diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
index 775aa1690bf..6426f75524f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const controllerOpts = {
     },
 
     dismissReadPosts() {
-      showModal('dismiss-read', { title: 'topics.bulk.dismiss' });
+      showModal('dismiss-read', { title: 'topics.bulk.dismiss_read' });
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery.js.es6
index c0f40e7a6a9..400d1df1eea 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery.js.es6
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export default Discourse.Route.extend(OpenComposer, {
       this.openComposer(this.controllerFor("discovery/topics"));
     },
 
+    dismissReadTopics(dismissTopics) {
+      var operationType = dismissTopics ? "topics" : "posts";
+      this.controllerFor("discovery/topics").send('dismissRead', operationType);
+    },
+
     dismissRead(operationType) {
       this.controllerFor("discovery/topics").send('dismissRead', operationType);
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/dismiss-read.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/dismiss-read.hbs
index 9136970027c..4213cfec4f7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/dismiss-read.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/dismiss-read.hbs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <div class="modal-body">
   <p>
-    {{i18n 'topics.bulk.dismiss_body'}}
+    {{preference-checkbox labelKey="topics.bulk.also_dismiss_topics" checked=dismissTopics}}
   </p>
 </div>
 
 <div class="modal-footer">
-  <button class='btn btn-primary' {{action "dismissRead" "posts"}}>{{i18n 'topics.bulk.dismiss_posts'}}</button>
-  <button class='btn btn-primary' {{action "dismissRead" "topics"}}>{{i18n 'topics.bulk.dismiss_topics'}}</button>
+  <button class='btn btn-primary' {{action "dismissReadTopics" dismissTopics}}>{{i18n 'topics.bulk.dismiss'}}</button>
 </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index c5b977dd1a4..f48dd255bba 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1004,11 +1004,10 @@ en:
         reset_read: "Reset Read"
         delete: "Delete Topics"
         dismiss: "Dismiss"
+        dismiss_read: "Dismiss all unread"
         dismiss_button: "Dismiss…"
         dismiss_tooltip: "Dismiss just new posts or stop tracking topics"
-        dismiss_body: "Would you like to dismiss just the new posts in these topics, or dismiss the topics entirely?"
-        dismiss_posts: "Dismiss Just New Posts"
-        dismiss_topics: "Dismiss Topics"
+        also_dismiss_topics: "Stop tracking these topics? (Topics will no longer appear in the unread tab)"
         dismiss_new: "Dismiss New"
         toggle: "toggle bulk selection of topics"
         actions: "Bulk Actions"