diff --git a/src/controllers/category.js b/src/controllers/category.js
index cb5b08f9a3..867f17c5e9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/category.js
+++ b/src/controllers/category.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ categoryController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 	var pageCount = 1;
 	var userPrivileges;
 	var settings;
+	var rssToken;
 
 	if ((req.params.topic_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.topic_index)) || !utils.isNumber(cid)) {
 		return callback();
@@ -39,10 +40,14 @@ categoryController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				userSettings: function (next) {
 					user.getSettings(req.uid, next);
 				},
+				rssToken: function (next) {
+					user.auth.getFeedToken(req.uid, next);
+				},
 			}, next);
 		},
 		function (results, next) {
 			userPrivileges = results.privileges;
+			rssToken = results.rssToken;
 
 			if (!results.categoryData.slug || (results.categoryData && parseInt(results.categoryData.disabled, 10) === 1)) {
 				return callback();
@@ -150,14 +155,16 @@ categoryController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 			categoryData.privileges = userPrivileges;
 			categoryData.showSelect = categoryData.privileges.editable;
 
-			addTags(categoryData, res);
-
 			if (parseInt(req.uid, 10)) {
 				categories.markAsRead([cid], req.uid);
+				categoryData.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('url') + '/category/' + categoryData.cid + '.rss?uid=' + req.uid + '&token=' + rssToken;
+			} else {
+				categoryData.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('url') + '/category/' + categoryData.cid + '.rss';
 			}
 
+			addTags(categoryData, res);
+
 			categoryData['feeds:disableRSS'] = parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1;
-			categoryData.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('relative_path') + '/category/' + categoryData.cid + '.rss';
 			categoryData.title = translator.escape(categoryData.name);
 			pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(categoryData.topic_count / settings.topicsPerPage));
 			categoryData.pagination = pagination.create(currentPage, pageCount, req.query);
@@ -220,7 +227,7 @@ function addTags(categoryData, res) {
 		{
 			rel: 'alternate',
 			type: 'application/rss+xml',
-			href: nconf.get('url') + '/category/' + categoryData.cid + '.rss',
+			href: categoryData.rssFeedUrl,
 		},
 		{
 			rel: 'up',
diff --git a/src/routes/feeds.js b/src/routes/feeds.js
index e1fd92cd59..f2a772a7bd 100644
--- a/src/routes/feeds.js
+++ b/src/routes/feeds.js
@@ -26,6 +26,37 @@ module.exports = function (app, middleware) {
 	app.get('/tags/:tag.rss', middleware.maintenanceMode, generateForTag);
 };
 
+function validateTokenIfRequiresLogin(requiresLogin, req, res, callback) {
+	var uid = req.query.uid;
+	var token = req.query.token;
+
+	if (!requiresLogin) {
+		return callback();
+	}
+
+	if (!uid || !token) {
+		return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
+	}
+
+	user.getUserField(uid, 'rss_token', function (err, _token) {
+		if (err) {
+			return callback(err);
+		}
+
+		if (token === _token) {
+			return callback();
+		}
+
+		user.auth.logAttempt(uid, req.ip, function (err) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
 function generateForTopic(req, res, callback) {
 	if (parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1) {
 		return controllers404.send404(req, res);
@@ -48,11 +79,15 @@ function generateForTopic(req, res, callback) {
 			if (!results.topic || (parseInt(results.topic.deleted, 10) && !results.privileges.view_deleted)) {
 				return controllers404.send404(req, res);
 			}
-			if (!results.privileges['topics:read']) {
-				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-			}
-			userPrivileges = results.privileges;
-			topics.getTopicWithPosts(results.topic, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 25, false, next);
+
+			validateTokenIfRequiresLogin(!results.privileges['topics:read'], req, res, function (err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return next(err);
+				}
+
+				userPrivileges = results.privileges;
+				topics.getTopicWithPosts(results.topic, 'tid:' + tid + ':posts', req.uid, 0, 25, false, next);
+			});
 		},
 		function (topicData) {
 			topics.modifyPostsByPrivilege(topicData, userPrivileges);
@@ -149,16 +184,19 @@ function generateForCategory(req, res, next) {
 			}, next);
 		},
 		function (results, next) {
-			if (!results.privileges.read) {
-				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-			}
-			generateTopicsFeed({
-				uid: req.uid,
-				title: results.category.name,
-				description: results.category.description,
-				feed_url: '/category/' + cid + '.rss',
-				site_url: '/category/' + results.category.cid,
-			}, results.category.topics, next);
+			validateTokenIfRequiresLogin(!results.privileges.read, req, res, function (err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return next(err);
+				}
+
+				generateTopicsFeed({
+					uid: req.uid,
+					title: results.category.name,
+					description: results.category.description,
+					feed_url: '/category/' + cid + '.rss',
+					site_url: '/category/' + results.category.cid,
+				}, results.category.topics, next);
+			});
 		},
 		function (feed) {
 			sendFeed(feed, res);
@@ -317,18 +355,20 @@ function generateForCategoryRecentPosts(req, res, next) {
 				return next();
 			}
 
