diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index e92c638d6..a80c5bda3 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -2084,6 +2084,9 @@
 		print "<param key=\"feeds_sort_by_unread\" value=\"" . 
 			sprintf("%d", get_pref($link, "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD")) . "\"/>";
 
+		print "<param key=\"confirm_feed_catchup\" value=\"" . 
+			sprintf("%d", get_pref($link, "CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP")) . "\"/>";
+
 		print "</init-params>";
 	}
 
diff --git a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
index 961abe811..50c3013fb 100644
--- a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) valu
 insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id,help_text) values('DIGEST_ENABLE', 1, 'false', 'Enable e-mail digest',1,
 'This option enables sending daily digest of new (and unread) headlines on your configured e-mail address');
 
+insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) values('CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP', 1, 'true', 'Confirm marking feed as read',3);
+
 create table ttrss_user_prefs (
    owner_uid integer not null,
    pref_name varchar(250),
diff --git a/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql b/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
index b08644581..9b4988bbb 100644
--- a/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
+++ b/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) valu
 insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id,help_text) values('DIGEST_ENABLE', 1, 'false', 'Enable e-mail digest',1,
 'This option enables sending daily digest of new (and unread) headlines on your configured e-mail address');
 
+insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) values('CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP', 1, 'true', 'Confirm marking feed as read',3);
+
 create table ttrss_user_prefs (
 	owner_uid integer not null references ttrss_users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
 	pref_name varchar(250) not null references ttrss_prefs(pref_name) ON DELETE CASCADE,
diff --git a/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-mysql.sql b/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-mysql.sql
index 5839e8faa..e951f482f 100644
--- a/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-mysql.sql
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ update ttrss_feeds set include_in_digest = true;
 alter table ttrss_feeds change include_in_digest include_in_digest bool not null;
 alter table ttrss_feeds alter column include_in_digest set default true;
 
+insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) values('CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP', 1, 'true', 'Confirm marking feed as read',3);
+
 update ttrss_version set schema_version = 10;
 
diff --git a/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-pgsql.sql b/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-pgsql.sql
index 9f292ec3d..764b4b763 100644
--- a/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-pgsql.sql
+++ b/schema/upgrade-1.2.2-1.2.3-pgsql.sql
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ update ttrss_feeds set include_in_digest = true;
 alter table ttrss_feeds alter column include_in_digest set not null;
 alter table ttrss_feeds alter column include_in_digest set default true;
 
+insert into ttrss_prefs (pref_name,type_id,def_value,short_desc,section_id) values('CONFIRM_FEED_CATCHUP', 1, 'true', 'Confirm marking feed as read',3);
+
 update ttrss_version set schema_version = 10;
 
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 771114d5b..597dd2fa4 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ function catchupCurrentFeed() {
 		str = "Mark all articles in this category as read?";
 	} */
 
-	if (confirm(str)) {
+	if (getInitParam("confirm_feed_catchup") != 1 || confirm(str)) {
 		return viewCurrentFeed('MarkAllRead')
 	}
 }