diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index 3bbc9a88d..da68dbe22 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -2092,6 +2092,7 @@ export enum SaveArticleReadingProgressErrorCode {
 }
 
 export type SaveArticleReadingProgressInput = {
+  force?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']>;
   id: Scalars['ID'];
   readingProgressAnchorIndex?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']>;
   readingProgressPercent: Scalars['Float'];
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index e5192b308..dec3e34f6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -1571,6 +1571,7 @@ enum SaveArticleReadingProgressErrorCode {
 }
 
 input SaveArticleReadingProgressInput {
+  force: Boolean
   id: ID!
   readingProgressAnchorIndex: Int
   readingProgressPercent: Float!
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index 85a4bd4de..e9802667e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ export const saveArticleReadingProgressResolver = authorized<
         readingProgressPercent,
         readingProgressAnchorIndex,
         readingProgressTopPercent,
+        force,
       },
     },
     { log, pubsub, uid }
@@ -578,6 +579,27 @@ export const saveArticleReadingProgressResolver = authorized<
       return { errorCodes: [SaveArticleReadingProgressErrorCode.BadData] }
     }
     try {
+      if (force) {
+        // update reading progress without checking the current value
+        const updatedItem = await updateLibraryItem(
+          id,
+          {
+            readingProgressBottomPercent: readingProgressPercent,
+            readingProgressTopPercent: readingProgressTopPercent ?? undefined,
+            readingProgressHighestReadAnchor:
+              readingProgressAnchorIndex ?? undefined,
+            readAt: new Date(),
+          },
+          uid,
+          pubsub
+        )
+
+        return {
+          updatedArticle: libraryItemToArticle(updatedItem),
+        }
+      }
+
+      // update reading progress only if the current value is lower
       const updatedItem = await updateLibraryItemReadingProgress(
         id,
         uid,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index de3f5209c..ff9d75664 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     readingProgressTopPercent: Float
     readingProgressPercent: Float!
     readingProgressAnchorIndex: Int
+    force: Boolean
   }
   enum SaveArticleReadingProgressErrorCode {
     NOT_FOUND
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index 4f8a3c96e..6c1c51446 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -295,16 +295,18 @@ const setBookmarkQuery = (articleId: string, bookmark: boolean) => {
 const saveArticleReadingProgressQuery = (
   articleId: string,
   progress: number,
-  topPercent: number | null = null
+  topPercent: number | null = null,
+  force: boolean | null = null
 ) => {
   return `
     mutation {
       saveArticleReadingProgress(
         input: {
           id: "${articleId}",
-          readingProgressPercent: ${progress}
-          readingProgressAnchorIndex: 0
-          readingProgressTopPercent: ${topPercent}
+          readingProgressPercent: ${progress},
+          readingProgressAnchorIndex: 0,
+          readingProgressTopPercent: ${topPercent},
+          force: ${force}
         }
       ) {
         ... on SaveArticleReadingProgressSuccess {
@@ -784,6 +786,37 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         'BAD_DATA',
       ])
     })
+
+    context('when force is true', () => {
+      before(async () => {
+        itemId = (await createLibraryItem({
+          user: { id: user.id },
+          originalUrl: 'https://blog.omnivore.app/setBookmarkArticle',
+          slug: 'test-with-omnivore',
+          readableContent: '<p>test</p>',
+          title: 'test title',
+          readingProgressBottomPercent: 100,
+          readingProgressTopPercent: 80,
+        }, user.id)).id
+      })
+
+      after(async () => {
+        await deleteLibraryItemById(itemId, user.id)
+      })
+
+      it('ignore position check if force is true', async () => {
+        query = saveArticleReadingProgressQuery(itemId, 20, 10, true)
+        const res = await graphqlRequest(query, authToken).expect(200)
+        expect(
+          res.body.data.saveArticleReadingProgress.updatedArticle
+            .readingProgressPercent
+        ).to.eql(20)
+        expect(
+          res.body.data.saveArticleReadingProgress.updatedArticle
+            .readingProgressTopPercent
+        ).to.eql(10)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('SaveFile', () => {