diff --git a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
index ae3c18d0c..c5ccaf78e 100755
--- a/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/feedmessageviewer.cpp
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ void FeedMessageViewer::updateFeedButtonsAvailability() {
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionClearSelectedItems->setEnabled(feed_selected || category_selected || service_selected);
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionDeleteSelectedItem->setEnabled(!critical_action_running && anything_selected);
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionEditSelectedItem->setEnabled(!critical_action_running && anything_selected);
-  form_main->m_ui->m_actionMarkSelectedItemsAsRead->setEnabled(feed_selected || category_selected || service_selected);
-  form_main->m_ui->m_actionMarkSelectedItemsAsUnread->setEnabled(feed_selected || category_selected || service_selected);
+  form_main->m_ui->m_actionMarkSelectedItemsAsRead->setEnabled(anything_selected);
+  form_main->m_ui->m_actionMarkSelectedItemsAsUnread->setEnabled(anything_selected);
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionUpdateAllItems->setEnabled(!critical_action_running);
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionUpdateSelectedItems->setEnabled(!critical_action_running && (feed_selected || category_selected || service_selected));
   form_main->m_ui->m_actionViewSelectedItemsNewspaperMode->setEnabled(feed_selected || category_selected || service_selected);
diff --git a/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.cpp b/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.cpp
index 7fe019083..61a8a8c52 100755
--- a/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.cpp
+++ b/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "miscellaneous/application.h"
 #include "miscellaneous/iconfactory.h"
+#include "services/standard/standardserviceroot.h"
 
 #include <QSqlQuery>
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ StandardRecycleBin::~StandardRecycleBin() {
   qDebug("Destroying RecycleBin instance.");
 }
 
+StandardServiceRoot *StandardRecycleBin::serviceRoot() {
+  return static_cast<StandardServiceRoot*>(getParentServiceRoot());
+}
+
 int StandardRecycleBin::childCount() const {
   return 0;
 }
@@ -64,6 +69,10 @@ QVariant StandardRecycleBin::data(int column, int role) const {
   }
 }
 
+bool StandardRecycleBin::markAsReadUnread(RootItem::ReadStatus status) {
+  return serviceRoot()->markRecycleBinReadUnread(status);
+}
+
 bool StandardRecycleBin::empty() {
   QSqlDatabase db_handle = qApp->database()->connection(QSL("RecycleBin"), DatabaseFactory::FromSettings);
 
diff --git a/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.h b/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.h
index 393e58ee9..7cbbf2d59 100755
--- a/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.h
+++ b/src/services/standard/standardrecyclebin.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 
+class StandardServiceRoot;
+
 class StandardRecycleBin : public RootItem {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -30,12 +32,16 @@ class StandardRecycleBin : public RootItem {
     explicit StandardRecycleBin(RootItem *parent = NULL);
     virtual ~StandardRecycleBin();
 
+    StandardServiceRoot *serviceRoot();
+
     int childCount() const;
     void appendChild(RootItem *child);
     int countOfUnreadMessages() const;
     int countOfAllMessages() const;
     QVariant data(int column, int role) const;
 
+    bool markAsReadUnread(ReadStatus status);
+
     bool empty();
     bool restore();
 
diff --git a/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.cpp b/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.cpp
index 7e934bd6d..6a91d8315 100755
--- a/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.cpp
+++ b/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,40 @@ bool StandardServiceRoot::markFeedsReadUnread(QList<Feed*> items, ReadStatus rea
   }
 }
 
+bool StandardServiceRoot::markRecycleBinReadUnread(RootItem::ReadStatus read) {
+  QSqlDatabase db_handle = qApp->database()->connection(QSL("StandardServiceRoot"), DatabaseFactory::FromSettings);
+
+  if (!db_handle.transaction()) {
+    qWarning("Starting transaction for recycle bin read change.");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  QSqlQuery query_read_msg(db_handle);
+  query_read_msg.setForwardOnly(true);
+
+  if (!query_read_msg.prepare("UPDATE Messages SET is_read = :read WHERE is_deleted = 1;")) {
+    qWarning("Query preparation failed for recycle bin read change.");
+
+    db_handle.rollback();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  query_read_msg.bindValue(QSL(":read"), read == RootItem::Read ? 1 : 0);
+
+  if (!query_read_msg.exec()) {
+    qDebug("Query execution for recycle bin read change failed.");
+    db_handle.rollback();
+  }
+
+  // Commit changes.
+  if (db_handle.commit()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  else {
+    return db_handle.rollback();
+  }
+}
+
 bool StandardServiceRoot::cleanFeeds(QList<Feed*> items, bool clean_read_only) {
   QSqlDatabase db_handle = qApp->database()->connection(QSL("StandardServiceRoot"), DatabaseFactory::FromSettings);
 
diff --git a/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.h b/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.h
index cf86bb7cb..98d2813b7 100755
--- a/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.h
+++ b/src/services/standard/standardserviceroot.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class StandardServiceRoot : public ServiceRoot {
     bool mergeImportExportModel(FeedsImportExportModel *model, QString &output_message);
 
     bool markFeedsReadUnread(QList<Feed*> items, ReadStatus read);
+    bool markRecycleBinReadUnread(ReadStatus read);
     bool cleanFeeds(QList<Feed*> items, bool clean_read_only);
 
   public slots: