diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 131364d5b5b..4268486d7b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -109,3 +109,6 @@ bundler_stubs/*
 
 vendor/bundle/*
 *.db
+
+#ignore jetbrains ide file
+*.iml
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
index 71a8ca8fc12..067f6510814 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
@@ -687,6 +687,12 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(SelectedPostsCount, BufferedContent, {
     this.send('togglePinnedForUser');
   },
 
+  print() {
+    if (this.siteSettings.max_prints_per_hour_per_user > 0) {
+      window.open(this.get('model.printUrl'), '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=315');
+    }
+  },
+
   canMergeTopic: function() {
     if (!this.get('model.details.can_move_posts')) return false;
     return this.get('selectedPostsCount') > 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard-shortcuts.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard-shortcuts.js.es6
index 5701e4b735e..49e543a52ee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard-shortcuts.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard-shortcuts.js.es6
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const bindings = {
   'c':               {handler: 'createTopic'},
   'ctrl+f':          {handler: 'showPageSearch', anonymous: true},
   'command+f':       {handler: 'showPageSearch', anonymous: true},
+  'ctrl+p':          {handler: 'printTopic', anonymous: true},
+  'command+p':       {handler: 'printTopic', anonymous: true},
   'd':               {postAction: 'deletePost'},
   'e':               {postAction: 'editPost'},
   'end':             {handler: 'goToLastPost', anonymous: true},
@@ -151,6 +153,15 @@ export default {
     });
   },
 
+  printTopic(event) {
+    Ember.run(() => {
+      if ($('.container.posts').length) {
+        event.preventDefault(); // We need to stop printing the current page in Firefox
+        this.container.lookup('controller:topic').print();
+      }
+    });
+  },
+
   createTopic() {
     this.container.lookup('controller:composer').open({action: Composer.CREATE_TOPIC, draftKey: Composer.CREATE_TOPIC});
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
index f47342d7665..15b181fae88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic.js.es6
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ const Topic = RestModel.extend({
     return this.get('url') + (user ? '?u=' + user.get('username_lower') : '');
   }.property('url'),
 
+  @computed('url')
+  printUrl(url) {
+    return url + '/print';
+  },
+
   url: function() {
     let slug = this.get('slug') || '';
     if (slug.trim().length === 0) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/keyboard-shortcuts-help.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/keyboard-shortcuts-help.hbs
index 4b1053397a2..3e6adc0fd25 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/keyboard-shortcuts-help.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/keyboard-shortcuts-help.hbs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         <li>{{{i18n 'keyboard_shortcuts_help.actions.mark_regular'}}}</li>
         <li>{{{i18n 'keyboard_shortcuts_help.actions.mark_tracking'}}}</li>
         <li>{{{i18n 'keyboard_shortcuts_help.actions.mark_watching'}}}</li>
+        <li>{{{i18n 'keyboard_shortcuts_help.actions.print'}}}</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/keyboard_shortcuts.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/keyboard_shortcuts.css.scss
index 098bfa420c5..04045f843f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/keyboard_shortcuts.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/keyboard_shortcuts.css.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 }
 
 .keyboard-shortcuts-modal .modal-body {
-  max-height: 520px;
+  max-height: 560px;
 }
 
 #keyboard-shortcuts-help {
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index d9b6e5e6015..ec302c39666 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def use_crawler_layout?
-    @use_crawler_layout ||= (has_escaped_fragment? || CrawlerDetection.crawler?(request.user_agent))
+    @use_crawler_layout ||= (has_escaped_fragment? || CrawlerDetection.crawler?(request.user_agent) || params.key?("print"))
   end
 
   def add_readonly_header
diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index d890410469a..1a15adc5b5d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require_dependency 'promotion'
 require_dependency 'url_helper'
 require_dependency 'topics_bulk_action'
 require_dependency 'discourse_event'
+require_dependency 'rate_limiter'
 
 class TopicsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :ensure_logged_in, only: [:timings,
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     username_filters = opts[:username_filters]
 
     opts[:slow_platform] = true if slow_platform?
+    opts[:print] = true if params[:print].present?
     opts[:username_filters] = username_filters.split(',') if username_filters.is_a?(String)
 
