diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
index 7c3cefc1e55..33b57894a7f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Discourse.Category = Discourse.Model.extend({
         background_url: this.get('background_url'),
         allow_badges: this.get('allow_badges'),
         custom_fields: this.get('custom_fields'),
-        topic_template: this.get('topic_template')
+        topic_template: this.get('topic_template'),
+        suppress_from_homepage: this.get('suppress_from_homepage'),
       },
       type: this.get('id') ? 'PUT' : 'POST'
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-topic-route.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-topic-route.js.es6
index 185c2fd529a..0011b030554 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-topic-route.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/build-topic-route.js.es6
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ function findTopicList(store, filter, filterParams, extras) {
       session.setProperties({topicList: null, topicListScrollPosition: null});
     }
 
-
     // Clean up any string parameters that might slip through
     filterParams = filterParams || {};
     Ember.keys(filterParams).forEach(function(k) {
@@ -50,17 +49,7 @@ function findTopicList(store, filter, filterParams, extras) {
       }
     });
 
-    const findParams = {};
-    Discourse.SiteSettings.top_menu.split('|').forEach(function (i) {
-      if (i.indexOf(filter) === 0) {
-        const exclude = i.split("-");
-        if (exclude && exclude.length === 2) {
-          findParams.exclude_category = exclude[1];
-        }
-      }
-    });
-    return resolve(store.findFiltered('topicList', { filter, params:_.extend(findParams, filterParams || {})}));
-
+    return resolve(store.findFiltered('topicList', { filter, params: filterParams || {} }));
   }).then(function(list) {
     list.set('listParams', filterParams);
     if (tracking) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
index 9dab35610f3..dd943f94944 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/edit-category-settings.hbs
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@
   {{/if}}
 </section>
 
+<section class="field">
+  <label class="checkbox-label">
+    {{input type="checkbox" checked=category.suppress_from_homepage}}
+    {{i18n "category.suppress_from_homepage"}}
+  </label>
+</section>
+
 {{plugin-outlet "category-custom-settings"}}
diff --git a/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
index 10500fc4115..9d3ac191e9c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class CategoriesController < ApplicationController
     options = {}
     options[:latest_posts] = params[:latest_posts] || SiteSetting.category_featured_topics
     options[:parent_category_id] = params[:parent_category_id]
+    options[:is_homepage] = current_homepage == "categories".freeze
 
     @list = CategoryList.new(guardian, options)
     @list.draft_key = Draft::NEW_TOPIC
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class CategoriesController < ApplicationController
 
     discourse_expires_in 1.minute
 
-    unless current_homepage == 'categories'
+    unless current_homepage == "categories"
       @title = I18n.t('js.filters.categories.title')
     end
 
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class CategoriesController < ApplicationController
                         :position,
                         :email_in,
                         :email_in_allow_strangers,
+                        :suppress_from_homepage,
                         :parent_category_id,
                         :auto_close_hours,
                         :auto_close_based_on_last_post,
diff --git a/app/controllers/list_controller.rb b/app/controllers/list_controller.rb
index e5b6f638879..d894ee1f37c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/list_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/list_controller.rb
@@ -5,36 +5,34 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
 
   skip_before_filter :check_xhr
 
-  @@categories = [
+  before_filter :set_category, only: [
     # filtered topics lists
-    Discourse.filters.map { |f| "category_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.filters.map { |f| "category_none_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.filters.map { |f| "parent_category_category_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.filters.map { |f| "parent_category_category_none_#{f}".to_sym },
+    Discourse.filters.map { |f| :"category_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.filters.map { |f| :"category_none_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.filters.map { |f| :"parent_category_category_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.filters.map { |f| :"parent_category_category_none_#{f}" },
     # top summaries
     :category_top,
     :category_none_top,
     :parent_category_category_top,
     # top pages (ie. with a period)
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "category_top_#{p}".to_sym },
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "category_none_top_#{p}".to_sym },
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "parent_category_category_top_#{p}".to_sym },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"category_top_#{p}" },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"category_none_top_#{p}" },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"parent_category_category_top_#{p}" },
     # category feeds
     :category_feed,
   ].flatten
 
