diff --git a/public/src/forum/category.js b/public/src/forum/category.js
index e61443337b..7ff7e72718 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/category.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/category.js
@@ -165,6 +165,25 @@ define(['composer', 'forum/pagination'], function(composer, pagination) {
 		}
 
 		var recentReplies = $('#category_recent_replies');
+
+
+		// doesnt work see https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/issues/893
+		/*
+		templates.preload_template('recentreplies', function() {
+
+			var html = templates.prepare(templates['recentreplies'].blocks['posts']).parse({
+				posts: posts
+			});
+
+			translator.translate(html, function(translatedHTML) {
+				recentReplies.html(translatedHTML);
+
+				$('#category_recent_replies span.timeago').timeago();
+				app.createUserTooltips();
+			});
+		});
+		*/
+
 		var replies = '';
 		for (var i = 0, numPosts = posts.length; i < numPosts; ++i) {
 
diff --git a/public/templates/recentreplies.tpl b/public/templates/recentreplies.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1e7951e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/recentreplies.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+<!-- BEGIN posts -->
+<li data-pid="{posts.pid}" class="clearfix">
+	<a href="{relative_path}/user/{posts.userslug}">
+		<img title="{posts.username}" class="img-rounded user-img" src="{posts.picture}" />
+	</a>
+	<strong><span>{posts.username}</span></strong>
+	<p>posts.content</p>
+	<span class="pull-right">
+		<a href="{relative_path}/topic/{posts.topicSlug}#{posts.pid}">[[category:posted]]</a>
+		<span class="timeago" title="{posts.relativeTime}"></span>
+	</span>
+</li>
+<!-- END posts -->