diff --git a/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index 27675b309..19fbdd9f3 100644
--- a/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/Mac/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@
                                 <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                                 <menu key="submenu" title="View" id="HyV-fh-RgO">
                                     <items>
+                                        <menuItem title="Hide Read Articles" id="b10-sA-Yzi">
+                                            <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                                            <connections>
+                                                <action selector="toggleReadArticlesFilter:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="YhV-0F-jrM"/>
+                                            </connections>
+                                        </menuItem>
                                         <menuItem title="Sort Articles By" id="nLP-fa-KUi">
                                             <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                                             <menu key="submenu" title="Sort Articles By" id="OlJ-93-6OP">
@@ -365,7 +371,7 @@
                                         <menuItem title="Hide Read Feeds" id="E9K-zV-nLv">
                                             <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                                             <connections>
-                                                <action selector="toggleReadFilter:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="5pI-YT-xai"/>
+                                                <action selector="toggleReadFeedsFilter:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="5pI-YT-xai"/>
                                             </connections>
                                         </menuItem>
                                         <menuItem title="Show Sidebar" keyEquivalent="s" id="kIP-vf-haE">
diff --git a/Mac/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift b/Mac/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
index 74b988dd5..39b56f8d3 100644
--- a/Mac/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
+++ b/Mac/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
@@ -237,10 +237,19 @@ class MainWindowController : NSWindowController, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 			return currentSearchField != nil
 		}
 
-		if item.action == #selector(toggleReadFilter(_:)) {
+		if item.action == #selector(toggleReadFeedsFilter(_:)) {
 			(item as! NSMenuItem).state = sidebarViewController?.isReadFiltered ?? false ? .on : .off
 		}
 
+		if item.action == #selector(toggleReadArticlesFilter(_:)) {
+			if let timelineContainer = timelineContainerViewController {
+				(item as! NSMenuItem).isEnabled = true
+				(item as! NSMenuItem).state = timelineContainer.isReadFiltered ? .on : .off
+			} else {
+				(item as! NSMenuItem).isEnabled = false
+			}
+		}
+
 		if item.action == #selector(toggleSidebar(_:)) {
 			guard let splitViewItem = sidebarSplitViewItem else {
 				return false
@@ -443,9 +452,14 @@ class MainWindowController : NSWindowController, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 		window?.makeFirstResponder(searchField)
 	}
 
-	@IBAction func toggleReadFilter(_ sender: Any?) {
+	@IBAction func toggleReadFeedsFilter(_ sender: Any?) {
 		sidebarViewController?.toggleReadFilter()
 	}
+	
+	@IBAction func toggleReadArticlesFilter(_ sender: Any?) {
+		timelineContainerViewController?.toggleReadFilter()
+	}
+	
 }
 
 // MARK: - SidebarDelegate
diff --git a/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineContainerViewController.swift b/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineContainerViewController.swift
index b4f3b3a27..cdeaec45d 100644
--- a/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineContainerViewController.swift
+++ b/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineContainerViewController.swift
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ final class TimelineContainerViewController: NSViewController {
 
 	weak var delegate: TimelineContainerViewControllerDelegate?
 
+	var isReadFiltered: Bool {
+		return regularTimelineViewController.isReadFiltered
+	}
+
 	lazy var regularTimelineViewController = {
 		return TimelineViewController(delegate: self)
 	}()
@@ -79,6 +83,11 @@ final class TimelineContainerViewController: NSViewController {
 		}
 		return true
 	}
+	
+	func toggleReadFilter() {
+		regularTimelineViewController.toggleReadFilter()
+	}
+	
 }
 
 extension TimelineContainerViewController: TimelineDelegate {
diff --git a/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 4eb1cae11..60f558dec 100644
--- a/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Mac/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ final class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, UndoableCommandRunner, Unr
 
 	@IBOutlet var tableView: TimelineTableView!
 
+	private var articleReadFilterType: ReadFilterType?
+	var isReadFiltered: Bool {
+		return articleReadFilterType ?? .read != .none
+	}
+	
 	var representedObjects: [AnyObject]? {
 		didSet {
 			if !representedObjectArraysAreEqual(oldValue, representedObjects) {
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ final class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, UndoableCommandRunner, Unr
 					showFeedNames = false
 				}
 
+				determineReadFilterType()
 				selectionDidChange(nil)
 				if showsSearchResults {
 					fetchAndReplaceArticlesAsync()
@@ -213,6 +219,19 @@ final class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, UndoableCommandRunner, Unr
 		return representedObjects.first! === object
 	}
 
+	func toggleReadFilter() {
+		guard let filterType = articleReadFilterType else { return }
+		switch filterType {
+		case .alwaysRead:
+			break
+		case .read:
+			articleReadFilterType = ReadFilterType.none
+		case .none:
+			articleReadFilterType = ReadFilterType.read
+		}
+		fetchAndReplaceArticlesAsync()
+	}
+	
 	// MARK: - Actions
 
 	@objc func openArticleInBrowser(_ sender: Any?) {
@@ -944,6 +963,14 @@ private extension TimelineViewController {
 	}
 
 	// MARK: - Fetching Articles
+	
+	func determineReadFilterType() {
+		if representedObjects?.count ?? 0 == 1, let feed = representedObjects?.first as? Feed {
+			articleReadFilterType = feed.defaultReadFilterType
+		} else {
+			articleReadFilterType = .read
+		}
+	}
 
 	func fetchAndReplaceArticlesSync() {
 		// To be called when the user has made a change of selection in the sidebar.
@@ -990,7 +1017,11 @@ private extension TimelineViewController {
 
 		var fetchedArticles = Set<Article>()
 		for articleFetcher in articleFetchers {
-			fetchedArticles.formUnion(articleFetcher.fetchArticles())
+			if articleReadFilterType != ReadFilterType.none {
+				fetchedArticles.formUnion(articleFetcher.fetchUnreadArticles())
+			} else {
+				fetchedArticles.formUnion(articleFetcher.fetchArticles())
+			}
 		}
 		return fetchedArticles
 	}
@@ -1000,7 +1031,8 @@ private extension TimelineViewController {
 		// if it’s been superseded by a newer fetch, or the timeline was emptied, etc., it won’t get called.
 		precondition(Thread.isMainThread)
 		cancelPendingAsyncFetches()
-		let fetchOperation = FetchRequestOperation(id: fetchSerialNumber, readFilter: false, representedObjects: representedObjects) { [weak self] (articles, operation) in
+		let readFilter = articleReadFilterType != ReadFilterType.none
+		let fetchOperation = FetchRequestOperation(id: fetchSerialNumber, readFilter: readFilter, representedObjects: representedObjects) { [weak self] (articles, operation) in
 			precondition(Thread.isMainThread)
 			guard !operation.isCanceled, let strongSelf = self, operation.id == strongSelf.fetchSerialNumber else {
 				return