-  before_filter :set_category, only: @@categories
-
   before_filter :ensure_logged_in, except: [
     :topics_by,
     # anonymous filters
     Discourse.anonymous_filters,
-    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "#{f}_feed".to_sym },
+    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "#{f}_feed" },
     # anonymous categorized filters
-    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "category_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "category_none_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "parent_category_category_#{f}".to_sym },
-    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| "parent_category_category_none_#{f}".to_sym },
+    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| :"category_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| :"category_none_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| :"parent_category_category_#{f}" },
+    Discourse.anonymous_filters.map { |f| :"parent_category_category_none_#{f}" },
     # category feeds
     :category_feed,
     # top summaries
@@ -43,14 +41,14 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     :category_none_top,
     :parent_category_category_top,
     # top pages (ie. with a period)
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "top_#{p}".to_sym },
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "category_top_#{p}".to_sym },
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "category_none_top_#{p}".to_sym },
-    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| "parent_category_category_top_#{p}".to_sym },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"top_#{p}" },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"category_top_#{p}" },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"category_none_top_#{p}" },
+    TopTopic.periods.map { |p| :"parent_category_category_top_#{p}" },
   ].flatten
 
   # Create our filters
-  Discourse.filters.each_with_index do |filter, idx|
+  Discourse.filters.each do |filter|
     define_method(filter) do |options = nil|
       list_opts = build_topic_list_options
       list_opts.merge!(options) if options
@@ -60,6 +58,10 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
         list_opts[:no_definitions] = true
       end
 
+      if filter.to_s == current_homepage
+        list_opts.merge!(exclude_category_ids: get_excluded_category_ids(list_opts[:category]))
+      end
+
       list = TopicQuery.new(user, list_opts).public_send("list_#{filter}")
       list.more_topics_url = construct_url_with(:next, list_opts)
       list.prev_topics_url = construct_url_with(:prev, list_opts)
@@ -83,34 +85,20 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
 
     define_method("category_#{filter}") do
       canonical_url "#{Discourse.base_url}#{@category.url}"
-      self.send(filter, { category: @category.id })
+      self.send(filter, category: @category.id)
     end
 
     define_method("category_none_#{filter}") do
-      self.send(filter, { category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true })
+      self.send(filter, category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true)
     end
 
     define_method("parent_category_category_#{filter}") do
       canonical_url "#{Discourse.base_url}#{@category.url}"
-      self.send(filter, { category: @category.id })
+      self.send(filter, category: @category.id)
     end
 
     define_method("parent_category_category_none_#{filter}") do
-      self.send(filter, { category: @category.id })
-    end
-  end
-
-  Discourse.feed_filters.each do |filter|
-    define_method("#{filter}_feed") do
-      discourse_expires_in 1.minute
-
-      @title = "#{SiteSetting.title} - #{I18n.t("rss_description.#{filter}")}"
-      @link = "#{Discourse.base_url}/#{filter}"
-      @description = I18n.t("rss_description.#{filter}")
-      @atom_link = "#{Discourse.base_url}/#{filter}.rss"
-      @topic_list = TopicQuery.new(nil, order: 'created').public_send("list_#{filter}")
-
-      render 'list', formats: [:rss]
+      self.send(filter, category: @category.id)
     end
   end
 
@@ -127,14 +115,26 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def latest_feed
+    discourse_expires_in 1.minute
+
+    @title = "#{SiteSetting.title} - #{I18n.t("rss_description.latest")}"
+    @link = "#{Discourse.base_url}/latest"
+    @atom_link = "#{Discourse.base_url}/latest.rss"
+    @description = I18n.t("rss_description.latest")
+    @topic_list = TopicQuery.new(nil, order: 'created').list_latest
+
+    render 'list', formats: [:rss]
+  end
+
   def category_feed
     guardian.ensure_can_see!(@category)
     discourse_expires_in 1.minute
 
