diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/Modal.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/Modal.tsx
index 62aed4f0b..69d6963d0 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ const ModalElement: React.FC<ModalElementProps> = ({
 	containerStyle,
 	...modalProps
 }) => {
+	// supportedOrientations: On iOS, this allows the dialog to be shown in non-portrait orientations.
 	return (
-		<Modal {...modalProps}>
+		<Modal
+			supportedOrientations={['portrait', 'portrait-upside-down', 'landscape', 'landscape-left', 'landscape-right']}
+			{...modalProps}
+		>
 			<View style={[styleSheet.modalContainer, containerStyle ? containerStyle : null]}>
 				{children}
 			</View>
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
index 539ec2291..021f79f83 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/ScreenHeader.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import FolderPicker from './FolderPicker';
 import { itemIsInTrash } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
 import restoreItems from '@joplin/lib/services/trash/restoreItems';
 import { ModelType } from '@joplin/lib/BaseModel';
+import { PluginStates } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/reducer';
+import { ContainerType } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/WebviewController';
 
 // We need this to suppress the useless warning
 // https://github.com/oblador/react-native-vector-icons/issues/1465
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ interface ScreenHeaderProps {
 		onValueChange?: OnValueChangedListener;
 		mustSelect?: boolean;
 	};
+	plugins: PluginStates;
 
 	dispatch: DispatchCommandType;
 	onUndoButtonPress: OnPressCallback;
@@ -256,6 +259,10 @@ class ScreenHeaderComponent extends PureComponent<ScreenHeaderProps, ScreenHeade
 		}
 	}
 
+	private pluginPanelToggleButton_press() {
+		this.props.dispatch({ type: 'TOGGLE_PLUGIN_PANELS_DIALOG' });
+	}
+
 	private async duplicateButton_press() {
 		const noteIds = this.props.selectedNoteIds;
 
@@ -443,6 +450,23 @@ class ScreenHeaderComponent extends PureComponent<ScreenHeaderProps, ScreenHeade
 			);
 		}
 
+		const pluginPanelToggleButton = (styles: any, onPress: OnPressCallback) => {
+			const allPluginViews = Object.values(this.props.plugins).map(plugin => Object.values(plugin.views)).flat();
+			const allPanels = allPluginViews.filter(view => view.containerType === ContainerType.Panel);
+			if (allPanels.length === 0) return null;
+
+			return (
+				<CustomButton
+					onPress={onPress}
+					description={_('Plugin panels')}
+					themeId={themeId}
+					contentStyle={styles.iconButton}
+				>
+					<Icon name="extension-puzzle" style={styles.topIcon} />
+				</CustomButton>
+			);
+		};
+
 		function deleteButton(styles: any, onPress: OnPressCallback, disabled: boolean) {
 			return (
 				<CustomButton
@@ -623,6 +647,7 @@ class ScreenHeaderComponent extends PureComponent<ScreenHeaderProps, ScreenHeade
 		const backButtonComp = !showBackButton ? null : backButton(this.styles(), () => this.backButton_press(), backButtonDisabled);
 		const selectAllButtonComp = !showSelectAllButton ? null : selectAllButton(this.styles(), () => this.selectAllButton_press());
 		const searchButtonComp = !showSearchButton ? null : searchButton(this.styles(), () => this.searchButton_press());
+		const pluginPanelsComp = pluginPanelToggleButton(this.styles(), () => this.pluginPanelToggleButton_press());
 		const deleteButtonComp = !selectedFolderInTrash && this.props.noteSelectionEnabled ? deleteButton(this.styles(), () => this.deleteButton_press(), headerItemDisabled) : null;
 		const restoreButtonComp = selectedFolderInTrash && this.props.noteSelectionEnabled ? restoreButton(this.styles(), () => this.restoreButton_press(), headerItemDisabled) : null;
 		const duplicateButtonComp = !selectedFolderInTrash && this.props.noteSelectionEnabled ? duplicateButton(this.styles(), () => this.duplicateButton_press(), headerItemDisabled) : null;
@@ -667,6 +692,7 @@ class ScreenHeaderComponent extends PureComponent<ScreenHeaderProps, ScreenHeade
 						this.props.showSaveButton === true,
 					)}
 					{titleComp}
+					{pluginPanelsComp}
 					{selectAllButtonComp}
 					{searchButtonComp}
 					{deleteButtonComp}
@@ -707,6 +733,7 @@ const ScreenHeader = connect((state: State) => {
 		hasDisabledSyncItems: state.hasDisabledSyncItems,
 		shouldUpgradeSyncTarget: state.settings['sync.upgradeState'] === Setting.SYNC_UPGRADE_STATE_SHOULD_DO,
 		mustUpgradeAppMessage: state.mustUpgradeAppMessage,
+		plugins: state.pluginService.plugins,
 	};
 })(ScreenHeaderComponent);
 