     # Special case: a slug with a number in front should look by slug first before looking
@@ -67,6 +69,15 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
       return redirect_to_correct_topic(topic, opts[:post_number]) if topic && topic.visible
     end
 
+    if opts[:print]
+      raise Discourse::InvalidAccess unless SiteSetting.max_prints_per_hour_per_user > 0
+      begin
+        RateLimiter.new(current_user, "print-topic-per-hour", SiteSetting.max_prints_per_hour_per_user, 1.hour).performed! unless @guardian.is_admin?
+      rescue RateLimiter::LimitExceeded
+        render_json_error(I18n.t("rate_limiter.slow_down"))
+      end
+    end
+
     begin
       @topic_view = TopicView.new(params[:id] || params[:topic_id], current_user, opts)
     rescue Discourse::NotFound
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/crawler.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/crawler.html.erb
index a2dfcf11a0b..0446c81f0bf 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/crawler.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/crawler.html.erb
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
       .topic-list > div {
         margin-bottom: 15px;
       }
+      body img.emoji {
+        width: 20px;
+        height: 20px;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+      }
 
     </style>
   </head>
@@ -71,4 +76,5 @@
       <%= raw SiteCustomization.custom_body_tag(session[:preview_style]) %>
     <%- end %>
   </body>
+  <%= yield :after_body %>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
index 6542cb3967d..620b1b54f09 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
@@ -66,3 +66,13 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <% content_for(:title) { "#{@topic_view.page_title}" } %>
+
+<% if @topic_view.print %>
+  <% content_for :after_body do %>
+      <script>
+        document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
+          window.print();
+        });
+      </script>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 2422d36f684..49547abec9b 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1502,6 +1502,10 @@ en:
         title: 'Share'
         help: 'share a link to this topic'
 
+      print:
+        title: 'Print'
+        help: 'Open a printer friendly version of this topic'
+
       flag_topic:
         title: 'Flag'
         help: 'privately flag this topic for attention or send a private notification about it'
@@ -2161,6 +2165,7 @@ en:
         mark_regular: '<b>m</b>, <b>r</b> Regular (default) topic'
         mark_tracking: '<b>m</b>, <b>t</b> Track topic'
         mark_watching: '<b>m</b>, <b>w</b> Watch topic'
+        print: '<b>ctrl</b>+<b>p</b> Print topic'
 
     badges:
       earned_n_times:
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 2c3c29edb5f..e6acba16bc3 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1307,6 +1307,8 @@ en:
 
     topic_page_title_includes_category: "Topic page title includes the category name."
 
+    max_prints_per_hour_per_user: "Maximum number of /print page impressions (set to 0 to disable)"
+
     full_name_required: "Full name is a required field of a user's profile."
     enable_names: "Show the user's full name on their profile, user card, and emails. Disable to hide full name everywhere."
     display_name_on_posts: "Show a user's full name on their posts in addition to their @username."
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index df0cb578453..3f8aa8dd7cb 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
 
   # Topic routes
   get "t/id_for/:slug" => "topics#id_for_slug"
+  get "t/:slug/:topic_id/print" => "topics#show", format: :html, print: true, constraints: {topic_id: /\d+/}
   get "t/:slug/:topic_id/wordpress" => "topics#wordpress", constraints: {topic_id: /\d+/}
   get "t/:topic_id/wordpress" => "topics#wordpress", constraints: {topic_id: /\d+/}
   get "t/:slug/:topic_id/moderator-liked" => "topics#moderator_liked", constraints: {topic_id: /\d+/}
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 68d0d622ea4..cd58b85547f 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ rate_limits:
     client: true
     shadowed_by_global: true
     default: 0
+  max_prints_per_hour_per_user:
+    default: 5
+    client: true
 
 developer:
   force_hostname:
@@ -1226,6 +1229,7 @@ uncategorized:
 
   topic_page_title_includes_category: true
 
+
 user_preferences:
   default_email_digest_frequency:
     enum: 'DigestEmailSiteSetting'
diff --git a/lib/topic_view.rb b/lib/topic_view.rb
index f69d3e47167..7c93adb8698 100644
--- a/lib/topic_view.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_view.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ require_dependency 'gaps'
 
