diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index a9521aea4..95091bada 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1748,6 +1748,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
                    show_cname_sidebar = VBoolean('show_cname_sidebar'),
                    type = VOneOf('type', ('public', 'private', 'restricted', 'gold_restricted', 'archived')),
                    link_type = VOneOf('link_type', ('any', 'link', 'self')),
+                   sticky_permalink=VUrl('sticky_permalink'),
                    submit_link_label=VLength('submit_link_label', max_length=60),
                    submit_text_label=VLength('submit_text_label', max_length=60),
                    comment_score_hide_mins=VInt('comment_score_hide_mins',
@@ -1794,7 +1795,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
                   if k in ('name', 'title', 'domain', 'description',
                            'show_media', 'exclude_banned_modqueue',
                            'show_cname_sidebar', 'type', 'public_traffic',
-                           'link_type', 'submit_link_label', 'comment_score_hide_mins',
+                           'link_type', 'sticky_permalink',
+                           'submit_link_label', 'comment_score_hide_mins',
                            'submit_text_label', 'lang', 'css_on_cname',
                            'header_title', 'over_18', 'wikimode', 'wiki_edit_karma',
                            'wiki_edit_age', 'allow_top', 'public_description'))
@@ -1841,6 +1843,17 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
         if cname_sr and (not sr or sr != cname_sr):
             c.errors.add(errors.USED_CNAME)
 
+        sticky_fullname = None
+        if kw['sticky_permalink']:
+            sticky_url = UrlParser(kw['sticky_permalink']).path
+            if sticky_url:
+                try:
+                    sticky_fullname = Link._by_url(sticky_url, sr)._fullname
+                except NotFound:
+                    c.errors.add(errors.BAD_URL, field='sticky_permalink')
+            else:
+                c.errors.add(errors.BAD_URL, field='sticky_permalink')
+
         can_set_archived = c.user_is_admin or (sr and sr.type == 'archived')
         if kw['type'] == 'archived' and not can_set_archived:
             c.errors.add(errors.INVALID_OPTION, field='type')
@@ -1869,6 +1882,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
         elif (form.has_errors(('wiki_edit_karma', 'wiki_edit_age'), 
                               errors.BAD_NUMBER)):
             pass
+        elif form.has_errors('sticky_permalink', errors.BAD_URL):
+            pass
         elif form.has_errors('comment_score_hide_mins', errors.BAD_NUMBER):
             pass
         #creating a new reddit
@@ -1902,6 +1917,8 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
 
             success = update_wiki_text(sr)
 
+            sr.sticky_fullname = sticky_fullname
+
             if not sr.domain:
                 del kw['css_on_cname']
             for k, v in kw.iteritems():
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
index 9ea0a5ecf..68ce09671 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
@@ -358,6 +358,21 @@ class HotController(FixListing, ListingController):
         elif isinstance(c.site, MultiReddit):
             return normalized_hot(c.site.kept_sr_ids, obey_age_limit=False)
         else:
+            if c.site.sticky_fullname:
+                link_list = [c.site.sticky_fullname]
+                wrapped = wrap_links(link_list,
+                                     wrapper=self.builder_wrapper,
+                                     keep_fn=self.keep_fn(),
+                                     skip=True)
+                # add all other items and decrement count if sticky is visible
+                if wrapped.things:
+                    link_list += [l for l in c.site.get_links('hot', 'all')
+                                    if l != c.site.sticky_fullname]
+                    if not self.after:
+                        self.count -= 1
+                    return link_list
+            
+            # no sticky or sticky hidden
             return c.site.get_links('hot', 'all')
 
     def content(self):
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
index 265c97b5e..8bbff9a5a 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ class LinkJsonTemplate(ThingJsonTemplate):
                                                 subreddit_id = "subreddit_id",
                                                 is_self      = "is_self", 
                                                 permalink    = "permalink",
-                                                edited       = "editted"
+                                                edited       = "editted",
+                                                stickied     = "stickied",
                                                 )
 
     def thing_attr(self, thing, attr):
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index b047c1ef3..11dd59357 100755
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -242,13 +242,24 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
                 #return False
 
         if user and not c.ignore_hide_rules:
-            if user.pref_hide_ups and wrapped.likes == True and self.author_id != user._id:
+            # whether the user must deliberately hide the item
+            # (not automatic due to score or having upvoted/downvoted it)
+            require_explicit_hide = wrapped.stickied
+
+            if (user.pref_hide_ups and
+                    wrapped.likes == True and
+                    self.author_id != user._id and
+                    not require_explicit_hide):
                 return False
 
-            if user.pref_hide_downs and wrapped.likes == False and self.author_id != user._id:
+            if (user.pref_hide_downs and
+                    wrapped.likes == False and
+                    self.author_id != user._id and
+                    not require_explicit_hide):
                 return False
 
-            if wrapped._score < user.pref_min_link_score:
+            if (wrapped._score < user.pref_min_link_score and
+                    not require_explicit_hide):
                 return False
 
             if wrapped.hidden:
@@ -483,6 +494,8 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
             # is this link a member of a different (non-c.site) subreddit?
             item.different_sr = (isinstance(site, FakeSubreddit) or
                                  site.name != item.subreddit.name)
+            item.stickied = (not item.different_sr and
+                             site.sticky_fullname == item._fullname)
 
             if user_is_loggedin and item.author_id == user._id:
                 item.nofollow = False
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
index 429ffe6e8..76ca78966 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/subreddit.py
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ class Subreddit(Thing, Printable, BaseSite):
         mod_actions=0,
         # do we allow self-posts, links only, or any?
         link_type='any', # one of ('link', 'self', 'any')
+        sticky_permalink=None,
+        sticky_fullname=None,
         submit_link_label='',
         submit_text_label='',
         comment_score_hide_mins=0,
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.css
index 8dd30c2c1..3f5eaffb9 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.css
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ body[orient="landscape"] > #topbar > h1 { margin-left: -125px; width: 250px; }
 
