diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryStatusService.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryStatusService.java
index a5019377..a7e81e39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryStatusService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/FeedEntryStatusService.java
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 package com.commafeed.backend.dao;
 
 import javax.ejb.Stateless;
+import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
 
+import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedEntry;
 import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedEntryStatus;
+import com.commafeed.backend.model.User;
+import com.commafeed.frontend.utils.ModelFactory.MF;
+import com.uaihebert.factory.EasyCriteriaFactory;
+import com.uaihebert.model.EasyCriteria;
 
 @Stateless
 public class FeedEntryStatusService extends GenericDAO<FeedEntryStatus, Long> {
 
+	public FeedEntryStatus getStatus(User user, FeedEntry entry) {
+		EasyCriteria<FeedEntryStatus> criteria = EasyCriteriaFactory
+				.createQueryCriteria(em, getType());
+		criteria.andEquals(MF.i(proxy().getUser()), user);
+		criteria.andEquals(MF.i(proxy().getEntry()), entry);
+
+		FeedEntryStatus status = null;
+		try {
+			criteria.getSingleResult();
+		} catch (NoResultException e) {
+			status = null;
+		}
+		return status;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
index 3865fc83..205b3409 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/dao/GenericDAO.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
 import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
 
+import com.commafeed.frontend.utils.ModelFactory.MF;
 import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.uaihebert.factory.EasyCriteriaFactory;
 import com.uaihebert.model.EasyCriteria;
@@ -88,4 +89,8 @@ public abstract class GenericDAO<T, K> implements Serializable {
 		return (Class<T>) type.getRawType();
 	}
 
+	protected T proxy() {
+		return MF.p(getType());
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/RESTApplication.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/RESTApplication.java
index 60eed26d..4bde4227 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/RESTApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/RESTApplication.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Application;
 
+import com.commafeed.frontend.rest.resources.AbstractREST;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.rest.resources.EntriesREST;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.rest.resources.SubscriptionsREST;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public class RESTApplication extends Application {
 		Set<Class<?>> set = Sets.newHashSet();
 		set.add(JSONMessageBodyWriter.class);
 		
+		set.add(AbstractREST.class);
 		set.add(SubscriptionsREST.class);
 		set.add(EntriesREST.class);
 		return set;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/AbstractREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/AbstractREST.java
index ae98b2b4..f7609ffb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/AbstractREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/AbstractREST.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
 import org.apache.wicket.Application;
 import org.apache.wicket.ThreadContext;
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractREST {
 		ThreadContext.setRequestCycle(cycle);
 		Application.get().fetchCreateAndSetSession(
 				Application.get().createRequestCycle(swreq, swresp));
+
+		if (getUser() == null) {
+			throw new WebApplicationException(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED);
+		}
 	}
 
 	protected User getUser() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/EntriesREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/EntriesREST.java
index 46c6fcfe..052f8649 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/EntriesREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/EntriesREST.java
@@ -93,4 +93,26 @@ public class EntriesREST extends AbstractREST {
 		return entry;
 	}
 
+	@Path("mark/{type}/{id}/{read}")
+	@GET
+	public void mark(@PathParam("type") String type,
+			@PathParam("id") String id, @PathParam("read") boolean read) {
+		if ("entry".equals(type)) {
+			FeedEntry entry = feedEntryService.findById(Long.valueOf(id));
+			FeedEntryStatus status = feedEntryStatusService.getStatus(
+					getUser(), entry);
+			if (status == null) {
+				status = new FeedEntryStatus();
+				status.setUser(getUser());
+				status.setEntry(entry);
+			}
+			status.setRead(read);
+			if (status.getId() == null) {
+				feedEntryStatusService.save(status);
+			} else {
+				feedEntryStatusService.update(status);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
index 0c40d306..af0446f4 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 var module = angular.module('commafeed.controllers', []);
 
 module.run(function($rootScope) {
-	$rootScope.$on('emitMarkAsRead', function(event, args) {
-		$rootScope.$broadcast('markAsRead', args);
+	$rootScope.$on('emitMark', function(event, args) {
+		// args.entry - the entry
+		$rootScope.$broadcast('mark', args);
 	});
 });
 