 class TopicView
 
-  attr_reader :topic, :posts, :guardian, :filtered_posts, :chunk_size
+  attr_reader :topic, :posts, :guardian, :filtered_posts, :chunk_size, :print
   attr_accessor :draft, :draft_key, :draft_sequence, :user_custom_fields, :post_custom_fields
 
   def self.slow_chunk_size
     10
   end
 
+  def self.print_chunk_size
+    1000
+  end
+
   def self.chunk_size
     20
   end
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ class TopicView
     @user = user
     @guardian = Guardian.new(@user)
     @topic = find_topic(topic_id)
+    @print = options[:print].present?
     check_and_raise_exceptions
 
     options.each do |key, value|
@@ -44,7 +49,11 @@ class TopicView
     end
 
     @page = 1 if (!@page || @page.zero?)
-    @chunk_size = options[:slow_platform] ? TopicView.slow_chunk_size : TopicView.chunk_size
+    @chunk_size = case
+                    when options[:slow_platform] then TopicView.slow_chunk_size
+                    when @print then TopicView.print_chunk_size
+                    else TopicView.chunk_size
+                  end
     @limit ||= @chunk_size
 
     setup_filtered_posts
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ class TopicView
   end
 
   def canonical_path
-    path = @topic.relative_url
+    path = relative_url
     path << if @post_number
       page = ((@post_number.to_i - 1) / @limit) + 1
       (page > 1) ? "?page=#{page}" : ""
@@ -113,22 +122,22 @@ class TopicView
 
   def prev_page_path
     if prev_page > 1
-      "#{@topic.relative_url}?page=#{prev_page}"
+      "#{relative_url}?page=#{prev_page}"
     else
-      @topic.relative_url
+      relative_url
     end
   end
 
   def next_page_path
-    "#{@topic.relative_url}?page=#{next_page}"
+    "#{relative_url}?page=#{next_page}"
   end
 
   def absolute_url
-    "#{Discourse.base_url}#{@topic.relative_url}"
+    "#{Discourse.base_url}#{relative_url}"
   end
 
   def relative_url
-    @topic.relative_url
+    "#{@topic.relative_url}#{@print ? '/print' : ''}"
   end
 
   def page_title
diff --git a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
index b193b9058fc..b31dd1264d7 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ describe TopicView do
       tv = TopicView.new(topic.id, coding_horror, slow_platform: true)
       expect(tv.chunk_size).to eq(TopicView.slow_chunk_size)
     end
+
+    it "returns `print_chunk_size` when print param is true" do
+      tv = TopicView.new(topic.id, coding_horror, print: true)
+      expect(tv.chunk_size).to eq(TopicView.print_chunk_size)
+    end
   end
 
   context "with a few sample posts" do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
index 1d46068aac6..62b9bb5afd8 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ describe TopicsController do
 
   end
 
+  describe "print" do
+    render_views
+
+    context "when the SiteSetting is enabled" do
+      it "uses the application layout when there's no param" do
+        get :show, topic_id: topic.id, slug: topic.slug
+        expect(response).to render_template(layout: 'application')
+        assert_select "meta[name=fragment]", true, "it has the meta tag"
+      end
+
+      it "uses the crawler layout when there's an print param" do
+        get :show, topic_id: topic.id, slug: topic.slug, print: 'true'
+        expect(response).to render_template(layout: 'crawler')
+        assert_select "meta[name=fragment]", false, "it doesn't have the meta tag"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'clear_notifications' do
     it 'correctly clears notifications if specified via cookie' do
       notification = Fabricate(:notification)
diff --git a/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
index eddb73bd0ee..ee523583bd2 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/topics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -747,6 +747,21 @@ describe TopicsController do
       expect(IncomingLink.count).to eq(1)
     end
 
+    context 'print' do
+
+      it "doesn't renders the print view when disabled" do
+        SiteSetting.max_prints_per_hour_per_user = 0
+        get :show, topic_id: topic.id, slug: topic.slug, print: true
+        expect(response).to be_forbidden
+      end
+
+      it 'renders the print view when enabled' do
+        SiteSetting.max_prints_per_hour_per_user = 10
+        get :show, topic_id: topic.id, slug: topic.slug, print: true
+        expect(response).to be_successful
+      end
+    end
+
     it 'records redirects' do
       @request.env['HTTP_REFERER'] = 'http://twitter.com'
       get :show, { id: topic.id }