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx
index c68ed0437..192c9f8a3 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ import restoreItems from '@joplin/lib/services/trash/restoreItems';
 import { getDisplayParentTitle } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
 import { PluginStates } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/reducer';
 import pickDocument from '../../utils/pickDocument';
-import { ContainerType } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/WebviewController';
-import PluginPanelViewer from '../../plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginPanelViewer';
 import debounce from '../../utils/debounce';
 const urlUtils = require('@joplin/lib/urlUtils');
 
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ interface State {
 	imageEditorResourceFilepath: string;
 	noteResources: Record<string, ResourceEntity>;
 	newAndNoTitleChangeNoteId: boolean|null;
-	pluginPanelsVisible: boolean;
 
 	HACK_webviewLoadingState: number;
 
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<Props, State> implements B
 			noteResources: {},
 			imageEditorResourceFilepath: null,
 			newAndNoTitleChangeNoteId: null,
-			pluginPanelsVisible: false,
 
 			// HACK: For reasons I can't explain, when the WebView is present, the TextInput initially does not display (It's just a white rectangle with
 			// no visible text). It will only appear when tapping it or doing certain action like selecting text on the webview. The bug started to
@@ -1302,18 +1298,6 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<Props, State> implements B
 			disabled: readOnly,
 		});
 
-		// Only show the plugin panel toggle if any plugins have panels
-		const allPluginViews = Object.values(this.props.plugins).map(plugin => Object.values(plugin.views)).flat();
-		const allPanels = allPluginViews.filter(view => view.containerType === ContainerType.Panel);
-		if (allPanels.length > 0) {
-			output.push({
-				title: _('Show plugin panels'),
-				onPress: () => {
-					this.setState({ pluginPanelsVisible: true });
-				},
-			});
-		}
-
 		this.menuOptionsCache_ = {};
 		this.menuOptionsCache_[cacheKey] = output;
 
@@ -1626,10 +1610,6 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<Props, State> implements B
 					}}
 				/>
 				{noteTagDialog}
-				<PluginPanelViewer
-					visible={this.state.pluginPanelsVisible}
-					onClose={() => this.setState({ pluginPanelsVisible: false })}
-				/>
 			</View>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginDialogManager.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginDialogManager.tsx
index 93f890a6e..b09d665f1 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginDialogManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginDialogManager.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Modal, Portal } from 'react-native-paper';
 import PluginService from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/PluginService';
 import WebviewController, { ContainerType } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/WebviewController';
 import useViewInfos from './hooks/useViewInfos';
+import PluginPanelViewer from './PluginPanelViewer';
 
