diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 8f4ad3e..5f6e792 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -64,7 +64,13 @@ Chapter preparation keeps the committed page and snapshot visible until the
 replacement layout is ready. Reflow retains the previous layout while measuring;
 appearance changes reuse geometry. Full-page loading is limited to initial opening,
 with a small delayed indicator for subsequent slow operations. Failed preparation
-keeps readable content and offers retry. Coverage describes committed viewports.
+keeps readable content and offers retry. Coverage describes committed viewports as separate rendered pages. EPUB coverage
+keys include the spine index, stable page start offset and chapter content length.
+The page end is excluded because background pagination can extend it over a
+paragraph separator. Page-scoped coverage omits `chapterCount`; chapter-scoped
+coverage supplies it for hosts that calibrate estimates from publisher metadata.
+Scrolling clips the visible content extents while retaining the rendered page key.
+Hosts can count exposed pages independently of publisher page-count metadata.
 
 The viewport owns page and scroll controllers. Paginated commands use the same
 slide duration within and across spine items. At a boundary it retains the outgoing
diff --git a/lib/src/domain/reader_activity.dart b/lib/src/domain/reader_activity.dart
index 6302b1c..aa1516b 100644
--- a/lib/src/domain/reader_activity.dart
+++ b/lib/src/domain/reader_activity.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ final class ReaderContentCoverage {
   final String key;
   final double start;
   final double end;
+
+  /// Present for chapter-scoped coverage that needs a host page-count estimate.
+  /// Absent when the key identifies an individual rendered page.
   final int? chapterCount;
   final int? pdfPageIndex;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_reader_engine.dart b/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_reader_engine.dart
index 341c281..7392d4f 100644
--- a/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_reader_engine.dart
+++ b/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_reader_engine.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:math' as math;
 
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show listEquals;
 
 import '../../domain/reader_capabilities.dart';
 import '../../domain/reader_activity.dart';
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ final class EpubReaderEngine extends ReaderEngine {
     bool pageCountEstimated = false,
     required int coverageStart,
     required int coverageEnd,
+    required List<({int start, int end})> pageRanges,
     required bool atEnd,
   }) {
     _batchingViewport = true;
@@ -471,7 +473,12 @@ final class EpubReaderEngine extends ReaderEngine {
       textOffset: textOffset,
       pageNumber: pageNumber,
     );
-    viewportCoverageChanged(coverageStart, coverageEnd, atEnd: atEnd);
+    viewportCoverageChanged(
+      coverageStart,
+      coverageEnd,
+      pageRanges: pageRanges,
+      atEnd: atEnd,
+    );
     _batchingViewport = false;
     _publish();
   }
@@ -493,30 +500,32 @@ final class EpubReaderEngine extends ReaderEngine {
     _publish();
   }
 
-  void viewportCoverageChanged(int start, int end, {bool atEnd = false}) {
+  void viewportCoverageChanged(
+    int start,
+    int end, {
+    List<({int start, int end})> pageRanges = const [],
+    bool atEnd = false,
+  }) {
     if (_disposed || _locator == null) return;
-    final coverage = _contentLength > 0 && end > start
-        ? ReaderContentCoverage(
-            key: 'epub:${_locator!.spineIndex}:$_contentLength',
-            start: start / _contentLength,
-            end: (end / _contentLength).clamp(0, 1),
-            chapterCount: _chapterCount,
-          )
-        : null;
+    final coverage = <ReaderContentCoverage>[
+      if (_contentLength > 0 && end > start)
+        for (final page in pageRanges)
+          if (page.end > start && page.start < end && page.end > page.start)
+            ReaderContentCoverage(
+              key: 'epub:${_locator!.spineIndex}:${page.start}:$_contentLength',
+              start: math.max(start, page.start) / _contentLength,
+              end: (math.min(end, page.end) / _contentLength).clamp(0, 1),
+            ),
+    ];
     final nextEnd = atEnd && _locator!.spineIndex == _chapterCount - 1;
     if (_viewportReady &&
         (!nextEnd || _locator!.totalProgression == 1) &&
         _atEnd == nextEnd &&
-        (coverage == null
-            ? _coverage.isEmpty
-            : _coverage.length == 1 &&
-                  _coverage.first.key == coverage.key &&
-                  _coverage.first.start == coverage.start &&
-                  _coverage.first.end == coverage.end)) {
+        listEquals(_coverage, coverage)) {
       return;
     }
     _viewportReady = true;
-    _coverage = coverage == null ? const [] : [coverage];
+    _coverage = coverage;
     _atEnd = nextEnd;
 
