M13 10h2.5" /></svg>;
+export const HighlighterIcon = () => <svg {...base}><path d="M12.5 3.5l4 4-6.8 6.8-4-4 6.8-6.8z" /><path d="M5.7 10.3l-1.6 4.4 1.2 1.2 4.4-1.6" /><path d="M3 17.2h6" /></svg>;
diff --git a/src/pages/ReaderPage.jsx b/src/pages/ReaderPage.jsx
index db8994c..db577cb 100644
--- a/src/pages/ReaderPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/ReaderPage.jsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default function ReaderPage() {
   const parallelChapter = useParallelChapter(parallelId, readerBookAbbrev, readerChapter);
   const parallelSource = READER_TRANSLATIONS.find((t) => t.id === parallelId);
 
-  const [sheet, setSheet] = useState(null); // null | 'nav' | 'settings' | 'search' | 'bookmarks' | 'audio'
+  const [sheet, setSheet] = useState(null); // null | 'nav' | 'settings' | 'search' | 'bookmarks' | 'highlights' | 'audio'
   const [chromeVisible, setChromeVisible] = useState(true);
   const [readerDrawMode, setReaderDrawMode] = useState(false);
   const [selectionPicker, setSelectionPicker] = useState(null);
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export default function ReaderPage() {
         else if (e.key === 'g' || e.key === 'G') { e.preventDefault(); openSheet('nav'); }
         else if (e.key === ',') { e.preventDefault(); openSheet('settings'); }
         else if (e.key === 'c' || e.key === 'C') { e.preventDefault(); openSheet('compare'); }
+        else if (e.key === 'h' || e.key === 'H') { e.preventDefault(); openSheet('highlights'); }
         else if (e.key === 'f' || e.key === 'F') setChromeVisible((v) => !v);
         else if ((e.key === 'b' || e.key === 'B') && selectedKey) {
           readerBookmarks[selectedKey] ? removeBookmark(selectedKey, readerBookmarks[selectedKey]) : toggleReaderBookmark(selectedKey);
@@ -420,7 +421,9 @@ export default function ReaderPage() {
           onOpenNavigator={() => openSheet('nav')}
           onSearch={() => openSheet('search')}
           onBookmarks={() => openSheet('bookmarks')}
-          bookmarkCount={bookmarkEntries.length + highlightEntries.length}
+          bookmarkCount={bookmarkEntries.length}
+          onHighlights={() => openSheet('highlights')}
+          highlightCount={highlightEntries.length}
           onCompare={() => openSheet('compare')} compareActive={!!parallelId}
           onSettings={() => openSheet('settings')}
           onDoneDrawing={readerDrawMode ? () => setReaderDrawMode(false) : undefined}
@@ -596,7 +599,8 @@ export default function ReaderPage() {
         onJump={jump}
       />
       <MarksSheet
-        open={sheet === 'bookmarks'} onClose={closeSheet}
+        open={sheet === 'bookmarks' || sheet === 'highlights'} onClose={closeSheet}
+        initialTab={sheet === 'bookmarks' ? 'bookmarks' : 'highlights'}
         bookmarks={bookmarkEntries} highlights={highlightEntries}
         colorLabels={readerColorLabels ?? {}} onSetLabel={setReaderColorLabel}
         onJump={jump}
diff --git a/src/pages/ReaderPage.test.jsx b/src/pages/ReaderPage.test.jsx
index ac1c3c3..7c95800 100644
--- a/src/pages/ReaderPage.test.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/ReaderPage.test.jsx
@@ -117,6 +117,31 @@ test('tapping a verse colour again takes it off, and Clear removes them all (wit
   Object.assign(ctx, saved);
 });
 
+test('a Highlights button sits in the top bar and opens the highlights; Bookmarks opens the bookmarks', () => {
+  const saved = { ...ctx };
+  Object.assign(ctx, {
+    readerTextHighlights: [{ id: 'h1', book: 'JHN', chapter: 3, verse: 2, startOffset: 0, endOffset: 4, color: '#bbf7d0', text: 'This' }],
+    readerBookmarks: { 'JHN-3-1': '#fef08a' },
+  });
+  render(<ReaderPage />);
+  const highlights = screen.getByLabelText('Highlights');
+  expect(highlights.nextElementSibling).toBe(screen.getByLabelText('Bookmarks')); // beside the bookmarks button
+  fireEvent.click(highlights);
+  expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /highlights \(1\)/i })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+  expect(screen.getByText(/“This”/)).toBeTruthy();
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Close'));
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText('Bookmarks'));
+  expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /bookmarks \(1\)/i })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+  expect(screen.getByText('John 3:1')).toBeTruthy();
+  Object.assign(ctx, saved);
+});
+
+test('the H key opens the highlights', () => {
+  render(<ReaderPage />);
+  fireEvent.keyDown(window, { key: 'h' });
+  expect(screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: /bookmarks & highlights/i })).toBeTruthy();
+});
+
 test('tapping a verse selects it', () => {
   render(<ReaderPage />);
   fireEvent.click(screen.getByText(/This man came to Jesus/));