diff --git a/src/all/kavita/build.gradle b/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
index 307bf378..7175427c 100644
--- a/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ext {
     kmkVersionCode = 1
     extName = 'Kavita'
     extClass = '.KavitaFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 22
+    extVersionCode = 23
     isNsfw = false
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/Kavita.kt b/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/Kavita.kt
index 8b67d053..2cb1d1c7 100644
--- a/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/Kavita.kt
+++ b/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/Kavita.kt
@@ -1586,15 +1586,17 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
 
             val allChapters = mutableListOf<SChapter>()
 
-            // Get the series name to use as mangaTitle
-            val seriesName = seriesId?.let { id: Int ->
-                // First try from cache
-                series.find { it.id == id }?.name
+            val seriesDtoForContext = seriesId?.let { id: Int ->
+                series.find { it.id == id }
                     ?: runCatching {
                         client.newCall(GET("$apiUrl/Series/$id", headersBuilder().build()))
-                            .execute().parseAs<SeriesDto>().name
+                            .execute().parseAs<SeriesDto>()
                     }.getOrNull()
-            } ?: ""
+            }
+
+            // Get the series name to use as mangaTitle
+            val seriesName = seriesDtoForContext?.name ?: ""
+            val isPdfSeries = seriesDtoForContext?.format == MangaFormat.Pdf.format
 
             Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Processing chapters for series $seriesId with name: '$seriesName'")
 
@@ -1696,7 +1698,7 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
                         scanlatorFormat = preferences.scanlatorFormat,
                         volumePageCount = volume.pages,
                     )
-                    sChapter.url = chapterUrlWithPageCount(chapter, volume.pages)
+                    sChapter.url = chapterUrlWithPageCount(chapter, volume.pages, forceExtractPdf = isPdfSeries)
 
                     // For singleFileVolume, ensure the scanlator field reflects webtoon terminology
                     sChapter.scanlator = if (isWebtoon) "Season" else "Volume"
@@ -1715,7 +1717,7 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
                             scanlatorFormat = preferences.scanlatorFormat,
                         )
 
-                        sChapter.url = chapterUrlWithPageCount(chapter)
+                        sChapter.url = chapterUrlWithPageCount(chapter, forceExtractPdf = isPdfSeries)
 
                         allChapters.add(sChapter)
                     }
@@ -1760,12 +1762,16 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
         return GET("$apiUrl/$chapterId", headersBuilder().build())
     }
 
-    private fun chapterUrlWithPageCount(chapter: ChapterDto, pageCount: Int = chapter.pages): String {
+    private fun chapterUrlWithPageCount(
+        chapter: ChapterDto,
+        pageCount: Int = chapter.pages,
+        forceExtractPdf: Boolean = false,
+    ): String {
         val params = mutableListOf<String>()
         if (pageCount > 0) {
             params += "pages=$pageCount"
         }
-        params += "extractPdf=${shouldExtractPdf(chapter)}"
+        params += "extractPdf=${shouldExtractPdf(chapter, forceExtractPdf)}"
         if (chapter.fileCount > 1) {
             params += "split=${chapter.fileCount}"
         }
@@ -1784,11 +1790,22 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
             .toIntOrNull()
             ?.takeIf { it > 0 }
 
-    private fun shouldExtractPdf(chapter: ChapterDto): Boolean =
-        chapter.files.orEmpty().any { file ->
+    private fun shouldExtractPdf(chapter: ChapterDto, forceExtractPdf: Boolean = false): Boolean =
+        forceExtractPdf || chapter.files.orEmpty().any { file ->
             file.format == MangaFormat.Pdf.format || file.extension.equals("pdf", ignoreCase = true)
         }
 
+    private fun isPdfSeries(seriesId: Int?): Boolean =
+        seriesId?.let { id ->
+            series.find { it.id == id }?.format == MangaFormat.Pdf.format ||
+                runCatching {
+                    client.newCall(GET("$apiUrl/Series/$id", headersBuilder().build()))
+                        .execute()
+                        .parseAs<SeriesDto>()
+                        .format == MangaFormat.Pdf.format
+                }.getOrDefault(false)
+        } ?: false
+
     private fun extractPdfFromChapterUrl(chapter: SChapter): Boolean =
         chapter.url.substringAfter("extractPdf=", "")
             .substringBefore("&")
@@ -1849,7 +1866,7 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
                 }
 
                 // Generate pages with consistent URL format
-                val extractPdf = shouldExtractPdf(chapterDetails)
+                val extractPdf = shouldExtractPdf(chapterDetails, isPdfSeries(seriesId))
                 return@withContext (0 until chapterDetails.pages).map { i -> readerPage(i, chapterDetails.id, extractPdf = extractPdf) }
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error processing reading list item", e)
@@ -1885,7 +1902,7 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
                     .runningFold(0) { acc, chapter -> acc + chapter.pages }
                     .zip(volume.chapters.sortedBy { it.number.toFloatOrNull() ?: 0f })
                     .flatMap { (startIndex, chapter) ->
-                        val extractPdf = shouldExtractPdf(chapter)
+                        val extractPdf = shouldExtractPdf(chapter, isPdfSeries(volume.seriesId))
                         (0 until chapter.pages).map { i ->
                             readerPage(startIndex + i, chapter.id, i, extractPdf)
                         }
@@ -1923,7 +1940,7 @@ class Kavita(private val suffix: String = "") : ConfigurableSource, UnmeteredSou
                     throw IOException(errorMessage)
                 }
 
-                val fetchedExtractPdf = shouldExtractPdf(chapterDetails)
+                val fetchedExtractPdf = extractPdf || shouldExtractPdf(chapterDetails)
                 return@withContext (0 until chapterDetails.pages).map { i -> readerPage(i, chapterId, extractPdf = fetchedExtractPdf) }
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {