diff --git a/public/templates/recent.tpl b/public/templates/recent.tpl
index 11efe8861a..b838f0f33f 100644
--- a/public/templates/recent.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/recent.tpl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	<strong>There are no recent topics.</strong>
 </div>
 
+<button class="btn">Mark All Read</button><br/><br/>
 
 <div class="category row">
 	<div class="{topic_row_size}">
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 37b2ae709d..289d8a7b56 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 		function getReadStatus(next) {
 			if (uid && parseInt(uid) > 0) {
-				RDB.sismember(schema.topics(tid).read_by_uid, uid, function(err, read) {
+				Topics.hasReadTopic(tid, uid, function(read) {
 					next(null, read);
 				});
 			} else {