     @title = @category.name
     @link = "#{Discourse.base_url}#{@category.url}"
-    @description = "#{I18n.t('topics_in_category', category: @category.name)} #{@category.description}"
     @atom_link = "#{Discourse.base_url}#{@category.url}.rss"
+    @description = "#{I18n.t('topics_in_category', category: @category.name)} #{@category.description}"
     @topic_list = TopicQuery.new.list_new_in_category(@category)
 
     render 'list', formats: [:rss]
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def category_top
-    top({ category: @category.id })
+    top(category: @category.id)
   end
 
   def category_none_top
-    top({ category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true })
+    top(category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true)
   end
 
   def parent_category_category_top
-    top({ category: @category.id })
+    top(category: @category.id)
   end
 
   TopTopic.periods.each do |period|
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
       top_options = build_topic_list_options
       top_options.merge!(options) if options
       top_options[:per_page] = SiteSetting.topics_per_period_in_top_page
+
+      if "top".freeze == current_homepage
+        top_options.merge!(exclude_category_ids: get_excluded_category_ids(top_options[:category]))
+      end
+
       user = list_target_user
       list = TopicQuery.new(user, top_options).list_top_for(period)
       list.for_period = period
@@ -177,15 +182,15 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     define_method("category_top_#{period}") do
-      self.send("top_#{period}", { category: @category.id })
+      self.send("top_#{period}", category: @category.id)
     end
 
     define_method("category_none_top_#{period}") do
-      self.send("top_#{period}", { category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true })
+      self.send("top_#{period}", category: @category.id, no_subcategories: true)
     end
 
     define_method("parent_category_category_top_#{period}") do
-      self.send("top_#{period}", { category: @category.id })
+      self.send("top_#{period}", category: @category.id)
     end
   end
 
@@ -204,16 +209,15 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-
   private
 
   def page_params(opts = nil)
     opts ||= {}
-    route_params = {format: 'json'}
-    route_params[:category]        = @category.slug_for_url if @category
+    route_params = { format: 'json' }
+    route_params[:category]        = @category.slug_for_url                 if @category
     route_params[:parent_category] = @category.parent_category.slug_for_url if @category && @category.parent_category
-    route_params[:order]     = opts[:order] if opts[:order].present?
-    route_params[:ascending] = opts[:ascending] if opts[:ascending].present?
+    route_params[:order]           = opts[:order]                           if opts[:order].present?
+    route_params[:ascending]       = opts[:ascending]                       if opts[:ascending].present?
     route_params
   end
 
@@ -235,11 +239,10 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def build_topic_list_options
-    # exclude_category = 1. from params / 2. parsed from top menu / 3. nil
     options = {
       page: params[:page],
       topic_ids: param_to_integer_list(:topic_ids),
-      exclude_category: (params[:exclude_category] || select_menu_item.try(:filter)),
+      exclude_category_ids: params[:exclude_category_ids],
       category: params[:category],
       order: params[:order],
       ascending: params[:ascending],
@@ -257,17 +260,6 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     options
   end
 
-  def select_menu_item
-    menu_item = SiteSetting.top_menu_items.select do |mu|
-      (mu.has_specific_category? && mu.specific_category == @category.try(:slug)) ||
-      action_name == mu.name ||
-      (action_name.include?("top") && mu.name == "top")
-    end.first
-
-    menu_item = nil if menu_item.try(:has_specific_category?) && menu_item.specific_category == @category.try(:slug)
-    menu_item
-  end
-
   def list_target_user
     if params[:user_id] && guardian.is_staff?
       User.find(params[:user_id].to_i)
@@ -290,25 +282,16 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
     url.sub('.json?','?')
   end
 
