diff --git a/lang/en/forum.php b/lang/en/forum.php
index 65b63e92c13..61f9547f71e 100644
--- a/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ $string['allowchoice'] = 'Allow everyone to choose';
 $string['allowdiscussions'] = 'Can a $a post to this forum?';
 $string['allowratings'] = 'Allow posts to be rated?';
 $string['allowsdiscussions'] = 'This forum allows each person to start one discussion topic.';
+$string['allsubscribe'] = 'Subscribe to all forums';
+$string['allunsubscribe'] = 'Unsubscribe from all forums';
 $string['anyfile'] = 'Any file';
 $string['attachment'] = 'Attachment';
 $string['bynameondate'] = 'by $a->name - $a->date';
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ $string['notingroup'] = 'Sorry, but you need to be part of a group to see this f
 $string['notrackforum'] = 'Don\'t track unread messages';
 $string['nownotsubscribed'] = '$a->name will NOT receive copies of \'$a->forum\' by email.';
 $string['nownottracking'] = '$a->name is no longer tracking \'$a->forum\'.';
+$string['nowallsubscribed'] = 'All forums in $a are subscribed.';
+$string['nowallunsubscribed'] = 'All forums in $a are not subscribed.';
 $string['nowsubscribed'] = '$a->name will receive copies of \'$a->forum\' by email.';
 $string['nowtracking'] = '$a->name is now tracking \'$a->forum\'.';
 $string['numposts'] = '$a posts';
diff --git a/mod/forum/index.php b/mod/forum/index.php
index 45b8b3d344e..24f2433a773 100644
--- a/mod/forum/index.php
+++ b/mod/forum/index.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     require_once("$CFG->libdir/rsslib.php");
 
     $id = optional_param('id',0,PARAM_INT);          // course
+    $subscribe = optional_param('subscribe',null,PARAM_INT);    // Subscribe/Unsubscribe all forums
 
     if ($id) {
         if (! $course = get_record("course", "id", $id)) {
@@ -123,6 +124,31 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /// Do course wide subscribe/unsubscribe
+    if (!is_null($subscribe) && !isguest()) {
+        $allforums = array_merge($generalforums, $learningforums);
+        if ($allforums) {
+            foreach ($allforums as $forum) {
+                if (!forum_is_forcesubscribed($forum->id)) {
+                    $subscribed = forum_is_subscribed($USER->id, $forum->id);
+                    if ($subscribe && !$subscribed) {
+                        forum_subscribe($USER->id, $forum->id);
+                    } elseif (!$subscribe && $subscribed) {
+                        forum_unsubscribe($USER->id, $forum->id);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $returnto = forum_go_back_to("index.php?id=$course->id");
+        if ($subscribe) {
+            add_to_log($course->id, "forum", "subscribeall", "index.php?id=$course->id", $course->id);
+            redirect($returnto, get_string("nowallsubscribed", "forum", $course->shortname), 1);
+        } else {
+            add_to_log($course->id, "forum", "unsubscribeall", "index.php?id=$course->id", $course->id);
+            redirect($returnto, get_string("nowallunsubscribed", "forum", $course->shortname), 1);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// First, let's process the general forums and build up a display
 
     if ($generalforums) {
@@ -405,6 +431,15 @@
                     "", "", true, $searchform, navmenu($course));
     }
 
+    if (!isguest()) {
+        echo '<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="right" class="subscription">';
+        echo '<span class="helplink">';
+        echo '<a href="index.php?id='.$course->id.'&amp;subscribe=1">'.get_string('allsubscribe', 'forum').'</a>';
+        echo '<br />';
+        echo '<a href="index.php?id='.$course->id.'&amp;subscribe=0">'.get_string('allunsubscribe', 'forum').'</a>';
+        echo '</span></td></tr></table>';
+    }
+
     if ($generalforums) {
         print_heading(get_string("generalforums", "forum"));
         print_table($generaltable);