diff --git a/src/controllers/category.js b/src/controllers/category.js
index 1daa746f27..2002099cb9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/category.js
+++ b/src/controllers/category.js
@@ -124,10 +124,15 @@ categoryController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 	categoryData.topicIndex = topicIndex;
 	categoryData.selectedTag = tagData.selectedTag;
 	categoryData.selectedTags = tagData.selectedTags;
-	categoryData.rssFeedUrl = `${url}/category/${categoryData.cid}.rss`;
-	if (parseInt(req.uid, 10)) {
+	if (req.loggedIn) {
 		categories.markAsRead([cid], req.uid);
-		categoryData.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+	}
+
+	if (!meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
+		categoryData.rssFeedUrl = `${url}/category/${categoryData.cid}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			categoryData.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+		}
 	}
 
 	addTags(categoryData, res, currentPage);
diff --git a/src/controllers/popular.js b/src/controllers/popular.js
index 3869f35cfd..fcc34e5496 100644
--- a/src/controllers/popular.js
+++ b/src/controllers/popular.js
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ popularController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 		data.breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs(breadcrumbs);
 	}
 
-	const feedQs = data.rssFeedUrl.split('?')[1];
-	data.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/popular/${validator.escape(String(req.query.term || 'alltime'))}.rss`;
-	if (req.loggedIn) {
-		data.rssFeedUrl += `?${feedQs}`;
+	if (!data['feeds:disableRSS'] && data.rssFeedUrl) {
+		const feedQs = data.rssFeedUrl.split('?')[1];
+		data.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/popular/${validator.escape(String(req.query.term || 'alltime'))}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			data.rssFeedUrl += `?${feedQs}`;
+		}
 	}
 	res.render('popular', data);
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/recent.js b/src/controllers/recent.js
index 878f74d6b3..5699fee1b7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/recent.js
+++ b/src/controllers/recent.js
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ recentController.getData = async function (req, url, sort) {
 	data.selectedTag = tagData.selectedTag;
 	data.selectedTags = tagData.selectedTags;
 	data['feeds:disableRSS'] = meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'] || 0;
-	data.rssFeedUrl = `${relative_path}/${url}.rss`;
-	if (req.loggedIn) {
-		data.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+	if (!meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
+		data.rssFeedUrl = `${relative_path}/${url}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			data.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+		}
 	}
 
 	data.filters = helpers.buildFilters(baseUrl, filter, query);
diff --git a/src/controllers/tags.js b/src/controllers/tags.js
index 9c25051b8a..392ff9201e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tags.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tags.js
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ tagsController.getTag = async function (req, res) {
 		breadcrumbs: helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{ text: '[[tags:tags]]', url: '/tags' }, { text: tag }]),
 		title: `[[pages:tag, ${tag}]]`,
 	};
-	const [settings, cids, categoryData, canPost, isPrivileged, isFollowing] = await Promise.all([
+	const [settings, cids, categoryData, canPost, isPrivileged, rssToken, isFollowing] = await Promise.all([
 		user.getSettings(req.uid),
 		cid || categories.getCidsByPrivilege('categories:cid', req.uid, 'topics:read'),
 		helpers.getSelectedCategory(cid),
 		privileges.categories.canPostTopic(req.uid),
 		user.isPrivileged(req.uid),
+		user.auth.getFeedToken(req.uid),
 		topics.isFollowingTag(req.params.tag, req.uid),
 	]);
 	const start = Math.max(0, (page - 1) * settings.topicsPerPage);
@@ -71,7 +72,13 @@ tagsController.getTag = async function (req, res) {
 	});
 
 	templateData['feeds:disableRSS'] = meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'];
-	templateData.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/tags/${tag}.rss`;
+	if (!meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
+		templateData.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/tags/${tag}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			templateData.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+		}
+	}
+
 	res.render('tag', templateData);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/top.js b/src/controllers/top.js
index e2935ec54d..c19fb972f3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/top.js
+++ b/src/controllers/top.js
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ topController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 		data.title = `[[pages:top-${term}]]`;
 	}
 
