diff --git a/api_pinboard.go b/api_pinboard.go
index 00146d2..4582a5f 100644
--- a/api_pinboard.go
+++ b/api_pinboard.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func postToCloud(args string, ga *Alfred.GoAlfred) (info []string, err error) {
 		return pinInfo, errors.New("Set your authorization token first!")
 	}
 	var payload pinboardPayload
-	payload.tags, payload.extended = parseTags(args)
+	payload.tags, payload.extended, payload.toread = parseTags(args)
 	payload.url = pinInfo[0]
 	payload.description = pinInfo[1]
 	payload.replace = "yes"
diff --git a/go-pinboard.go b/go-pinboard.go
index 858320a..dd585c4 100644
--- a/go-pinboard.go
+++ b/go-pinboard.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type pinboardPayload struct {
 	tags        string
 	replace     string
 	shared      string
+	toread      string
 	auth_token  string
 }
 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ func encodeURL(payload pinboardPayload, pathURL string) (req url.URL) {
 	q.Set("shared", payload.shared)
 	q.Set("tags", payload.tags)
 	q.Set("auth_token", payload.auth_token)
+	q.Set("toread", payload.toread)
 	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 	return u
 }
diff --git a/tags_pinboard.go b/tags_pinboard.go
index 24e0839..eaae7f0 100644
--- a/tags_pinboard.go
+++ b/tags_pinboard.go
@@ -155,12 +155,20 @@ func getTagsFor(q string, ga *Alfred.GoAlfred) (m sortedTags, err error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func parseTags(args string) (tags, desc string) {
+func parseTags(args string) (tags, desc string, toread string) {
 	foo_ := strings.Split(args, commentCharacter)
 	tags = strings.Trim(foo_[0], " ")
 	desc = ""
+	toread = "no"
 	if len(foo_) > 1 {
 		desc = strings.Trim(foo_[1], " ")
+		desc_words := strings.Split(desc, " ")
+		for _, word := range desc_words {
+			if word == "toread" {
+				toread = "yes"
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	return tags, desc
+	return tags, desc, toread
 }