 interface Props {
 	themeId: number;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const PluginDialogManager: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 	return (
 		<>
 			{dialogs}
+			<PluginPanelViewer/>
 		</>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginPanelViewer.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginPanelViewer.tsx
index 0db3fbb7f..ea6102f23 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginPanelViewer.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/plugins/PluginRunner/dialogs/PluginPanelViewer.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 
 import { PluginHtmlContents, PluginStates, ViewInfo } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/reducer';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Button, IconButton, Modal, Portal, SegmentedButtons, Text } from 'react-native-paper';
+import { Button, IconButton, Portal, SegmentedButtons, Text } from 'react-native-paper';
 import useViewInfos from './hooks/useViewInfos';
 import WebviewController, { ContainerType } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/WebviewController';
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import PluginService from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/PluginService';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { AppState } from '../../../utils/types';
 import PluginUserWebView from './PluginUserWebView';
-import { View, useWindowDimensions, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { View, useWindowDimensions, StyleSheet, AccessibilityInfo } from 'react-native';
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import { Theme } from '@joplin/lib/themes/type';
 import { themeStyle } from '@joplin/lib/theme';
 import Setting from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
+import { Dispatch } from 'redux';
+import Modal from '../../../components/Modal';
 
 interface Props {
 	themeId: number;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ interface Props {
 	pluginHtmlContents: PluginHtmlContents;
 	pluginStates: PluginStates;
 	visible: boolean;
-	onClose: ()=> void;
+	dispatch: Dispatch;
 }
 
 
@@ -60,8 +62,63 @@ const useStyles = (themeId: number) => {
 	}, [themeId, windowSize.width, windowSize.height]);
 };
 
+type ButtonInfo = {
+	value: string;
+	label: string;
+	icon: string;
+};
+
+const useSelectedTabId = (buttonInfos: ButtonInfo[], viewInfoById: Record<string, ViewInfo>) => {
+	const getDefaultSelectedTabId = useCallback((): string|undefined => {
+		const lastSelectedId = Setting.value('ui.lastSelectedPluginPanel');
+		if (lastSelectedId && viewInfoById[lastSelectedId]) {
+			return lastSelectedId;
+		} else {
+			return buttonInfos[0]?.value;
+		}
+	}, [buttonInfos, viewInfoById]);
+
+	const [selectedTabId, setSelectedTabId] = useState<string|undefined>(getDefaultSelectedTabId);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!selectedTabId) {
+			setSelectedTabId(getDefaultSelectedTabId());
+		}
+	}, [selectedTabId, getDefaultSelectedTabId]);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!selectedTabId) return () => {};
+
+		const info = viewInfoById[selectedTabId];
+
+		let controller: WebviewController|null = null;
+		if (info && info.view.opened) {
+			const plugin = PluginService.instance().pluginById(info.plugin.id);
+			controller = plugin.viewController(info.view.id) as WebviewController;
+			controller.setIsShownInModal(true);
+		}
+
+		Setting.setValue('ui.lastSelectedPluginPanel', selectedTabId);
+		AccessibilityInfo.announceForAccessibility(_('%s tab opened', getTabLabel(info)));
+
+		return () => {
+			controller?.setIsShownInModal(false);
+		};
+	}, [viewInfoById, selectedTabId]);
+
+	return { setSelectedTabId, selectedTabId };
+};
+
 const emptyCallback = () => {};
 
+const getTabLabel = (info: ViewInfo) => {
+	// Handles the case where a plugin just unloaded or hasn't loaded yet.
+	if (!info) {
+		return '...';
+	}
+
+	return PluginService.instance().pluginById(info.plugin.id).manifest.name;
+};
 const PluginPanelViewer: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 	const viewInfos = useViewInfos(props.pluginStates);
 	const viewInfoById = useMemo(() => {
@@ -76,40 +133,16 @@ const PluginPanelViewer: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 		return Object.entries(viewInfoById)
 			.filter(([_id, info]) => info.view.containerType === ContainerType.Panel)
 			.map(([id, info]) => {
-				const pluginName = PluginService.instance().pluginById(info.plugin.id).manifest.name;
 				return {
 					value: id,
-					label: pluginName,
+					label: getTabLabel(info),
 					icon: 'puzzle',
 				};
 			});
 	}, [viewInfoById]);
 
