diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index e8f2b6f0c0..85b571c828 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 define ( 'FRIENDIKA_PLATFORM',     'Free Friendika');
 define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.3.1119' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1092      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1093      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 08d02d67e6..f39728a339 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user` (
   `deny_gid` mediumtext NOT NULL,
   `openidserver` text NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`uid`), 
-  KEY `nickname` (`nickname`)
+  KEY `nickname` (`nickname`),
+  KEY `account_expired` (`account_expired`),
+  KEY `login_date` (`login_date`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 
diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index 07076508ff..89a3408ec9 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 		AND `account_expires_on` != '0000-00-00 00:00:00' 
 		AND `account_expires_on` < UTC_TIMESTAMP() ");
   
+	$abandon_days = intval(get_config('system','account_abandon_days'));
+	if($abandon_days < 1)
+		$abandon_days = 0;
+
+	
+
 	// once daily run expire in background
 
 	$d1 = get_config('system','last_expire_day');
@@ -92,12 +98,17 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 	// and which have a polling address and ignore Diaspora since 
 	// we are unable to match those posts with a Diaspora GUID and prevent duplicates.
 
+	$abandon_sql = (($abandon_days) 
+		? sprintf(" AND `user`.`login_date` > UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL %d DAY ", intval($abandon_days)) 
+		: '' 
+	);
+
 	$contacts = q("SELECT `contact`.`id` FROM `contact` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `contact`.`uid` 
 		WHERE ( `rel` = %d OR `rel` = %d ) AND `poll` != ''
 		AND `network` != '%s'
 		$sql_extra 
 		AND `self` = 0 AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`readonly` = 0 
-		AND `user`.`account_expired` = 0 ORDER BY RAND()",
+		AND `user`.`account_expired` = 0 $abandon_sql ORDER BY RAND()",
 		intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING),
 		intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 		dbesc(NETWORK_DIASPORA)
diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index da561d554b..ebef1ccb93 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ function admin_page_site_post(&$a){
 	
 	
 	$register_policy	=	((x($_POST,'register_policy'))	? intval(trim($_POST['register_policy']))	:  0);
+	$abandon_days	    =	((x($_POST,'abandon_days'))	    ? intval(trim($_POST['abandon_days']))	    :  0);
+
 	$register_text		=	((x($_POST,'register_text'))	? notags(trim($_POST['register_text']))		: '');	
 	
 	$allowed_sites		=	((x($_POST,'allowed_sites'))	? notags(trim($_POST['allowed_sites']))		: '');
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ function admin_page_site_post(&$a){
 	set_config('system','maximagesize', $maximagesize);
 	
 	set_config('config','register_policy', $register_policy);
+	set_config('system','account_abandon_days', $abandon_days);
 	set_config('config','register_text', $register_text);
 	set_config('system','allowed_sites', $allowed_sites);
 	set_config('system','allowed_email', $allowed_email);
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ function admin_page_site(&$a) {
 
 		'$register_policy'	=> array('register_policy', t("Register policy"), $a->config['register_policy'], "", $register_choices),
 		'$register_text'	=> array('register_text', t("Register text"), htmlentities($a->config['register_text'], ENT_QUOTES), "Will be displayed prominently on the registration page."),
+		'$abandon_days'     => array('abandon_days', t('Accounts abandoned after x days'), get_config('system','account_abandon_days'), t('Will not waste system resources polling external sites for abandonded accounts. Enter 0 for no time limit.')),
 		'$allowed_sites'	=> array('allowed_sites', t("Allowed friend domains"), get_config('system','allowed_sites'), "Comma separated list of domains which are allowed to establish friendships with this site. Wildcards are accepted. Empty to allow any domains"),
 		'$allowed_email'	=> array('allowed_email', t("Allowed email domains"), get_config('system','allowed_email'), "Comma separated list of domains which are allowed in email addresses for registrations to this site. Wildcards are accepted. Empty to allow any domains"),
 		'$block_public'		=> array('block_public', t("Block public"), get_config('system','block_public'), "Check to block public access to all otherwise public personal pages on this site unless you are currently logged in."),
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 2f9277dae6..0dd599e839 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1092 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1093 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -770,3 +770,7 @@ function update_1091() {
 
 }
 
+function update_1092() {
+	q("ALTER TABLE `user` ADD INDEX ( `login_date` ) ");
+	q("ALTER TABLE `user` ADD INDEX ( `account_expired` ) ");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/admin_site.tpl b/view/admin_site.tpl
index 061656df76..9a12298454 100644
--- a/view/admin_site.tpl
+++ b/view/admin_site.tpl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	{{ inc field_input.tpl with $field=$proxy }}{{ endinc }}
 	{{ inc field_input.tpl with $field=$proxyuser }}{{ endinc }}
 	{{ inc field_input.tpl with $field=$timeout }}{{ endinc }}
+	{{ inc field_input.tpl with $field=$abandon_days }}{{ endinc }}
 	
 	<div class="submit"><input type="submit" name="page_site" value="$submit" /></div>