diff --git a/home.html b/home.html
index f72edc6..4e96142 100644
--- a/home.html
+++ b/home.html
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
             <a class="dropdown-menu-item" href="following.html">Following users</a>
             <a class="dropdown-menu-item" href="network.html">Network config</a>
             <a class="dropdown-menu-item" href="login.html">Change user</a>
-            <a class="direct-messages" href="#">Direct Messages</a>
+            <a class="dropdown-menu-item promoted-posts-only" href="#">Switch to Promoted posts</a>
+            <a class="direct-messages dropdown-menu-item" href="#">Direct Messages</a>
           </div>
         </a>
       </li>
diff --git a/interface_home.js b/interface_home.js
index 41c1f5b..96fe19d 100644
--- a/interface_home.js
+++ b/interface_home.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 //
 // Specific interface functions for home.html
 
+var promotedPostsOnly = false;
+
 //***********************************************
 //******************* DECLARATIONS **************
 //***********************************************
@@ -12,8 +14,15 @@ var InterfaceFunctions = function()
     this.init = function()
     {
         $( ".wrapper .postboard-news").click(function() {
-            requestTimelineUpdate("latest",postsPerRefresh,followingUsers);});
-
+            requestTimelineUpdate("latest",postsPerRefresh,followingUsers,promotedPostsOnly);});
+        $( ".promoted-posts-only").click(function() {
+            promotedPostsOnly = !promotedPostsOnly;
+            $(this).text( promotedPostsOnly ? "Switch to Normal posts" : "Switch to Promoted posts" );
+            timelineChangedUser();
+            $.MAL.getStreamPostsParent().empty();
+            requestTimelineUpdate("latestFirstTime",postsPerRefresh,followingUsers,promotedPostsOnly);
+            });
+            
         initInterfaceCommon();
         initUserSearch();
         initInterfaceDirectMsg();
@@ -45,13 +54,13 @@ var InterfaceFunctions = function()
                      setInterval("requestLastHave()", 1000);
                      initMentionsCount();
                      initDMsCount();
-                     requestTimelineUpdate("latestFirstTime",postsPerRefresh,followingUsers);
+                     requestTimelineUpdate("latestFirstTime",postsPerRefresh,followingUsers,promotedPostsOnly);
 
                      // install scrollbottom handler to load more posts as needed
                      $(window).scroll(function(){
                         if  ($(window).scrollTop() >= $(document).height() - $(window).height() - 20){
                             if( timelineLoaded ) {
-                                requestTimelineUpdate("older", postsPerRefresh, followingUsers);
+                                requestTimelineUpdate("older", postsPerRefresh, followingUsers, promotedPostsOnly);
                             }
                         }
                      });
diff --git a/twister_timeline.js b/twister_timeline.js
index 94a1648..cf78957 100644
--- a/twister_timeline.js
+++ b/twister_timeline.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 
 var _idTrackerMap = {};
+var _idTrackerSpam = new idTrackerObj();
 var _lastHaveMap = {};
 var _refreshInProgress = false;
 var _newPostsPending = 0;
@@ -72,17 +73,21 @@ function idTrackerObj()
 /* object to maintain a request state for several users.
  * each user is tracked by idTrackerObj in global _idTrackerMap.
  */
-function requestObj(users, mode, count)
+function requestObj(users, mode, count, getspam)
 {
     this.users = users;
     this.mode = mode; // 'latest', 'latestFirstTime' or 'older'
     this.count = count;
+    this.getspam = getspam;
 
     // getRequest method returns the list parameter expected by getposts rpc
     this.getRequest = function() {
         var req = [];
         if( this.mode == 'done')
             return req;
+        if( this.getspam ) {
+            return _idTrackerSpam.getRequest(this.mode);
+        }
         for( var i = 0; i < this.users.length; i++ ) {
             var user = this.users[i];
             if( !(user in _idTrackerMap) )
@@ -96,6 +101,9 @@ function requestObj(users, mode, count)
 
     // receiveId method notifies that a post was received (and possibly shown)
     this.reportProcessedPost = function(user, id, shown) {
+        if( this.getspam ) {
+            _idTrackerSpam.receivedId(this.mode, id, shown);
+        }
         if( this.users.indexOf(user) >= 0 ) {
             _idTrackerMap[user].receivedId(this.mode, id, shown);
         }
@@ -115,10 +123,16 @@ function requestObj(users, mode, count)
 function requestGetposts(req)
 {
     var r = req.getRequest();
-    if( r.length ) {
-        twisterRpc("getposts", [req.count,r],
-               function(req, posts) {processReceivedPosts(req, posts);}, req,
-               function(req, ret) {console.log("ajax error:" + ret);}, req);
+    if( !req.getspam ) {
+        if( r.length ) {
+            twisterRpc("getposts", [req.count,r],
+                       function(req, posts) {processReceivedPosts(req, posts);}, req,
+                       function(req, ret) {console.log("ajax error:" + ret);}, req);
+        }
+    } else {
+        twisterRpc("getspamposts", [req.count,r.max_id?r.max_id:-1,r.since_id?r.since_id:-1],
+                   function(req, posts) {processReceivedPosts(req, posts);}, req,
+                   function(req, ret) {console.log("ajax error:" + ret);}, req);
     }
 }
 
@@ -189,14 +203,14 @@ function processReceivedPosts(req, posts)
 }
 
 // request timeline update for a given list of users
-function requestTimelineUpdate(mode, count, timelineUsers)
+function requestTimelineUpdate(mode, count, timelineUsers, getspam)
 {
     if( _refreshInProgress )
         return;
     $.MAL.postboardLoading();
     _refreshInProgress = true;
     if( timelineUsers.length ) {
-        var req = new requestObj(timelineUsers, mode, count);
+        var req = new requestObj(timelineUsers, mode, count, getspam);
         requestGetposts(req);
     } else {
         console.log("requestTimelineUpdate: not following any users");
@@ -269,6 +283,7 @@ function processNewPostsConfirmation(expected, posts)
 function timelineChangedUser()
 {
     _idTrackerMap = {};
+    _idTrackerSpam = new idTrackerObj();
     _lastHaveMap = {};
     _refreshInProgress = false;
     _newPostsPending = 0;