diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 05c0d50169..85df340d3f 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@ function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_nick, $last_update, $direction = 0)
 				$converse = true;
 			if($a->argv[$x] == 'starred')
 				$starred = true;
+			if($a->argv[$x] === 'category' && $a->argc > ($x + 1) && strlen($a->argv[$x+1]))
+				$category = $a->argv[$x+1];
 		}
+
+
 	}
 
+	
+
 	// default permissions - anonymous user
 
 	$sql_extra = " AND `allow_cid` = '' AND `allow_gid` = '' AND `deny_cid`  = '' AND `deny_gid`  = '' ";
@@ -101,6 +107,10 @@ function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_nick, $last_update, $direction = 0)
 	if(! strlen($last_update))
 		$last_update = 'now -30 days';
 
+	if(x($category)) {
+		$sql_extra .= file_tag_file_query('item',$category,'category');
+	}
+
 	if($public_feed) {
 		if(! $converse)
 			$sql_extra .= " AND `contact`.`self` = 1 ";