 .link p.title > a { text-overflow: ellipsis; overflow: hidden; color: #25A; }
 
+.link.stickied p.title > a { color: #228822; }
+
 .link .domain { color: #737373; font-size: 9px; margin-left: 5px; }
 .link .domain a, .link .domain a:hover { color: inherit; }
 
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ body[orient="landscape"] > #topbar > h1 { margin-left: -125px; width: 250px; }
 
 .link .tagline a { font-weight: bold; }
 
+.link .tagline .stickied-tagline { color: #228822; }
+
 /*Expando*/
 .link .expando-button { float: left; display: block; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0; width: 30px; height: 30px; background-image: url("../compact/selftext.png"); /*SPRITE*/ }
 .link .expando-button.expanded { background-image: url("../compact/selftext-active.png"); /*SPRITE*/ }
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
index c4cd074c2..fa42d9857 100644
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/compact.scss
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ body[orient="landscape"] > #topbar > h1 {
     text-overflow: ellipsis; overflow: hidden;
     color: #25A; 
 }
+.link.stickied p.title > a {
+    color: #228822;
+}
 
 .link .domain {
     color: hsl(0,0%,45%);
@@ -652,6 +655,10 @@ body[orient="landscape"] > #topbar > h1 {
     font-weight: bold; 
 }
 
+.link .tagline .stickied-tagline {
+    color: #228822;
+}
+
 /*Expando*/
 .link  .expando-button {
     float: left;
diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.less b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.less
index 1729af670..73d875de8 100755
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.less
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.less
@@ -744,16 +744,19 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     font-size:x-small;
 }
 
+@moderator-color: #228822;
+
 .tagline { color:#888; font-size:x-small; }
 .tagline a {color: #369; text-decoration: none; }
 .tagline .friend    { color: orangered }
 .tagline .submitter { color: #0055df }
-.tagline .moderator, .green { color: #228822 }
+.tagline .moderator, .green { color: @moderator-color }
 .tagline .admin { color: #ff0011; }
 .tagline .alum { color: #BE1337; }
 .tagline a.author.admin { font-weight: bold }
 .tagline a:hover { text-decoration: underline }
 .tagline .edited-timestamp{ cursor: default }
+.tagline .stickied-tagline { color: @moderator-color }
 
 a.author { margin-right: 0.5em; }
 
@@ -930,6 +933,16 @@ a.author { margin-right: 0.5em; }
 .thing .title.loggedin.click { color: #551a8b } 
 .thing .title.loggedin.click:visited { color: #551a8b }
 
+.stickied-link { font-weight: bold; color: @moderator-color; }
+.thing.stickied {
+    a.title { .stickied-link }
+    a.title:visited { .stickied-link }
+    a.title.loggedin { .stickied-link }
+    a.title.loggedin:visited { .stickied-link }
+    a.title.loggedin.click { .stickied-link }
+    a.title.loggedin.click:visited { .stickied-link }
+}
+
 .sitetable { list-style-type: none; }
 .ajaxhook { position: absolute; top: -1000px; left: 0px; }
 .nextprev { color: gray; font-size: larger; margin-top: 10px;}
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html b/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
index 1c997ceda..d9154ccdd 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
@@ -275,6 +275,15 @@
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="usertext-edit">
+      <div class="delete-field">
+        <label for="sticky_permalink">${_('Permalink to stickied self-post (blank for none):')}</label>
+        <input id="sticky_permalink" type="text" name="sticky_permalink"
+            %if thing.site:
+                value="${thing.site.sticky_permalink}"
+            %endif
+        >
+        ${error_field("BAD_URL", "sticky_permalink")}
+      </div>
       <div class="delete-field">
         <label for="comment_score_hide_mins">${_('Minutes to hide comment scores:')}</label>
             %if thing.site:
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.compact b/r2/r2/templates/link.compact
index 579dae0c7..455f4f0a7 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.compact
@@ -39,9 +39,16 @@
   %endif
 </%def>
 
-<div class="thing link id-${thing._fullname}">
+<%
+    div_class = "thing link id-%s" % thing._fullname
+    if thing.stickied:
+        div_class += " stickied"
+%>
+<div class="${div_class}">
   <span class="rank" style="width:${thing.numcolmargin};">
-    ${thing.num}
+    %if thing.num > 0:
+      ${thing.num}
+    %endif
   </span>
   <% 
      like_cls = "unvoted"
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index c1ac6a3a0..52d1ff0f4 100755
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 <%def name="numcol()">
   <% num = thing.num %>
   <span class="rank" style="width:${thing.numcolmargin};">
-    ${thing.num}
+    %if thing.num > 0:
+      ${thing.num}
+    %endif
   </span>
 </%def>
 
@@ -215,6 +217,9 @@ ${parent.thing_data_attributes(what)} data-ups="${what.upvotes}" data-downs="${w
                               author=WrappedUser(thing.author, thing.attribs, thing).render(),
                               lastedited=capture(edited, thing, thing.lastedited)
                               ))}
+  %if thing.stickied:
+    &#32;-&#32;<span class="stickied-tagline" title="selected by this subreddit's moderators">stickied post</span>
+  %endif
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="child()">
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
index e2e4dbd19..79956e5f6 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ ${self.RenderPrintable()}
       rowclass += " gilded"
     if hasattr(what, "user_gilded") and what.user_gilded:
       rowclass += " user-gilded"
+    if getattr(what, "stickied", False):
+      rowclass += " stickied"
   %>
   ${rowclass}
 </%def>