diff --git a/r2/r2/config/routing.py b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
index 311eda370..ea9b12a6c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/routing.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ def make_map(config):
     mc('/subreddits/login', controller='forms', action='login')
     mc('/subreddits/:where', controller='reddits', action='listing',
        where='popular', conditions={'function':not_in_sr},
-       requirements=dict(where="popular|new|banned|employee|gold|default|quarantine"))
+       requirements=dict(where="popular|new|banned|employee|gold|default|"
+                               "quarantine|featured"))
     # If no subreddit is specified, might as well show a list of 'em.
     mc('/r', controller='redirect', action='redirect', dest='/subreddits')
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
index 1c2d33b0a..00f1ea845 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
@@ -1453,6 +1453,11 @@ class RedditsController(ListingController):
     def keep_fn(self):
         base_keep_fn = ListingController.keep_fn(self)
         def keep(item):
+            if self.where == 'featured':
+                if item.type not in ('public', 'restricted'):
+                    return False
+                if not item.discoverable:
+                    return False
             return base_keep_fn(item) and (c.over18 or not item.over_18)
         return keep
 
@@ -1510,6 +1515,11 @@ class RedditsController(ListingController):
                     sr._fullname
                     for sr in Subreddit.default_subreddits(ids=False)
                 ]
+            elif self.where == 'featured':
+                return [
+                    sr._fullname
+                    for sr in Subreddit.featured_subreddits()
+                ]
             else:
                 reddits = Subreddit._query( write_cache = True,
                                             read_cache = True,
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/menus.py b/r2/r2/lib/menus.py
index 5e2901d42..e100826c0 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/menus.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/menus.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ menu =   MenuHandler(hot          = _('hot'),
                      create       = _("create"),
                      mine         = _("my subreddits"),
                      quarantine   = _("quarantine"),
+                     featured     = _("featured"),
 
                      i18n         = _("help translate"),
                      errors       = _("errors"),
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index 45977059e..e846a41eb 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -2245,6 +2245,8 @@ class SubredditsPage(Reddit):
             buttons.append(NamedButton("gold"))
         if c.user_is_admin:
             buttons.append(NamedButton("quarantine"))
+        if c.user_is_admin:
+            buttons.append(NamedButton("featured"))
         if c.user_is_loggedin:
             #add the aliases to "my reddits" stays highlighted
             buttons.append(NamedButton("mine",
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
index 3a742b4f2..bdc77ba8e 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
@@ -1056,6 +1056,17 @@ class Subreddit(Thing, Printable, BaseSite):
         else:
             return srs
 
+    @classmethod
+    def featured_subreddits(cls):
+        """Return the curated list of subreddits shown during onboarding."""
+        location = get_user_location()
+        srids = LocalizedFeaturedSubreddits.get_featured(location)
+
+        srs = Subreddit._byID(srids, data=True, return_dict=False, stale=True)
+        srs = filter(lambda sr: sr.discoverable, srs)
+
+        return srs
+
     @classmethod
     @memoize('random_reddits', time = 1800)
     def random_reddits_cached(cls, user_name, sr_ids, limit):
@@ -1971,9 +1982,9 @@ class TooManySubredditsError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class LocalizedDefaultSubreddits(tdb_cassandra.View):
+class BaseLocalizedSubreddits(tdb_cassandra.View):
     """Mapping of location to subreddit ids"""
-    _use_db = True
+    _use_db = False
     _compare_with = tdb_cassandra.ASCII_TYPE
     _read_consistency_level = tdb_cassandra.CL.QUORUM
     _write_consistency_level = tdb_cassandra.CL.QUORUM
@@ -1982,7 +1993,6 @@ class LocalizedDefaultSubreddits(tdb_cassandra.View):
         "default_validation_class": tdb_cassandra.ASCII_TYPE,
     }
     GLOBAL = "GLOBAL"
-    CACHE_PREFIX = "localized_defaults"
 
     @classmethod
     def _rowkey(cls, location):
@@ -2046,7 +2056,7 @@ class LocalizedDefaultSubreddits(tdb_cassandra.View):
         return cls.get_srids(cls.GLOBAL)
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_defaults(cls, location):
+    def get_localized_srs(cls, location):
         location_key = cls._rowkey(location) if location else None
         global_key = cls._rowkey(cls.GLOBAL)
         keys = filter(None, [location_key, global_key])
@@ -2060,6 +2070,26 @@ class LocalizedDefaultSubreddits(tdb_cassandra.View):
             return ids_by_location[global_key]
 
 
+class LocalizedDefaultSubreddits(BaseLocalizedSubreddits):
+    _use_db = True
+    _type_prefix = "LocalizedDefaultSubreddits"
+    CACHE_PREFIX = "localized_defaults"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_defaults(cls, location):
+        return cls.get_localized_srs(location)
+
+
+class LocalizedFeaturedSubreddits(BaseLocalizedSubreddits):
+    _use_db = True
+    _type_prefix = "LocalizedFeaturedSubreddits"
+    CACHE_PREFIX = "localized_featured"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_featured(cls, location):
+        return cls.get_localized_srs(location)
+
+
 class LabeledMulti(tdb_cassandra.Thing, MultiReddit):
     """Thing with special columns that hold Subreddit ids and properties."""
     _use_db = True
diff --git a/scripts/inject_test_data.py b/scripts/inject_test_data.py
index 14d651842..db5f96e57 100644
--- a/scripts/inject_test_data.py
+++ b/scripts/inject_test_data.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from r2.models import (
     Comment,
     Link,
     LocalizedDefaultSubreddits,
+    LocalizedFeaturedSubreddits,
     NotFound,
     register,
     Subreddit,
@@ -356,3 +357,4 @@ def inject_test_data(num_links=25, num_comments=25, num_votes=5):
 
     srs = [Subreddit._by_name(n) for n in ("pics", "videos", "askhistorians")]
     LocalizedDefaultSubreddits.set_global_srs(srs)
+    LocalizedFeaturedSubreddits.set_global_srs([Subreddit._by_name('pics')])