diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java
index b7ce7ce..f0ec16a 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/controller/StoryController.java
@@ -620,11 +620,9 @@ public class StoryController {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        // Determine the total content length
+        // ALWAYS use contentHtml for consistency (frontend uses contentHtml for position tracking)
         int totalLength = 0;
-        if (story.getContentPlain() != null && !story.getContentPlain().isEmpty()) {
-            totalLength = story.getContentPlain().length();
-        } else if (story.getContentHtml() != null && !story.getContentHtml().isEmpty()) {
+        if (story.getContentHtml() != null && !story.getContentHtml().isEmpty()) {
             totalLength = story.getContentHtml().length();
         }
 
@@ -633,7 +631,8 @@ public class StoryController {
         }
 
         // Calculate percentage and round to nearest integer
-        return Math.round((float) story.getReadingPosition() * 100 / totalLength);
+        int percentage = Math.round((float) story.getReadingPosition() * 100 / totalLength);
+        return Math.min(100, percentage);
     }
 
     private StoryReadingDto convertToReadingDto(Story story) {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
index 3bf2e75..ee8adb8 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/dto/StorySearchDto.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class StorySearchDto {
     // Reading status
     private Boolean isRead;
     private Integer readingPosition;
+    private Integer readingProgressPercentage; // Pre-calculated percentage (0-100)
     private LocalDateTime lastReadAt;
     
     // Author info
@@ -132,7 +133,15 @@ public class StorySearchDto {
     public void setReadingPosition(Integer readingPosition) {
         this.readingPosition = readingPosition;
     }
-    
+
+    public Integer getReadingProgressPercentage() {
+        return readingProgressPercentage;
+    }
+
+    public void setReadingProgressPercentage(Integer readingProgressPercentage) {
+        this.readingProgressPercentage = readingProgressPercentage;
+    }
+
     public UUID getAuthorId() {
         return authorId;
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/SolrService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/SolrService.java
index 444319e..c6c91ed 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/SolrService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/SolrService.java
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ public class SolrService {
         doc.addField("volume", story.getVolume());
         doc.addField("isRead", story.getIsRead());
         doc.addField("readingPosition", story.getReadingPosition());
+        doc.addField("readingProgressPercentage", calculateReadingProgressPercentage(story));
 
         if (story.getLastReadAt() != null) {
             doc.addField("lastReadAt", formatDateTime(story.getLastReadAt()));
@@ -544,6 +545,26 @@ public class SolrService {
         return dateTime.format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE_TIME) + "Z";
     }
 
+    private Integer calculateReadingProgressPercentage(Story story) {
+        if (story.getReadingPosition() == null || story.getReadingPosition() == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        // ALWAYS use contentHtml for consistency (frontend uses contentHtml for position tracking)
+        int totalLength = 0;
+        if (story.getContentHtml() != null && !story.getContentHtml().isEmpty()) {
+            totalLength = story.getContentHtml().length();
+        }
+
+        if (totalLength == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        // Calculate percentage and round to nearest integer
+        int percentage = Math.round((float) story.getReadingPosition() * 100 / totalLength);
+        return Math.min(100, percentage);
+    }
+
     // ===============================
     // UTILITY METHODS
     // ===============================
@@ -1039,6 +1060,7 @@ public class SolrService {
         story.setVolume((Integer) doc.getFieldValue("volume"));
         story.setIsRead((Boolean) doc.getFieldValue("isRead"));
         story.setReadingPosition((Integer) doc.getFieldValue("readingPosition"));
+        story.setReadingProgressPercentage((Integer) doc.getFieldValue("readingProgressPercentage"));
 
         // Handle dates
         story.setLastReadAt(parseDateTimeFromSolr(doc.getFieldValue("lastReadAt")));
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/page.tsx
index e24ced0..e35f11c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -95,20 +95,20 @@ export default function StoryReadingPage() {
   // Convert scroll position to approximate character position in the content
   const getCharacterPositionFromScroll = useCallback((): number => {
     if (!contentRef.current || !story) return 0;
-    
+
     const content = contentRef.current;
     const scrolled = window.scrollY;
     const contentTop = content.offsetTop;
     const contentHeight = content.scrollHeight;
     const windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
-    
+
     // Calculate how far through the content we are (0-1)
-    const scrollRatio = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, 
+    const scrollRatio = Math.min(1, Math.max(0,
       (scrolled - contentTop + windowHeight * 0.3) / contentHeight
     ));
-    
-    // Convert to character position in the plain text content
-    const textLength = story.contentPlain?.length || story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
+
+    // Convert to character position in the HTML content (ALWAYS use contentHtml for consistency)
+    const textLength = story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
     return Math.floor(scrollRatio * textLength);
   }, [story]);
 
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ export default function StoryReadingPage() {
   const calculateReadingPercentage = useCallback((currentPosition: number): number => {
     if (!story) return 0;
 
-    const totalLength = story.contentPlain?.length || story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
+    // ALWAYS use contentHtml for consistency with position calculation
+    const totalLength = story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
     if (totalLength === 0) return 0;
 
     return Math.round((currentPosition / totalLength) * 100);
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ export default function StoryReadingPage() {
   const scrollToCharacterPosition = useCallback((position: number) => {
     if (!contentRef.current || !story || hasScrolledToPosition) return;
 
-    const textLength = story.contentPlain?.length || story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
+    // ALWAYS use contentHtml for consistency with position calculation
+    const textLength = story.contentHtml?.length || 0;
     if (textLength === 0 || position === 0) return;
 
     const ratio = position / textLength;
diff --git a/solr/stories/conf/managed-schema b/solr/stories/conf/managed-schema
index ca2c867..445e227 100755
--- a/solr/stories/conf/managed-schema
+++ b/solr/stories/conf/managed-schema
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
   <!-- Reading Status Fields -->
   <field name="isRead" type="boolean" indexed="true" stored="true"/>
   <field name="readingPosition" type="pint" indexed="true" stored="true"/>
+  <field name="readingProgressPercentage" type="pint" indexed="true" stored="true"/>
   <field name="lastReadAt" type="pdate" indexed="true" stored="true"/>
   <field name="lastRead" type="pdate" indexed="true" stored="true"/>