-  def generate_top_lists(options)
-    top = TopLists.new
-
-    options[:per_page] = SiteSetting.topics_per_period_in_top_summary
-    topic_query = TopicQuery.new(current_user, options)
-
-    periods = [ListController.best_period_for(current_user.try(:previous_visit_at), options[:category])]
-
-    periods.each { |period| top.send("#{period}=", topic_query.list_top_for(period)) }
-
-    top
+  def get_excluded_category_ids(current_category=nil)
+    exclude_category_ids = Category.where(suppress_from_homepage: true)
+    exclude_category_ids = exclude_category_ids.where.not(id: current_category) if current_category
+    exclude_category_ids.pluck(:id)
   end
 
   def self.best_period_for(previous_visit_at, category_id=nil)
     best_periods_for(previous_visit_at).each do |period|
       top_topics = TopTopic.where("#{period}_score > 0")
-      if category_id
-        top_topics = top_topics.joins(:topic).where("topics.category_id = ?", category_id)
-      end
+      top_topics = top_topics.joins(:topic).where("topics.category_id = ?", category_id) if category_id
       return period if top_topics.count >= SiteSetting.topics_per_period_in_top_page
     end
     # default period is yearly
@@ -318,8 +301,8 @@ class ListController < ApplicationController
   def self.best_periods_for(date)
     date ||= 1.year.ago
     periods = []
-    periods << :daily if date > 8.days.ago
-    periods << :weekly if date > 35.days.ago
+    periods << :daily   if date >   8.days.ago
+    periods << :weekly  if date >  35.days.ago
     periods << :monthly if date > 180.days.ago
     periods << :yearly
     periods
diff --git a/app/models/category_list.rb b/app/models/category_list.rb
index b5cae822b87..2e32369fda1 100644
--- a/app/models/category_list.rb
+++ b/app/models/category_list.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class CategoryList
         @categories = @categories.where('categories.parent_category_id = ?', @options[:parent_category_id].to_i)
       end
 
+      @categories = @categories.where(suppress_from_homepage: false) if @options[:is_homepage]
+
       if SiteSetting.fixed_category_positions
         @categories = @categories.order('position ASC').order('id ASC')
       else
diff --git a/app/serializers/category_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/category_serializer.rb
index 1757652094b..1bf08f89fcb 100644
--- a/app/serializers/category_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/category_serializer.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class CategorySerializer < BasicCategorySerializer
              :position,
              :email_in,
              :email_in_allow_strangers,
+             :suppress_from_homepage,
              :can_delete,
              :cannot_delete_reason,
              :allow_badges,
@@ -56,4 +57,8 @@ class CategorySerializer < BasicCategorySerializer
     scope && scope.can_edit?(object)
   end
 
+  def include_suppress_from_homepage?
+    scope && scope.can_edit?(object)
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 76feed42e2d..7f4e13300e9 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ en:
       email_in_allow_strangers: "Accept emails from anonymous users with no accounts"
       email_in_disabled: "Posting new topics via email is disabled in the Site Settings. To enable posting new topics via email, "
       email_in_disabled_click: 'enable the "email in" setting.'
+      suppress_from_homepage: "Suppress this category from the homepage."
       allow_badges_label: "Allow badges to be awarded in this category"
       edit_permissions: "Edit Permissions"
       add_permission: "Add Permission"
diff --git a/db/migrate/20150828155137_add_suppress_from_homepage_to_category.rb b/db/migrate/20150828155137_add_suppress_from_homepage_to_category.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e706f40f97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20150828155137_add_suppress_from_homepage_to_category.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddSuppressFromHomepageToCategory < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :categories, :suppress_from_homepage, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/discourse.rb b/lib/discourse.rb
index b32fcf736aa..82b1280eed2 100644
--- a/lib/discourse.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse.rb
@@ -64,18 +64,10 @@ module Discourse
     @filters ||= [:latest, :unread, :new, :read, :posted, :bookmarks]
   end
 
-  def self.feed_filters
-    @feed_filters ||= [:latest]
-  end
-
   def self.anonymous_filters
     @anonymous_filters ||= [:latest, :top, :categories]
   end
 
