diff --git a/Evergreen/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/Evergreen/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index 0572f3f5f..103387c74 100644
--- a/Evergreen/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/Evergreen/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="12118" systemVersion="16F73" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="13770" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES">
     <dependencies>
-        <deployment identifier="macosx"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="12118"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="13770"/>
     </dependencies>
     <scenes>
         <!--Application-->
@@ -412,7 +411,11 @@
                                 <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
                                 <menu key="submenu" title="Article" id="57V-gv-vEw">
                                     <items>
-                                        <menuItem title="Mark as Read" keyEquivalent="U" id="Fc9-c7-2AY"/>
+                                        <menuItem title="Mark as Read" keyEquivalent="U" id="Fc9-c7-2AY">
+                                            <connections>
+                                                <action selector="markRead:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="RQv-jl-2Nv"/>
+                                            </connections>
+                                        </menuItem>
                                         <menuItem title="Mark All as Read" keyEquivalent="k" id="HdN-Ks-cwh">
                                             <connections>
                                                 <action selector="markAllAsRead:" target="Ady-hI-5gd" id="154-2D-ONk"/>
diff --git a/Evergreen/Base.lproj/MainWindow.storyboard b/Evergreen/Base.lproj/MainWindow.storyboard
index 8da461074..b546d2748 100644
--- a/Evergreen/Base.lproj/MainWindow.storyboard
+++ b/Evergreen/Base.lproj/MainWindow.storyboard
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
                                             <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                         </buttonCell>
                                     </button>
+                                    <connections>
+                                        <action selector="markRead:" target="Oky-zY-oP4" id="yFY-gd-FOd"/>
+                                    </connections>
                                 </toolbarItem>
                                 <toolbarItem implicitItemIdentifier="4DED27B7-8961-48F3-A995-9C961E2C0257" label="Open in Browser" paletteLabel="Open in Browser" image="ToolbarPlaceholder" id="tid-SB-me3" customClass="RSToolbarItem" customModule="RSCore">
                                     <nil key="toolTip"/>
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
index 280861277..ceea280a7 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/MainWindowController.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ class MainWindowController : NSWindowController, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 		if item.action == #selector(markAllAsRead(_:)) {
 			return canMarkAllAsRead()
 		}
-		
+
+		if item.action == #selector(markRead(_:)) {
+			return canMarkRead()
+		}
+
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -139,6 +143,11 @@ class MainWindowController : NSWindowController, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
 		
 		timelineViewController?.markAllAsRead()
 	}
+
+	@IBAction func markRead(_ sender: AnyObject?) {
+
+		timelineViewController?.markSelectedArticlesAsRead(sender!)
+	}
 	
 	@IBAction func toggleSidebar(_ sender: AnyObject?) {
 		
@@ -218,6 +227,11 @@ private extension MainWindowController {
 		return timelineViewController?.canMarkAllAsRead() ?? false
 	}
 
+	func canMarkRead() -> Bool {
+
+		return timelineViewController?.canMarkSelectedArticlesAsRead() ?? false
+	}
+	
 	func updateWindowTitle() {
 
 		if unreadCount < 1 {
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/StatusBar/StatusBarView.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/StatusBar/StatusBarView.swift
index 5486ca3a7..7b6e5c714 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/StatusBar/StatusBarView.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/StatusBar/StatusBarView.swift
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ final class StatusBarView: NSView {
 		guard let window = window, let notificationWindow = appInfo.view?.window, window === notificationWindow else {
 			return
 		}
-		guard let link = appInfo.url else {
-			return
-		}
 		mouseoverLink = nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 2142bab62..dd835cf76 100644
--- a/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Evergreen/MainWindow/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, KeyboardDelegate, UndoableComman
 		return articles.canMarkAllAsRead()
 	}
 
+	func canMarkSelectedArticlesAsRead() -> Bool {
+
+		return selectedArticles.canMarkAllAsRead()
+	}
+
 	// MARK: - Actions
 
 	@objc func openArticleInBrowser(_ sender: AnyObject) {
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: NSViewController, KeyboardDelegate, UndoableComman
 		}
 	}
 	
-	@IBAction func markSelectedArticlesAsRead(_ sender: AnyObject) {
+	@IBAction func markSelectedArticlesAsRead(_ sender: AnyObject?) {
 
 		guard let undoManager = undoManager, let markReadCommand = MarkReadOrUnreadCommand(initialArticles: selectedArticles, markingRead: true, undoManager: undoManager) else {
 			return