diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaDetailsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaDetailsController.kt
index 3cd09b4997..8007eb1429 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaDetailsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaDetailsController.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga
 
+import android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
 import android.animation.Animator
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.doOnApplyWindowInsets
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.getText
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.hide
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.requestPermissionsSafe
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.scrollViewWith
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.setBackground
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.setOnQueryTextChangeListener
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ class MangaDetailsController : BaseController,
         presenter.onCreate()
         swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = presenter.isLoading
         swipe_refresh.setOnRefreshListener { presenter.refreshAll() }
+        requestPermissionsSafe(arrayOf(WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE), 301)
     }
 
     override fun onDestroyView(view: View) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index b9d9126cf1..9f8838a209 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.recents
 
+import android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.recently_read.RemoveHistoryDialog
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.dpToPx
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.applyWindowInsetsForRootController
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.requestPermissionsSafe
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.scrollViewWith
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.setOnQueryTextChangeListener
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.setStyle
@@ -202,10 +204,11 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) : BaseController(bundle),
             dl_bottom_sheet.sheetBehavior?.state = BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_EXPANDED
         }
         setPadding(dl_bottom_sheet.sheetBehavior?.isHideable == true)
+        requestPermissionsSafe(arrayOf(WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE), 301)
     }
 
     fun setRefreshing(refresh: Boolean) {
-        swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = false
+        swipe_refresh.isRefreshing = refresh
     }
 
     override fun onItemMove(fromPosition: Int, toPosition: Int) { }