diff --git a/examples/api_client.php b/examples/api_client.php
index 6f41c39..f8e1ec0 100644
--- a/examples/api_client.php
+++ b/examples/api_client.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ print_r($result);
 $result = $client->execute('feed.delete', array('feed_id' => $feed_id));
 var_dump($result);
 
-$result = $client->execute('item.list_unread');
+$result = $client->execute('item.list_read');
 print_r($result);
 
 $result = $client->execute('item.list_unread', array('offset' => 5, 'limit' => 2));
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ if (count($result)) {
 }
 
 $result = $client->execute('item.bookmark.list');
-print_r($result);
\ No newline at end of file
+print_r($result);
+
+var_dump($client->execute('item.set_list_status', array('status' => 'read', 'items' => array('57cdb841', '8ef6744e'))));
diff --git a/jsonrpc.php b/jsonrpc.php
index cabbb00..73532fe 100644
--- a/jsonrpc.php
+++ b/jsonrpc.php
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ $server->register('item.mark_as_unread', function($item_id) {
     return Model\set_item_unread($item_id);
 });
 
+// Change the status of list of items
+$server->register('item.set_list_status', function($status, array $items) {
+
+    return Model\set_items_status($status, $items);
+});
+
 // Flush all read items
 $server->register('item.flush', function() {
 
diff --git a/model.php b/model.php
index 2578a05..63ef4e8 100644
--- a/model.php
+++ b/model.php
@@ -602,6 +602,17 @@ function set_item_unread($id)
 }
 
 
+function set_items_status($status, array $items)
+{
+    if (! in_array($status, array('read', 'unread', 'removed'))) return false;
+
+    return \PicoTools\singleton('db')
+        ->table('items')
+        ->in('id', $items)
+        ->save(array('status' => $status));
+}
+
+
 function set_bookmark_value($id, $value)
 {
     return \PicoTools\singleton('db')