diff --git a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
index 56910bc..78747e3 100644
--- a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class Poche
         $filter = new Twig_SimpleFilter('getDomain', 'Tools::getDomain');
         $this->tpl->addFilter($filter);
 
+        # filter for reading time
+        $filter = new Twig_SimpleFilter('getReadingTime', 'Tools::getReadingTime');
+        $this->tpl->addFilter($filter);
+
         # Pagination
         $this->pagination = new Paginator($this->user->getConfigValue('pager'), 'p');
     }
diff --git a/inc/poche/Tools.class.php b/inc/poche/Tools.class.php
index 4a72bae..0eb0d9e 100644
--- a/inc/poche/Tools.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Tools.class.php
@@ -224,4 +224,13 @@ class Tools
       
       return FALSE;
     }
+
+    public static function getReadingTime($text) {
+        $word = str_word_count(strip_tags($text));
+        $minutes = floor($word / 200);
+        $seconds = floor($word % 200 / (200 / 60));
+        $time = array('minutes' => $minutes, 'seconds' => $seconds);
+
+        return $minutes;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tpl/css/style.css b/tpl/css/style.css
index d23c189..de82a82 100644
--- a/tpl/css/style.css
+++ b/tpl/css/style.css
@@ -241,4 +241,8 @@ a, a:hover, a:visited {
 
 footer {
     clear: both;
+}
+
+.reading-time {
+    font-size: 13px;
 }
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diff --git a/tpl/home.twig b/tpl/home.twig
index a6da641..03f9f70 100644
--- a/tpl/home.twig
+++ b/tpl/home.twig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
                         <a title="{% trans "toggle mark as read" %}" class="tool archive {% if entry.is_read == 0 %}archive-off{% endif %}" href="./?action=toggle_archive&id={{ entry.id|e }}"><span></span></a></li>
                         <li><a title="{% trans "toggle favorite" %}" class="tool fav {% if entry.is_fav == 0 %}fav-off{% endif %}" href="./?action=toggle_fav&id={{ entry.id|e }}"><span></span></a></li>
                         <li><a title="{% trans "delete" %}" class="tool delete" href="./?action=delete&id={{ entry.id|e }}"><span></span></a></li>
+                        <li class="reading-time">{{ entry.content| getReadingTime }} min</li>
                     </li>
                 </ul>
                 <p>{{ entry.content|striptags|slice(0, 300) }}...</p>