diff --git a/js/feedlist.js b/js/feedlist.js
index 84b561227..d3418176b 100644
--- a/js/feedlist.js
+++ b/js/feedlist.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var _infscroll_disable = 0;
 var _infscroll_request_sent = 0;
 var _search_query = false;
 var _viewfeed_last = 0;
+var _viewfeed_timeout = false;
 
 var counters_last_request = 0;
 
@@ -132,15 +133,21 @@ function viewfeed(feed, method, is_cat, offset, background, infscroll_req) {
 
 		console.log(query);
 
+		if (_viewfeed_timeout) {
+			setFeedExpandoIcon(getActiveFeedId(), activeFeedIsCat(), 'images/blank_icon.gif');
+			clearTimeout(_viewfeed_timeout);
+		}
 		setActiveFeedId(feed, is_cat);
 
+		_viewfeed_timeout = setTimeout(function()) {
 		new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
-			parameters: query,
-			onComplete: function(transport) {
-				setFeedExpandoIcon(feed, is_cat, 'images/blank_icon.gif');
-				headlines_callback2(transport, offset, background, infscroll_req);
-				PluginHost.run(PluginHost.HOOK_FEED_LOADED, [feed, is_cat]);
-			} });
+				parameters: query,
+				onComplete: function(transport) {
+					setFeedExpandoIcon(feed, is_cat, 'images/blank_icon.gif');
+					headlines_callback2(transport, offset, background, infscroll_req);
+					PluginHost.run(PluginHost.HOOK_FEED_LOADED, [feed, is_cat]);
+				} });
+		}, 250); // 250ms delay
 
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("viewfeed", e);