diff --git a/classes/counters.php b/classes/counters.php
index 63143a503..d8ed27621 100644
--- a/classes/counters.php
+++ b/classes/counters.php
@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@ class Counters {
 		return $data;
 	}
 
+	static private function getCategoryChildrenCounters($cat_id, $owner_uid) {
+		$pdo = Db::pdo();
+
+		$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id FROM ttrss_feed_categories WHERE parent_cat = ?
+				AND owner_uid = ?");
+		$sth->execute([$cat_id, $owner_uid]);
+
+		$unread = 0;
+		$marked = 0;
+
+		while ($line = $sth->fetch()) {
+			list ($tmp_unread, $tmp_marked) = Counters::getCategoryChildrenCounters($line["id"], $owner_uid);
+
+			$unread += $tmp_unread + Feeds::getCategoryUnread($line["id"], $owner_uid);
+			$marked += $tmp_marked + Feeds::getCategoryMarked($line["id"], $owner_uid);
+		}
+
+		return [$unread, $marked];
+	}
+
 	static function getCategoryCounters() {
 		$ret = [];
 
@@ -48,15 +68,16 @@ class Counters {
 
 		while ($line = $sth->fetch()) {
 			if ($line["num_children"] > 0) {
-				$child_counter = Feeds::getCategoryChildrenUnread($line["id"], $_SESSION["uid"]);
+				list ($child_counter, $child_marked_counter) = Counters::getCategoryChildrenCounters($line["id"], $_SESSION["uid"]);
 			} else {
 				$child_counter = 0;
+				$child_marked_counter = 0;
 			}
 
 			$cv = [
 				"id" => (int)$line["id"],
 				"kind" => "cat",
-				"markedcounter" => (int) $line["count_marked"],
+				"markedcounter" => (int) $line["count_marked"] + $child_marked_counter,
 				"counter" => (int) $line["count"] + $child_counter
 			];
 
diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 8ef4f1f1c..77add790e 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -1290,6 +1290,30 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// only real cats
+	static function getCategoryMarked($cat, $owner_uid = false) {
+
+		if (!$owner_uid) $owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
+
+		$pdo = Db::pdo();
+
+		if ($cat >= 0) {
+
+			$sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN marked THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS marked
+				FROM ttrss_user_entries
+				WHERE feed_id IN (SELECT id FROM ttrss_feeds
+                    WHERE (cat_id = :cat OR (:cat IS NULL AND cat_id IS NULL))
+					AND owner_uid = :uid)
+				AND owner_uid = :uid");
+			$sth->execute(["cat" => $cat ? $cat : null, "uid" => $owner_uid]);
+			$row = $sth->fetch();
+
+			return $row["marked"];
+		} else {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	static function getCategoryUnread($cat, $owner_uid = false) {
 
 		if (!$owner_uid) $owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];