diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d7e2b157f..0ff9793ad 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
 		
 	if ($op == "feeds") {
 
+		$subop = $_GET["subop"];
+
+		if ($subop == "catchupAll") {
+			pg_query("UPDATE ttrss_entries SET last_read = NOW(),unread = false");
+		}
+
 		if ($fetch) update_all_feeds($link, $fetch);
+		
 
 		$result = pg_query("SELECT *,
 			(SELECT count(id) FROM ttrss_entries 
@@ -57,11 +64,21 @@
 			++$lnum;
 		}
 
-		print "<tr><td class=\"footer\" colspan=\"3\">
-			<a href=\"javascript:update_feed_list(false,true)\">Update all feeds</a></td></tr>";
+//		print "<tr><td class=\"footer\" colspan=\"3\">
+//			<a href=\"javascript:update_feed_list(false,true)\">Update all feeds</a></td></tr>";
+
+//		print "<tr><td class=\"footer\" colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;";
+//		print "</td></tr>";
 
 		print "</table>";
 
+		print "<p align=\"center\">All feeds: 
+			<a class=\"button\" 
+				href=\"javascript:updateFeedList(false,true)\">Update</a>";
+
+		print "&nbsp;<a class=\"button\" 
+				href=\"javascript:catchupAllFeeds()\">Mark as read</a></p>";
+
 		print "<div class=\"invisible\" id=\"FEEDTU\">$total_unread</div>";
 
 	}
@@ -95,11 +112,11 @@
 
 		$feed = $_GET["feed"];
 		$skip = $_GET["skip"];
-		$ext = $_GET["ext"];
+		$subop = $_GET["subop"];
 
 		if (!$skip) $skip = 0;
 
-		if ($ext == "undefined") $ext = "";
+		if ($subop == "undefined") $subop = "";
 
 		// FIXME: check for null value here
 
@@ -111,20 +128,20 @@
 
 			$line = pg_fetch_assoc($result);
 
-			if ($ext == "ForceUpdate" || 
-				(!$ext && $line["update_timeout"] > MIN_UPDATE_TIME)) {
+			if ($subop == "ForceUpdate" || 
+				(!$subop && $line["update_timeout"] > MIN_UPDATE_TIME)) {
 				
 				update_rss_feed($link, $line["feed_url"], $feed);
 
 			} else {
 
-				if ($ext == "MarkAllRead")  {
+				if ($subop == "MarkAllRead")  {
 
 					pg_query("UPDATE ttrss_entries SET unread = false,last_read = NOW() 
 						WHERE feed_id = '$feed'");
 				}
 
-				if ($ext == "MarkPageRead")  {
+				if ($subop == "MarkPageRead")  {
 
 //					pg_query("UPDATE ttrss_entries SET unread = false 
 //						WHERE feed_id = '$feed' ORDER BY updated OFFSET $skip LIMIT 1");
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 24c5a88c6..d7959037d 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ function feedlist_callback() {
 			total_unread = feedtu.innerHTML;
 			update_title();
 		}
+
+		notify("");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -77,10 +79,11 @@ function view_callback() {
 }
 
 
-function update_feed_list(called_from_timer, fetch) {
+function updateFeedList(called_from_timer, fetch) {
 
 	if (called_from_timer != true) {
-		document.getElementById("feeds").innerHTML = "Loading feeds, please wait...";
+		//document.getElementById("feeds").innerHTML = "Loading feeds, please wait...";
+		notify("Updating feeds...");
 	}
 
 	var query_str = "backend.php?op=feeds";
@@ -91,18 +94,26 @@ function update_feed_list(called_from_timer, fetch) {
 	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=feedlist_callback;
 	xmlhttp.send(null);
 
+}
+
+function catchupAllFeeds() {
+	var query_str = "backend.php?op=feeds&subop=catchupAll";
+
+	notify("Marking all feeds as read...");
+
+	xmlhttp.open("GET", query_str, true);
+	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=feedlist_callback;
+	xmlhttp.send(null);
 
 }
 
-function viewfeed(feed, skip, ext) {
-
-//	notify("view-feed: " + feed);
+function viewfeed(feed, skip, subop) {
 
 	document.getElementById('headlines').innerHTML='Loading headlines, please wait...';		
 	document.getElementById('content').innerHTML='&nbsp;';		
 
 	xmlhttp.open("GET", "backend.php?op=viewfeed&feed=" + param_escape(feed) +
-		"&skip=" + param_escape(skip) + "&ext=" + param_escape(ext) , true);
+		"&skip=" + param_escape(skip) + "&subop=" + param_escape(subop) , true);
 	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=viewfeed_callback;
 	xmlhttp.send(null);
 
@@ -143,7 +154,7 @@ function view(id,feed_id) {
 
 function timeout() {
 
-	update_feed_list(true);
+	updateFeedList(true);
 
 	setTimeout("timeout()", 1800*1000);
 
@@ -168,6 +179,6 @@ function update_title() {
 }
 
 function init() {
-	update_feed_list(false, false);
+	updateFeedList(false, false);
 	setTimeout("timeout()", 1800*1000);
 }