diff --git a/public/utils.js b/public/utils.js
index ae67624..48a1e87 100644
--- a/public/utils.js
+++ b/public/utils.js
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ function formSubmit(e) {
   e.submitter.disabled = "disabled"
   request(targ.target, params,
     function(res){
+      if (data.get("op") == "read_post") {
+        document.getElementById("p"+data.get("postid")).remove()
+        return
+      }
       targ.outerHTML = res
       setup()
     },
diff --git a/routes.go b/routes.go
index b3cec93..88b5371 100644
--- a/routes.go
+++ b/routes.go
@@ -1102,6 +1102,22 @@ func UserOp(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
 			r.URL.Path = "/" + state.Host + "/c/" + resp.PostView.Community.Name
 			r.URL.RawQuery = ""
 		}
+	case "read_post":
+		postid, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("postid"))
+		post := types.MarkPostAsRead{
+			PostID: postid,
+			Read:   true,
+		}
+		if r.FormValue("submit") == "mark unread" {
+			post.Read = false
+		}
+		_, err := state.Client.MarkPostAsRead(context.Background(), post)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		} else if r.FormValue("xhr") != "" {
+			w.Write([]byte{})
+			return
+		}
 	case "vote_post":
 		var score int16
 		score = 1
diff --git a/templates/frontpage.html b/templates/frontpage.html
index ac291fd..7ca8f0a 100644
--- a/templates/frontpage.html
+++ b/templates/frontpage.html
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
       {{ template "sidebar.html" . }}
     </main>
 {{ end }}
-    <script src="/_/static/utils.js?v=19"></script>
+    <script src="/_/static/utils.js?v=20"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/templates/main.html b/templates/main.html
index 5cf680d..2b58c48 100644
--- a/templates/main.html
+++ b/templates/main.html
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     {{ end }}
   {{ end }}
 
-    <script src="/_/static/utils.js?v=19"></script>
+    <script src="/_/static/utils.js?v=20"></script>
     {{ template "sidebar.html" . }}
     </main>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html
index a404d4c..a562c4c 100644
--- a/templates/post.html
+++ b/templates/post.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if and (ne .State.Op "vote_post") (ne .State.Op "save_post") }}
-<div class="post{{if .Post.Deleted}} deleted{{end}}{{ if .Post.FeaturedCommunity }} distinguished{{end}}{{if .Post.FeaturedLocal }} announcement{{end}}">
+<div class="post{{if .Post.Deleted}} deleted{{end}}{{ if .Post.FeaturedCommunity }} distinguished{{end}}{{if .Post.FeaturedLocal }} announcement{{end}}" id="p{{.Post.ID}}">
   {{ if gt .Rank 0 }}
         <div class="rank"> {{ .Rank }} </div>
   {{ end }}
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@
           {{ if .State.PostID }}
             <a id="hidechildren" class="scripting" href="">hide all child comments</a>
           {{ end }}
+          {{ if and .State.Site .State.Site.MyUser.IsValid (not .State.Site.MyUser.MustValue.LocalUserView.LocalUser.ShowReadPosts) }}
+            <form class="link-btn" method="POST">
+              <input type="hidden" name="postid" value="{{.Post.ID }}">
+              <input type="hidden" name="op" value="read_post">
+              {{ if .Post.Deleted }}
+              <input type="submit" name="submit" value="mark unread">
+              {{ else }}
+              <input type="submit" name="submit" value="mark read">
+              {{ end }}
+            </form>
+          {{ end }}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div></div>