diff --git a/ACTIONS.md b/ACTIONS.md
index 3291afd3..fbdaf988 100644
--- a/ACTIONS.md
+++ b/ACTIONS.md
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ Fires right after the content section in the `single-fcn_chapter.php` template,
 **Hooked Actions:**
 * `fictioneer_chapter_afterword( $args )` – Chapter afterword. Priority 10.
 * `fictioneer_chapter_support_links( $args )` – Support links set for the chapter/story/author. Priority 20.
+* `fictioneer_chapter_footer( $args )` – Chapter footer. Priority 99.
 
 ---
 
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ Fires between the top actions sections and chapter header (title and authors) in
 * $next_index (int|boolean) – Index of next chapter or false if outside bounds.
 
 **Hooked Actions:**
+* `fictioneer_chapter_top_actions( $args )` – Chapter top action row. Priority 1.
 * `fictioneer_chapter_global_note( $args )` – Story-wide note if provided. Priority 5.
 * `fictioneer_chapter_foreword( $args )` – Chapter foreword if provided. Priority 10.
 * `fictioneer_chapter_warnings( $args )` – Chapter warnings if provided. Priority 20.
diff --git a/includes/functions/hooks/_chapter_hooks.php b/includes/functions/hooks/_chapter_hooks.php
index e1fdc753..4c5936dd 100644
--- a/includes/functions/hooks/_chapter_hooks.php
+++ b/includes/functions/hooks/_chapter_hooks.php
@@ -83,6 +83,60 @@ function fictioneer_chapters_list( $args ) {
 }
 add_action( 'fictioneer_chapters_after_content', 'fictioneer_chapters_list', 30 );
 
+// =============================================================================
+// CHAPTER ACTIONS
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Outputs the HTML for the chapter top actions
+ *
+ * @since 5.21.2
+ *
+ * @param array $args  Hook args passed-through.
+ */
+
+function fictioneer_chapter_top_actions( $args ) {
+  // Start HTML ---> ?>
+  <div class="chapter__actions chapter__actions--top" data-nosnippet>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-left"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_left', $args, 'top' );
+    ?></div>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-center"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_center', $args, 'top' );
+    ?></div>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-right"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_right', $args, 'top' );
+    ?></div>
+  </div>
+  <?php // <--- End HTML
+}
+add_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_before_header', 'fictioneer_chapter_top_actions', 1 );
+
+/**
+ * Outputs the HTML for the chapter footer
+ *
+ * @since 5.21.2
+ *
+ * @param array $args  Hook args passed-through.
+ */
+
+function fictioneer_chapter_footer( $args ) {
+  // Start HTML ---> ?>
+  <footer class="chapter__footer chapter__actions chapter__actions--bottom padding-bottom chapter-end" data-nosnippet>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-left"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_left', $args, 'bottom' );
+    ?></div>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-center"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_center', $args, 'bottom' );
+    ?></div>
+    <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-right"><?php
+      do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_right', $args, 'bottom' );
+    ?></div>
+  </footer>
+  <?php // <--- End HTML
+}
+add_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_after_content', 'fictioneer_chapter_footer', 99 );
+
 // =============================================================================
 // CHAPTER GLOBAL NOTE
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/single-fcn_chapter.php b/single-fcn_chapter.php
index 052de1fb..f100b6fb 100644
--- a/single-fcn_chapter.php
+++ b/single-fcn_chapter.php
@@ -134,20 +134,8 @@ get_header(
 
       <article id="ch-<?php echo $post_id; ?>" data-author-id="<?php echo get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ); ?>" class="chapter__article padding-left padding-right <?php echo $password_required ? '_password' : ''; ?>" data-age-rating="<?php echo strtolower( $age_rating ); ?>">
 
-        <div class="chapter__actions chapter__actions--top" data-nosnippet>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-left"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_left', $hook_args, 'top' );
-          ?></div>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-center"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_center', $hook_args, 'top' );
-          ?></div>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-right"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_top_right', $hook_args, 'top' );
-          ?></div>
-        </div>
-
         <?php
-          // Before chapter article header (includes foreword and warnings)
+          // Before chapter article header; includes the actions row, foreword, and warnings
           do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_before_header', $hook_args );
 
           // Render article header
@@ -187,22 +175,10 @@ get_header(
         ?></section>
 
         <?php
-          // After chapter content; includes the afterword and support box
+          // After chapter content; includes the footer, afterword, and support box
           do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_after_content', $hook_args );
         ?>
 
-        <footer class="chapter__footer chapter__actions chapter__actions--bottom padding-bottom chapter-end" data-nosnippet>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-left"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_left', $hook_args, 'bottom' );
-          ?></div>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-center"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_center', $hook_args, 'bottom' );
-          ?></div>
-          <div class="chapter__actions-container chapter__actions-right"><?php
-            do_action( 'fictioneer_chapter_actions_bottom_right', $hook_args, 'bottom' );
-          ?></div>
-        </footer>
-
       </article>
 
       <?php