diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 297cad30..0d5d8c8a 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 					$reply['content'] .= $labels_str;
 
+					$reply['content'] .= "<span class='collapseBtn' style='display : none'>
+						<img src=\"images/collapse.png\" onclick=\"cdmCollapseArticle(event, $id)\"
+						title=\"".__("Collapse article")."\"/></span>";
+
 					if (!$expand_cdm)
 						$content_hidden = "style=\"display : none\"";
 					else
@@ -555,7 +559,6 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 					$reply['content'] .= "<span $excerpt_hidden
 						id=\"CEXC-$id\" class=\"cdmExcerpt\"> - $content_preview</span>";
-
 					$reply['content'] .= "</span>";
 
 					if (!get_pref($this->link, 'VFEED_GROUP_BY_FEED')) {
diff --git a/images/collapse.png b/images/collapse.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5adbd5e1
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/collapse.png differ
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 3b73ed5f..62699e17 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@
 				"article_scroll_up" => __("Scroll up"),
 				"select_article_cursor" => __("Select article under cursor"),
 				"email_article" => __("Email article"),
-				"close_article" => __("Close article"),
+				"close_article" => __("Close/collapse article"),
 				"toggle_widescreen" => __("Toggle widescreen mode")),
 			__("Article selection") => array(
 				"select_all" => __("Select all articles"),
diff --git a/js/tt-rss.js b/js/tt-rss.js
index e9bc9d41..bced9267 100644
--- a/js/tt-rss.js
+++ b/js/tt-rss.js
@@ -669,7 +669,15 @@ function hotkey_handler(e) {
 			scrollArticle(-ctr.offsetHeight/3);
 			return false;
 		case "close_article":
-			closeArticlePanel();
+			if (isCdmMode()) {
+				if (!getInitParam("cdm_expanded")) {
+					cdmCollapseArticle(false, getActiveArticleId());
+				} else {
+					dismissArticle(getActiveArticleId());
+				}
+			} else {
+				closeArticlePanel();
+			}
 			return false;
 		case "email_article":
 			if (typeof emailArticle != "undefined") {
diff --git a/js/viewfeed.js b/js/viewfeed.js
index 9a16beff..584fff57 100644
--- a/js/viewfeed.js
+++ b/js/viewfeed.js
@@ -1312,6 +1312,35 @@ function catchupRelativeToArticle(below, id) {
 	}
 }
 
+function cdmCollapseArticle(event, id) {
+	try {
+		var row = $("RROW-" + id);
+		var elem = $("CICD-" + id);
+
+		if (elem && row) {
+			row.removeClassName("Selected");
+
+			var collapse = $$("div#RROW-" + id +
+				" span[class='collapseBtn']")[0];
+
+		  	Element.hide(elem);
+			Element.show("CEXC-" + id);
+			Element.hide(collapse);
+
+			markHeadline(id, false);
+
+			if (id == getActiveArticleId()) {
+				setActiveArticleId(0);
+			}
+
+			if (event) Event.stop(event);
+		}
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("cdmCollapseArticle", e);
+	}
+}
+
 function cdmExpandArticle(id) {
 	try {
 
@@ -1327,17 +1356,25 @@ function cdmExpandArticle(id) {
 		var old_offset = $("RROW-" + id).offsetTop;
 
 		if (getActiveArticleId() && elem && !getInitParam("cdm_expanded")) {
+			var collapse = $$("div#RROW-" + getActiveArticleId() +
+				" span[class='collapseBtn']")[0];
+
 		  	Element.hide(elem);
 			Element.show("CEXC-" + getActiveArticleId());
+			Element.hide(collapse);
 		}
 
 		setActiveArticleId(id);
 
 		elem = $("CICD-" + id);
 
+		var collapse = $$("div#RROW-" + id +
+				" span[class='collapseBtn']")[0];
+
 		if (!Element.visible(elem)) {
 			Element.show(elem);
 			Element.hide("CEXC-" + id);
+			Element.show(collapse);
 		}
 
 		/* var new_offset = $("RROW-" + id).offsetTop;
@@ -1514,6 +1551,7 @@ function cdmClicked(event, id) {
 		if (!event.ctrlKey) {
 
 			if (!getInitParam("cdm_expanded")) {
+				if (event) Event.stop(event);
 				return cdmExpandArticle(id);
 			} else {
 
@@ -1609,13 +1647,15 @@ function isCdmMode() {
 	return getInitParam("combined_display_mode");
 }
 
-function markHeadline(id) {
+function markHeadline(id, marked) {
+	if (marked == undefined) marked = true;
+
 	var row = $("RROW-" + id);
 	if (row) {
 		var check = dijit.byId("RCHK-" + id);
 
 		if (check) {
-			check.attr("checked", true);
+			check.attr("checked", marked);
 		}
 
 		row.addClassName("Selected");
diff --git a/tt-rss.css b/tt-rss.css
index 72e73e0d..545d8c8d 100644
--- a/tt-rss.css
+++ b/tt-rss.css
@@ -1189,3 +1189,7 @@ ul.helpKbList h2 {
 .dijitTreeNode .loadingNode {
 	margin-left : 3px;
 }
+
+span.collapseBtn {
+	cursor : pointer;
+}