     if (nextEnd) {
diff --git a/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_viewport.dart b/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_viewport.dart
index b09bfd6..2fda631 100644
--- a/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_viewport.dart
+++ b/lib/src/engine/epub/epub_viewport.dart
@@ -560,6 +560,13 @@ final class _EpubViewportState extends State<EpubViewport> {
       pageCountEstimated: layout != null && layout.pageCount == null,
       coverageStart: _pages[page].offset,
       coverageEnd: coverageEnd,
+      pageRanges: [
+        for (var index = page; index < after; index++)
+          (
+            start: _pages[index].offset,
+            end: index + 1 < after ? _pages[index + 1].offset : coverageEnd,
+          ),
+      ],
       atEnd: complete && after == _pages.length,
     );
     if (schedulePrefetch) {
@@ -608,6 +615,19 @@ final class _EpubViewportState extends State<EpubViewport> {
       pageCount: _pages.length,
       coverageStart: offset,
       coverageEnd: lastOffset.clamp(0, widget.engine.contentLength),
+      pageRanges: [
+        for (
+          var page = index;
+          page < _pages.length && _scrollOffsets[page] < bottom;
+          page++
+        )
+          (
+            start: _pages[page].offset,
+            end: page + 1 < _pages.length
+                ? _pages[page + 1].offset
+                : widget.engine.contentLength,
+          ),
+      ],
       atEnd: pixels >= max - 1,
     );
   }
diff --git a/test/presentation/epub_prefetch_test.dart b/test/presentation/epub_prefetch_test.dart
index e24ab49..174780c 100644
--- a/test/presentation/epub_prefetch_test.dart
+++ b/test/presentation/epub_prefetch_test.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ void main() {
         ),
         preferences: const ReaderPreferences(pageTurnAnimation: false),
       );
+      final coverage = <ReaderContentCoverage>[];
+      engine.addListener(() => coverage.addAll(engine.snapshot.coverage));
       await tester.pumpWidget(
         MaterialApp(home: Builder(builder: engine.buildViewport)),
       );
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ void main() {
       expect(engine.locator.totalProgression, 1);
       expect(engine.snapshot.coverage.single.end, 1);
       expect(engine.locator.textOffset, 0);
+      expect(
+        coverage.map((extent) => extent.end).toSet().length,
+        greaterThan(1),
+      );
+      expect(coverage.map((extent) => extent.key).toSet(), hasLength(1));
     },
   );
 
diff --git a/test/presentation/epub_reading_flow_test.dart b/test/presentation/epub_reading_flow_test.dart
index e86132f..891c8cf 100644
--- a/test/presentation/epub_reading_flow_test.dart
+++ b/test/presentation/epub_reading_flow_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,62 @@ import '../support/in_process_epub_worker.dart';
 import '../support/synthetic_epub.dart';
 
 void main() {
+  for (final columns in [ReaderColumnMode.single, ReaderColumnMode.double]) {
+    testWidgets(
+      'reading coverage identifies each rendered page in $columns layout',
+      (tester) async {
+        tester.view.devicePixelRatio = 1;
+        tester.view.physicalSize = const Size(1280, 850);
+        addTearDown(tester.view.reset);
+        final engine = testEpubEngine();
+        await tester.pumpWidget(
+          MaterialApp(
+            home: PapyrusReader(
+              registry: ReaderEngineRegistry([
+                ReaderEngineRegistration(
+                  formats: const {ReaderFormat.epub},
+                  factory: () => engine,
+                ),
+              ]),
+              initialPreferences: ReaderPreferences(
+                columnMode: columns,
+                pageTurnAnimation: false,
+              ),
+              document: ReaderDocument(
+                id: 'coverage',
+                format: ReaderFormat.epub,
+                loadBytes: () async => syntheticEpub(longChapter: true),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        );
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+        final first = engine.snapshot.coverage;
+        expect(first.length, columns == ReaderColumnMode.double ? 2 : 1);
+        expect(first.map((page) => page.key).toSet().length, first.length);
+        expect(first.every((page) => page.end > page.start), isTrue);
+        expect(first.every((page) => page.chapterCount == null), isTrue);
+        if (first.length == 2) {
+          expect(first.first.end, first.last.start);
+        }
+        await pumpReaderCommand(tester, engine.goNext());
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+        expect(engine.snapshot.coverage.first.start, first.last.end);
+        expect(
+          engine.snapshot.coverage
+              .map((page) => page.key)
+              .toSet()
+              .intersection(first.map((page) => page.key).toSet()),
+          isEmpty,
+        );
+        await pumpReaderCommand(tester, engine.goPrevious());
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+        expect(engine.snapshot.coverage, first);
+        expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
   testWidgets('hiding chrome keeps a long EPUB on its current content offset', (
     tester,
   ) async {