diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/e_url.php b/e107_plugins/forum/e_url.php
index 4e94abff3..31cb2b347 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/e_url.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/e_url.php
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class forum_url // plugin-folder + '_url'
 			'redirect'		=> '{e_PLUGIN}forum/forum.php?f=track',
 		);
 
+		$config['markread']  = array(
+			'sef'           => '^forum/markread/{forum_id}',
+			'regex'			=> 'forum/markread/([\d]*)',
+			'redirect'      => '{e_PLUGIN}forum/forum.php?f=mfar&id=$1',
+			'legacy'        => '{e_PLUGIN}forum/forum.php?f=mfar&id={forum_id}'
+		);
+
 		$config['post'] = array(
 			'regex'			=> '^forum/post/?',
 			'sef'			=> 'forum/post/',
@@ -55,6 +62,8 @@ class forum_url // plugin-folder + '_url'
 			'legacy'        => '{e_PLUGIN}forum/forum_post.php?f=move&id={thread_id}'
 		);
 
+
+
 		$config['split'] = array(
 			'sef'           => 'forum/post/?f=split&id={thread_id}&post={post_id}',
 			'legacy'        => '{e_PLUGIN}forum/forum_post.php?f=split&id={thread_id}&post={post_id}'
diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/viewforum_shortcodes.php b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/viewforum_shortcodes.php
index 941d18784..2aacf5fe8 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/viewforum_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/viewforum_shortcodes.php
@@ -523,7 +523,10 @@
 				}
 					return IMAGE_nonew;
 			--*/
-			return (USER && is_array($newflag_list) && in_array($this->var['forum_id'], $newflag_list)) ? "<a href='" . e107::getUrl()->create('forum/forum/mfar', 'id=' . $this->var['forum_id']) . "'>" . IMAGE_new . '</a>' : IMAGE_nonew;
+
+		//	$url = e107::getUrl()->create('forum/forum/mfar', 'id=' . $this->var['forum_id']);
+			$url = e107::url('forum', 'markread', $this->var);
+			return (USER && is_array($newflag_list) && in_array($this->var['forum_id'], $newflag_list)) ? "<a href='" . $url . "'>" . IMAGE_new . '</a>' : IMAGE_nonew;
 
 		}