-	const [selectedTabId, setSelectedTabId] = useState(() => {
-		const lastSelectedId = Setting.value('ui.lastSelectedPluginPanel');
-		if (lastSelectedId && viewInfoById[lastSelectedId]) {
-			return lastSelectedId;
-		} else {
-			return buttonInfos[0]?.value;
-		}
-	});
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!selectedTabId) return () => {};
-
-		const info = viewInfoById[selectedTabId];
-		const plugin = PluginService.instance().pluginById(info.plugin.id);
-		const controller = plugin.viewController(info.view.id) as WebviewController;
-		controller.setIsShownInModal(true);
-		Setting.setValue('ui.lastSelectedPluginPanel', selectedTabId);
-
-		return () => {
-			controller.setIsShownInModal(false);
-		};
-	}, [viewInfoById, selectedTabId]);
-
-
 	const styles = useStyles(props.themeId);
+	const { selectedTabId, setSelectedTabId } = useSelectedTabId(buttonInfos, viewInfoById);
 
 	const viewInfo = viewInfoById[selectedTabId];
 
@@ -138,7 +171,11 @@ const PluginPanelViewer: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 		// As such, we include a special case:
 		if (buttonInfos.length === 1) {
 			const buttonInfo = buttonInfos[0];
-			return <Button icon={buttonInfo.icon}>{buttonInfo.label}</Button>;
+			return (
+				<Button icon={buttonInfo.icon} onPress={()=>setSelectedTabId(buttonInfo.value)}>
+					{buttonInfo.label}
+				</Button>
+			);
 		}
 
 		return (
@@ -150,12 +187,18 @@ const PluginPanelViewer: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 		);
 	};
 
+	const onClose = useCallback(() => {
+		props.dispatch({
+			type: 'TOGGLE_PLUGIN_PANELS_DIALOG',
+		});
+	}, [props.dispatch]);
+
 	const closeButton = (
 		<View style={styles.closeButtonContainer}>
 			<IconButton
 				icon='close'
 				accessibilityLabel={_('Close')}
-				onPress={props.onClose}
+				onPress={onClose}
 			/>
 		</View>
 	);
@@ -164,8 +207,11 @@ const PluginPanelViewer: React.FC<Props> = props => {
 		<Portal>
 			<Modal
 				visible={props.visible}
-				onDismiss={props.onClose}
-				contentContainerStyle={styles.dialog}
+				onDismiss={onClose}
+				onRequestClose={onClose}
+				animationType='fade'
+				transparent={true}
+				containerStyle={styles.dialog}
 			>
 				{closeButton}
 				{renderTabContent()}
@@ -179,6 +225,7 @@ export default connect((state: AppState) => {
 	return {
 		themeId: state.settings.theme,
 		pluginHtmlContents: state.pluginService.pluginHtmlContents,
+		visible: state.showPanelsDialog,
 		pluginStates: state.pluginService.plugins,
 	};
 })(PluginPanelViewer);
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/root.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/root.tsx
index 4cf18bcac..a4cbb7f61 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/root.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/root.tsx
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ const appDefaultState: AppState = { ...defaultState, sideMenuOpenPercent: 0,
 	noteSideMenuOptions: null,
 	isOnMobileData: false,
 	disableSideMenuGestures: false,
+	showPanelsDialog: false,
 };
 
 const appReducer = (state = appDefaultState, action: any) => {
@@ -379,6 +380,11 @@ const appReducer = (state = appDefaultState, action: any) => {
 			newState.sideMenuOpenPercent = action.value;
 			break;
 
+		case 'TOGGLE_PLUGIN_PANELS_DIALOG':
+			newState = { ...state };
+			newState.showPanelsDialog = !newState.showPanelsDialog;
+			break;
+
 		case 'NOTE_SELECTION_TOGGLE':
 
 			{
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/utils/types.ts b/packages/app-mobile/utils/types.ts
index 8c90f2095..f76377647 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/utils/types.ts
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/utils/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { State } from '@joplin/lib/reducer';
 
 export interface AppState extends State {
 	sideMenuOpenPercent: number;
+	showPanelsDialog: boolean;
 	isOnMobileData: boolean;
 	route: any;
 	smartFilterId: string;