diff --git a/internal/handlers/media.go b/internal/handlers/media.go
index 54b5ef9..7f4b007 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/media.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/media.go
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) UpdateMediaReadingProgress(c *echo.Context) error {
 		CurrentPage     *int32   `json:"current_page"`
 		TotalPages      *int32   `json:"total_pages"`
 		Epubcfi         *string  `json:"epubcfi"`
+		ContextText     *string  `json:"context_text"`
 		Percentage      *float64 `json:"percentage"`
 		Chapter         *int     `json:"chapter"`
 		ChapterProgress *float64 `json:"chapter_progress"`
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) UpdateMediaReadingProgress(c *echo.Context) error {
 			DeviceID:        pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userUUID, Valid: true},
 			Percentage:      req.Percentage,
 			Epubcfi:         req.Epubcfi,
+			ContextText:     req.ContextText,
 			CharacterOffset: req.CharacterOffset,
 			Chapter:         req.Chapter,
 			ChapterProgress: req.ChapterProgress,
@@ -1018,6 +1020,16 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) UpdateMediaReadingProgress(c *echo.Context) error {
 			saveReq.TotalPages = &tp
 		}
 
+		if req.Percentage != nil && *req.Percentage < 0.005 {
+			existing, err := mh.db.GetUniversalProgress(c.Request().Context(), database.GetUniversalProgressParams{
+				MediaItemID: pgtype.UUID{Bytes: mediaUUID, Valid: true},
+				UserID:      pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userUUID, Valid: true},
+			})
+			if err == nil && existing.Percentage.Valid && existing.Percentage.Float64 > 0.01 {
+				return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "ignored"})
+			}
+		}
+
 		result, err := mh.progressSvc.SaveProgress(c.Request().Context(), saveReq)
 		if err != nil {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})