@@ -57,25 +58,25 @@ module.controller('CategoryTreeCtrl', function($scope, $routeParams, $location,
 		$location.path('/feeds/view/category/' + id);
 	};
 
-	var markAsRead = function(node, entry, read) {
+	var mark = function(node, entry) {
 		if (node.children) {
 			for ( var i = 0; i < node.children.length; i++) {
-				markAsRead(node.children[i], entry, read);
+				mark(node.children[i], entry);
 			}
 		}
 		if (node.feeds) {
 			for ( var i = 0; i < node.feeds.length; i++) {
 				var feed = node.feeds[i];
 				if (feed.id == entry.feedId) {
-					var c = read ? -1 : 1;
+					var c = entry.read ? -1 : 1;
 					feed.unread = feed.unread + c;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	};
 
-	$scope.$on('markAsRead', function(event, args) {
-		markAsRead($scope.root, args.entry, args.read)
+	$scope.$on('mark', function(event, args) {
+		mark($scope.root, args.entry)
 	});
 });
 
@@ -85,44 +86,22 @@ module.controller('FeedListCtrl', function($scope, $routeParams, $http,
 	$scope.selectedType = $routeParams._type;
 	$scope.selectedId = $routeParams._id;
 
-	$scope.entryList = EntryService.getUnread({
+	$scope.entryList = EntryService.get({
 		_type : $scope.selectedType,
 		_id : $scope.selectedId,
 		_readtype : 'unread'
 	})
 
-	$scope.entryList2 = {
-		name : 'aaa',
-		entries : [ {
-			id : '1',
-			title : 'my title',
-			content : 'my content',
-			date : 'my date',
-			feedId : '1',
-			feedName : 'my feed',
-			url : 'my url',
-			read : false,
-			starred : false,
-		}, {
-			id : '2',
-			title : 'my other title',
-			content : 'my other content',
-			date : 'my other date',
-			feedId : '2',
-			feedName : 'my other feed',
-			url : 'my other url',
-			read : false,
-			starred : false,
-		} ]
-	};
-
-	$scope.markAsRead = function(entry) {
-		var read = entry.read;
-		entry.read = true;
+	$scope.mark = function(entry, read) {
 		if (entry.read != read) {
-			$scope.$emit('emitMarkAsRead', {
-				entry : entry,
-				read : true
+			entry.read = read;
+			$scope.$emit('emitMark', {
+				entry : entry
+			});
+			EntryService.mark({
+				_type : 'entry',
+				_id : entry.id,
+				_readtype : read
 			});
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/services.js b/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
index cdccf805..56fdda51 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
@@ -6,21 +6,30 @@ module.factory('CategoryService', [ '$resource', '$http',
 				'get' : {
 					method : 'GET'
 				}
-			}
+			};
 			res = $resource('rest/subscriptions', {}, actions);
-			return res
+			return res;
 		} ]);
 
-module.factory('EntryService', [ '$resource', '$http',
+module.factory('EntryService', [
+		'$resource',
+		'$http',
 		function($resource, $http) {
 			var actions = {
-				'getUnread' : {
+				'get' : {
 					method : 'GET',
 					params : {
 						_method : 'get'
 					}
+				},
+				mark : {
+					method : 'GET',
+					params : {
+						_method : 'mark'
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			res = $resource('rest/entries/:_method/:_type/:_id/:_readtype', {}, actions);
-			return res
+			};
+			res = $resource('rest/entries/:_method/:_type/:_id/:_readtype', {},
+					actions);
+			return res;
 		} ]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.html b/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.html
index c48b458a..cf24929a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<div class="accordion-group" ng-repeat="entry in entryList.entries">
 			<div class="accordion-heading">
 				<a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse"
-					ng-click="markAsRead(entry)"
+					ng-click="mark(entry, true)"
 					ng-class="{unread: entry.read == false}"
 					data-parent="#feed-accordion" href="{{'#feed-body' + $index}}">
 					<span ng-show="selectedType == 'category'">{{entry.feedName}}