diff --git a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
index 49ed91320..680a2f5b8 100644
--- a/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
+++ b/src/Miscellaneous/Keybinds.coffee
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ Keybinds =
       when Conf['Toggle thread watcher']
         return unless ThreadWatcher.enabled
         ThreadWatcher.toggleWatcher()
+      when Conf['Mark thread read']
+        return unless g.VIEW is 'index' and thread and UnreadIndex.enabled
+        UnreadIndex.markRead.call threadRoot
       # Images
       when Conf['Expand image']
         return unless ImageExpand.enabled and threadRoot
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/UnreadIndex.coffee b/src/Monitoring/UnreadIndex.coffee
index 35c766d09..47315fa15 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/UnreadIndex.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/UnreadIndex.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ UnreadIndex =
   init: ->
     return unless g.VIEW is 'index' and Conf['Remember Last Read Post'] and Conf['Unread Line in Index']
 
+    @enabled = true
     @db = new DataBoard 'lastReadPosts', @sync
 
     Callbacks.Thread.push
diff --git a/src/config/Config.coffee b/src/config/Config.coffee
index 9ee2ca2be..c968ba40d 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.coffee
+++ b/src/config/Config.coffee
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ Config =
       't'
       'Toggle visibility of thread watcher.'
     ]
+    'Mark thread read': [
+      'Ctrl+0'
+      'Mark thread read from index (requires "Unread Line in Index").'
+    ]
     # Images
     'Expand image': [
       'Shift+e'