diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index fb4248ba9..0a17c14c3 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -555,3 +555,12 @@ function parse_runtime_info(elem) {
 		param = param.nextSibling;
 	}
 }
+
+function catchupCurrentFeed() {
+
+	var fn = getFeedName(getActiveFeedId());
+	
+	if (confirm("Mark all articles in " + fn + " as read?")) {
+		return viewCurrentFeed(0, 'MarkAllRead')
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tt-rss.php b/tt-rss.php
index 149dafc1e..6aac5c9b3 100644
--- a/tt-rss.php
+++ b/tt-rss.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ window.onload = init;
 			onclick="viewCurrentFeed(0, 'ForceUpdate')" value="Update">
 
 		<input class="button" type="submit"
-			onclick="viewCurrentFeed(0, 'MarkAllRead')" value="Mark as read"> 
+			onclick="catchupCurrentFeed()" value="Mark as read"> 
 
 		</td>
 		<td align="right">