diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/reader.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/reader.xul
index a12c2e4f21..47f30446ce 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/reader.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/reader.xul
@@ -91,39 +91,46 @@
 				<menuseparator/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-hand-tool"
-					label="&zotero.pdfReader.handTool;" 
+					label="&zotero.pdfReader.handTool;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchcursortool_hand')"
 				/>
 				<menuseparator/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-vertical-scrolling"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.verticalScrolling;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchscrollmode_vertical')"
 				/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-horizontal-scrolling"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.horizontalScrolling;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchscrollmode_horizontal')"
 				/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-wrapped-scrolling"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.wrappedScrolling;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchscrollmode_wrapped')"
 				/>
 				<menuseparator/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-no-spreads"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.noSpreads;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchspreadmode_none')"
 				/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-odd-spreads"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.oddSpreads;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchspreadmode_odd')"
 				/>
 				<menuitem
 					id="view-menuitem-even-spreads"
 					label="&zotero.pdfReader.evenSpreads;"
+					type="checkbox"
 					oncommand="menuCmd('switchspreadmode_even')"
 				/>
 			</menupopup>