diff --git a/android/src/org/coolreader/CoolReader.java b/android/src/org/coolreader/CoolReader.java
index 2d26520ec..690301cc2 100644
--- a/android/src/org/coolreader/CoolReader.java
+++ b/android/src/org/coolreader/CoolReader.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.coolreader.crengine.BrowserViewLayout;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.CRRootView;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.CRToolBar;
+import org.coolreader.crengine.CRStateFileLogger;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.DeviceInfo;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.DocumentsContractWrapper;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.Engine;
@@ -212,6 +213,10 @@ public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		CRStateFileLogger.init(getApplicationContext());
+		CRStateFileLogger.clear();
+		CRStateFileLogger.appendState("APP_CREATE");
+
 		startServices();
 
 		log.i("CoolReader.onCreate() entered");
@@ -283,6 +288,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onDestroy() {
+		CRStateFileLogger.appendState("APP_DESTROY");
 
 		log.i("CoolReader.onDestroy() entered");
 		if (!CLOSE_BOOK_ON_STOP && mReaderView != null)
diff --git a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/CRStateFileLogger.java b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/CRStateFileLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e6db2547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/CRStateFileLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package org.coolreader.crengine;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.text.format.DateFormat;
+
+import org.coolreader.crengine.L;
+import org.coolreader.crengine.Logger;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class CRStateFileLogger {
+    private static final String fileName = "cr-state-log.txt";
+    private static File appFilesDir;
+
+    public static final Logger log = L.create("state-logger");
+
+    public static void init(Context applicationContext){
+        appFilesDir = applicationContext.getFilesDir();
+    }
+
+    public static void clear(){
+        File file = new File(appFilesDir, fileName);
+        file.delete();
+    }
+
+    public static void appendState(String state){
+        log.i("writing " + state + " to " + fileName);
+
+        if (appFilesDir == null) {
+            log.e("ERROR: " + fileName + " is not initialized");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String dtm = DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss", new Date()).toString();
+        String msg = dtm + " - " + state.trim() + "\n";
+
+        try {
+            File file = new File(appFilesDir, fileName);
+            FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(file, true);
+            stream.write(msg.getBytes());
+            stream.close();
+        } catch (IOException e){
+            log.e("ERROR: could not log to " + fileName);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
index 52ec2a0ae..e5210bbff 100644
--- a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
+++ b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 import org.coolreader.CoolReader;
 import org.coolreader.R;
+import org.coolreader.crengine.CRStateFileLogger;
 import org.coolreader.crengine.InputDialog.InputHandler;
 import org.koekak.android.ebookdownloader.SonyBookSelector;
 
@@ -2417,8 +2418,12 @@ public void onCommand(final ReaderCommand cmd, final int param, final Runnable o
 				log.i("DCMD_TTS_PLAY: initializing TTS");
 				mActivity.initTTS(ttsacc -> BackgroundThread.instance().executeGUI(() -> {
 					log.i("TTS created: opening TTS toolbar");
+					CRStateFileLogger.appendState("TTS_ON");
 					ttsToolbar = TTSToolbarDlg.showDialog(mActivity, ReaderView.this, ttsacc);
-					ttsToolbar.setOnCloseListener(() -> ttsToolbar = null);
+					ttsToolbar.setOnCloseListener(() -> {
+						ttsToolbar = null;
+						CRStateFileLogger.appendState("TTS_OFF");
+					});
 					ttsToolbar.setAppSettings(mSettings, null);
 				}));
 			}