-			if (!results.privileges.read) {
-				return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-			}
+			validateTokenIfRequiresLogin(!results.privileges.read, req, res, function (err) {
+				if (err) {
+					return next(err);
+				}
 
-			var feed = generateForPostsFeed({
-				title: results.category.name + ' Recent Posts',
-				description: 'A list of recent posts from ' + results.category.name,
-				feed_url: '/category/' + cid + '/recentposts.rss',
-				site_url: '/category/' + cid + '/recentposts',
-			}, results.posts);
+				var feed = generateForPostsFeed({
+					title: results.category.name + ' Recent Posts',
+					description: 'A list of recent posts from ' + results.category.name,
+					feed_url: '/category/' + cid + '/recentposts.rss',
+					site_url: '/category/' + cid + '/recentposts',
+				}, results.posts);
 
-			sendFeed(feed, res);
+				sendFeed(feed, res);
+			});
 		},
 	], next);
 }
@@ -381,4 +421,3 @@ function sendFeed(feed, res) {
 	var xml = feed.xml();
 	res.type('xml').set('Content-Length', Buffer.byteLength(xml)).send(xml);
 }
-
diff --git a/src/user/auth.js b/src/user/auth.js
index 0a5c06fcb6..fc1d995bf6 100644
--- a/src/user/auth.js
+++ b/src/user/auth.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var db = require('../database');
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var events = require('../events');
 var batch = require('../batch');
+var utils = require('../utils');
 
 module.exports = function (User) {
 	User.auth = {};
@@ -47,6 +48,25 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	User.auth.getFeedToken = function (uid, callback) {
+		if (!uid) {
+			return callback();
+		}
+
+		User.getUserField(uid, 'rss_token', function (err, token) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
+			if (!token) {
+				token = utils.generateUUID();
+				User.setUserField(uid, 'rss_token', token);
+			}
+
+			callback(false, token);
+		});
+	};
+
 	User.auth.clearLoginAttempts = function (uid) {
 		db.delete('loginAttempts:' + uid);
 	};
diff --git a/src/user/profile.js b/src/user/profile.js
index d6f7ac5a4b..d3067b6945 100644
--- a/src/user/profile.js
+++ b/src/user/profile.js
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 			},
 			function (hashedPassword, next) {
 				async.parallel([
-					async.apply(User.setUserField, data.uid, 'password', hashedPassword),
+					async.apply(User.setUserFields, data.uid, {
+						password: hashedPassword,
+						rss_token: utils.generateUUID(),
+					}),
 					async.apply(User.reset.updateExpiry, data.uid),
 					async.apply(User.auth.revokeAllSessions, data.uid),
 				], function (err) {