-	const feedQs = data.rssFeedUrl.split('?')[1];
-	data.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/top/${validator.escape(String(req.query.term || 'alltime'))}.rss`;
-	if (req.loggedIn) {
-		data.rssFeedUrl += `?${feedQs}`;
+	if (!data['feeds:disableRSS'] && data.rssFeedUrl) {
+		const feedQs = data.rssFeedUrl.split('?')[1];
+		data.rssFeedUrl = `${nconf.get('relative_path')}/top/${validator.escape(String(req.query.term || 'alltime'))}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			data.rssFeedUrl += `?${feedQs}`;
+		}
 	}
 
 	res.render('top', data);
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 7a57c0e5c4..518882d826 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ topicsController.get = async function getTopic(req, res, next) {
 	topicData.allowMultipleBadges = meta.config.allowMultipleBadges === 1;
 	topicData.privateUploads = meta.config.privateUploads === 1;
 	topicData.showPostPreviewsOnHover = meta.config.showPostPreviewsOnHover === 1;
-	topicData.rssFeedUrl = `${relative_path}/topic/${topicData.tid}.rss`;
-	if (req.loggedIn) {
-		topicData.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+	if (!meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
+		topicData.rssFeedUrl = `${relative_path}/topic/${topicData.tid}.rss`;
+		if (req.loggedIn) {
+			topicData.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
+		}
 	}
 
 	topicData.postIndex = postIndex;
diff --git a/src/routes/feeds.js b/src/routes/feeds.js
index c4a1c2d9f2..b913ca56da 100644
--- a/src/routes/feeds.js
+++ b/src/routes/feeds.js
@@ -156,13 +156,10 @@ async function generateForTopics(req, res, next) {
 	if (meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
 		return next();
 	}
-	let token = null;
-	if (req.query.token && req.query.uid) {
-		token = await db.getObjectField(`user:${req.query.uid}`, 'rss_token');
-	}
+	const uid = await getUidFromToken(req);
 
 	await sendTopicsFeed({
-		uid: token && token === req.query.token ? req.query.uid : req.uid,
+		uid: uid,
 		title: 'Most recently created topics',
 		description: 'A list of topics that have been created recently',
 		feed_url: '/topics.rss',
@@ -212,13 +209,7 @@ async function generateSorted(options, req, res, next) {
 	}
 
 	const term = terms[req.params.term] || options.term;
-
-	let token = null;
-	if (req.query.token && req.query.uid) {
-		token = await db.getObjectField(`user:${req.query.uid}`, 'rss_token');
-	}
-
-	const uid = token && token === req.query.token ? req.query.uid : req.uid;
+	const uid = await getUidFromToken(req);
 
 	const params = {
 		uid: uid,
@@ -402,13 +393,14 @@ async function generateForTag(req, res) {
 	if (meta.config['feeds:disableRSS']) {
 		return controllers404.handle404(req, res);
 	}
+	const uid = await getUidFromToken(req);
 	const tag = validator.escape(String(req.params.tag));
 	const page = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1;
 	const topicsPerPage = meta.config.topicsPerPage || 20;
 	const start = Math.max(0, (page - 1) * topicsPerPage);
 	const stop = start + topicsPerPage - 1;
 	await sendTopicsFeed({
-		uid: req.uid,
+		uid: uid,
 		title: `Topics tagged with ${tag}`,
 		description: `A list of topics that have been tagged with ${tag}`,
 		feed_url: `/tags/${tag}.rss`,
@@ -418,6 +410,15 @@ async function generateForTag(req, res) {
 	}, `tag:${tag}:topics`, res);
 }
 
+async function getUidFromToken(req) {
+	let token = null;
+	if (req.query.token && req.query.uid) {
+		token = await db.getObjectField(`user:${req.query.uid}`, 'rss_token');
+	}
+
+	return token && token === req.query.token ? req.query.uid : req.uid;
+}
+
 function sendFeed(feed, res) {
 	const xml = feed.xml();
 	res.type('xml').set('Content-Length', Buffer.byteLength(xml)).send(xml);