-  def self.logged_in_filters
-    @logged_in_filters ||= Discourse.filters - Discourse.anonymous_filters
-  end
-
   def self.top_menu_items
     @top_menu_items ||= Discourse.filters + [:category, :categories, :top]
   end
diff --git a/lib/topic_query.rb b/lib/topic_query.rb
index 9ffa5d8b598..25e2b6fd488 100644
--- a/lib/topic_query.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_query.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 #
-# Helps us find topics. Returns a TopicList object containing the topics
-# found.
+# Helps us find topics.
+# Returns a TopicList object containing the topics found.
 #
+
 require_dependency 'topic_list'
 require_dependency 'suggested_topics_builder'
 require_dependency 'topic_query_sql'
 
 class TopicQuery
   # Could be rewritten to %i if Ruby 1.9 is no longer supported
-  VALID_OPTIONS = %w(except_topic_ids
-                     exclude_category
+  VALID_OPTIONS = %i(except_topic_ids
+                     exclude_category_ids
                      limit
                      page
                      per_page
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ class TopicQuery
                      search
                      slow_platform
                      filter
-                     q
-                     ).map(&:to_sym)
+                     q)
 
   # Maps `order` to a columns in `topics`
   SORTABLE_MAPPING = {
@@ -301,14 +301,17 @@ class TopicQuery
         if options[:no_subcategories]
           result = result.where('categories.id = ?', category_id)
         else
-          result = result.where('categories.id = ? or (categories.parent_category_id = ? AND categories.topic_id <> topics.id)', category_id, category_id)
+          result = result.where('categories.id = :category_id OR (categories.parent_category_id = :category_id AND categories.topic_id <> topics.id)', category_id: category_id)
         end
         result = result.references(:categories)
       end
 
       result = apply_ordering(result, options)
       result = result.listable_topics.includes(:category)
-      result = result.where('categories.name is null or categories.name <> ?', options[:exclude_category]).references(:categories) if options[:exclude_category]
+
+      if options[:exclude_category_ids] && options[:exclude_category_ids].is_a?(Array) && options[:exclude_category_ids].size > 0
+        result = result.where("categories.id NOT IN (?)", options[:exclude_category_ids]).references(:categories)
+      end
 
       # Don't include the category topics if excluded
       if options[:no_definitions]
@@ -393,19 +396,20 @@ class TopicQuery
 
     def remove_muted_categories(list, user, opts=nil)
       category_id = get_category_id(opts[:exclude]) if opts
+
       if user
-        list = list.where("NOT EXISTS(
-                         SELECT 1 FROM category_users cu
-                         WHERE cu.user_id = ? AND
-                               cu.category_id = topics.category_id AND
-                               cu.notification_level = ? AND
-                               cu.category_id <> ?
-                         )",
-                          user.id,
-                          CategoryUser.notification_levels[:muted],
-                          category_id || -1
-                         )
-                      .references('cu')
+        list = list.references("cu")
+                   .where("
+          NOT EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1
+              FROM category_users cu
+             WHERE cu.user_id = :user_id
+               AND cu.category_id = topics.category_id
+               AND cu.notification_level = :muted
+               AND cu.category_id <> :category_id
+          )", user_id: user.id,
+              muted: CategoryUser.notification_levels[:muted],
+              category_id: category_id || -1)
       end
 
       list
diff --git a/spec/controllers/list_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/list_controller_spec.rb
index 6f55de5b607..41f343ca10b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/list_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/list_controller_spec.rb
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ describe ListController do
       end
     end
 
-    Discourse.logged_in_filters.each do |filter|
-      context "#{filter}" do
-        it { expect { xhr :get, filter }.to raise_error(Discourse::NotLoggedIn) }
-      end
-    end
-
     it 'allows users to filter on a set of topic ids' do
       p = create_post
 
@@ -51,14 +45,10 @@ describe ListController do
 
   describe 'RSS feeds' do
 
-    Discourse.feed_filters.each do |filter|
-
-      it 'renders RSS' do
-        get "#{filter}_feed", format: :rss
-        expect(response).to be_success
-        expect(response.content_type).to eq('application/rss+xml')
-      end
-
+    it 'renders RSS' do
+      get "latest_feed", format: :rss
+      expect(response).to be_success
+      expect(response.content_type).to eq('application/rss+xml')
     end
 
   end