diff --git a/src/posts/create.js b/src/posts/create.js
index 2b626bd52b..3484bc424e 100644
--- a/src/posts/create.js
+++ b/src/posts/create.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		var tid = data.tid;
 		var content = data.content.toString();
 		var timestamp = data.timestamp || Date.now();
+		var isMain = data.isMain || false;
 
 		if (!uid && parseInt(uid, 10) !== 0) {
 			return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-uid]]'));
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 				});
 			},
 			function (postData, next) {
+				postData.isMain = isMain;
 				plugins.fireHook('action:post.save', _.clone(postData));
 				next(null, postData);
 			}