diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 61be7fa66..0ae97af4f 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -5262,14 +5262,9 @@
 					print "<td class='hlMarkedPic'>$marked_pic</td>";
 					print "<td class='hlMarkedPic'>$published_pic</td>";
 
-#					if ($line["feed_title"]) {			
-#						print "<td class='hlContent'>$content_link</td>";
-#						print "<td class='hlFeed'>
-#							<a href=\"javascript:viewfeed($feed_id, '', false)\">".
-#								truncate_string($line["feed_title"],30)."</a>&nbsp;</td>";
-#					} else {			
-
-					print "<td onclick='view($id)' class='hlContent$hlc_suffix' valign='middle' id='HLC-$id'>";
+					print "<td onclick='return hlClicked(event,$id)' 
+						title=\"".__("Click to select, ctrl-click selects multiple")."\"
+						class='hlContent$hlc_suffix' valign='middle' id='HLC-$id'>";
 
 					print "<a id=\"RTITLE-$id\" 
 						href=\"" . htmlspecialchars($line["link"]) . "\"
@@ -5286,9 +5281,6 @@
 
 					print $labels_str;
 
-#							<a href=\"javascript:viewfeed($feed_id, '', false)\">".
-#							$line["feed_title"]."</a>	
-
 					if (!get_pref($link, 'VFEED_GROUP_BY_FEED')) {
 						if (@$line["feed_title"]) {			
 							print "<span class=\"hlFeed\">
@@ -5298,14 +5290,12 @@
 						}
 					}
 
-//					print "<img id='HLL-$id' class='hlLoading' 
-//						src='images/indicator_tiny.gif' style='display : none'>";
-
 					print "</td>";
 
-#					}
-					
-					print "<td class=\"hlUpdated\" onclick='view($id)'><nobr>$updated_fmt&nbsp;</nobr></td>";
+		
+					print "<td class=\"hlUpdated\" 
+						onclick='return hlClicked(event,$id)'><nobr>$updated_fmt&nbsp;
+					</nobr></td>";
 
 					print "<td class='hlMarkedPic'>$score_pic</td>";
 
@@ -5396,8 +5386,8 @@
 					print "</div>";
 
 					print "<div class=\"cdmContent\" $content_hidden
-						title=\"".__("Click to select article")."\"
-						onclick=\"toggleSelected($id);\"
+						title=\"".__("Click to select, ctrl-click selects multiple")."\"
+						onclick=\"return cdmClicked(event, $id);\"
 						id=\"CICD-$id\">";
 
 					print "<div class=\"cdmContentInner\">";
@@ -5445,6 +5435,8 @@
 					$article_content = sanitize_rss($link, $line["content_preview"], 
 						false, false, $feed_site_url);
 
+					if (!$article_content) $article_content = "&nbsp;";
+
 					print "<div id=\"POSTNOTE-$id\">";
 					if ($line['note']) {
 						print format_article_note($id, $line['note']);
@@ -5500,7 +5492,7 @@
 
 					print "<img src=\"images/digest_checkbox.png\"
 						style=\"cursor : pointer\" style=\"cursor : pointer\"
-						onclick=\"cdmDismissArticle($id)\"
+						onclick=\"dismissArticle($id)\"
 						alt='Dismiss' title='".__('Dismiss article')."'>";
 
 					print "</div>";
diff --git a/help/3.php b/help/3.php
index 47ef3c9d7..76142417f 100644
--- a/help/3.php
+++ b/help/3.php
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 		<tr><td class='n'>S</td><td><?php echo __("Toggle published") ?></td></tr>
 		<tr><td class='n'>u</td><td><?php echo __("Toggle unread") ?></td></tr>
 		<tr><td class='n'>T</td><td><?php echo __("Edit tags") ?></td></tr>
-		<tr><td class='n'>D</td><td><?php echo __("In combined mode, dismiss selected articles") ?></td></tr>
+		<tr><td class='n'>D</td><td><?php echo __("Dismiss selected articles") ?></td></tr>
+		<tr><td class='n'>X</td><td><?php echo __("Dismiss read articles") ?></td></tr>
 		<tr><td class='n'>o</td><td><?php echo __("Open article in new window") ?></td></tr>
 		<tr><td class='n'>c n/c p</td><td><?php echo __("Mark articles below/above active one as read") ?></td></tr>
 		<tr><td class='n'>N/P</td><td><?php echo __("Scroll article content") ?></td></tr>
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 917196ba9..b97a19aa1 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -953,10 +953,11 @@ function hotkey_handler(e) {
 			}
 
 			if (keycode == 68 && shift_key) { // shift-D
-				if (isCdmMode()) {
-					//cdmDismissArticle(active_post_id);
-					cdmDismissSelectedArticles();
-				}
+				dismissSelectedArticles();
+			}
+
+			if (keycode == 88 && shift_key) { // shift-X
+				dismissReadArticles();
 			}
 
 			if (keycode == 78 || keycode == 40) { // n, down
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 0551de9ae..dbc166c73 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ function emailArticleDo() {
 	}
 }
 
-function cdmDismissArticle(id) {
+function dismissArticle(id) {
 	try {
 		var elem = $("RROW-" + id);
 
@@ -2395,11 +2395,11 @@ function cdmDismissArticle(id) {
 		new Effect.Fade(elem, {duration : 0.5});
 
 	} catch (e) {
-		exception_error("cdmDismissArticle", e);
+		exception_error("dismissArticle", e);
 	}
 }
 
-function cdmDismissSelectedArticles() {
+function dismissSelectedArticles() {
 	try {
 
 		var ids = getSelectedArticleIds2();
@@ -2413,6 +2413,88 @@ function cdmDismissSelectedArticles() {
 			selectionToggleUnread(false);
 
 	} catch (e) {
-		exception_error("cdmDismissArticle", e);
+		exception_error("dismissSelectedArticles", e);
 	}
 }
+
+function dismissReadArticles() {
+	try {
+
+		var ids = getVisibleArticleIds();
+
+		for (var i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
+			var elem = $("RROW-" + ids[i]);
+
+			if (elem.className && !elem.className.match("Unread") && 
+					!elem.className.match("Selected")) {
+			
+				new Effect.Fade(elem, {duration : 0.5});
+			}
+		}
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("dismissSelectedArticles", e);
+	}
+}
+
+function getVisibleArticleIds() {
+	try {
+		if (isCdmMode()) {
+			return cdmGetVisibleArticles();
+		} else {
+			return getVisibleHeadlineIds();
+		}
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("getVisibleArticleIds");
+	}
+}
+
+function cdmClicked(event, id) {
+	try {
+		var shift_key = event.shiftKey;
+
+		if (!event.ctrlKey) {
+			cdmSelectArticles("none");
+			toggleSelected(id);
+
+			var elem = $("RROW-" + id);
+
+			if (elem)
+				elem.className = elem.className.replace("Unread", "");
+
+			var query = "?op=rpc&subop=catchupSelected" +
+				"&cmode=0&ids=" + param_escape(id);
+
+			new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
+				parameters: query,
+				onComplete: function(transport) { 
+					handle_rpc_reply(transport); 
+				} });
+
+		} else {
+			toggleSelected(id);
+		}
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("cdmClicked");
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+function hlClicked(event, id) {
+	try {
+		var shift_key = event.shiftKey;
+
+		if (!event.ctrlKey) {
+			view(id);
+		} else {
+			toggleSelected(id);
+		}
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("hlClicked");
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}