diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
index 4b83f76b4..ed70c0931 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@
 
 GxsChannelPostItem::GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsGroupId &groupId, const RsGxsMessageId &messageId, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate,const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions) :
     GxsFeedItem(feedHolder, feedId, groupId, messageId, isHome, rsGxsChannels, autoUpdate)
+{
+	init(messageId,older_versions) ;
+}
+
+GxsChannelPostItem::GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsChannelPost& post, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate,const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions) :
+    GxsFeedItem(feedHolder, feedId, post.mMeta.mGroupId, post.mMeta.mMsgId, isHome, rsGxsChannels, autoUpdate)
+{
+	init(post.mMeta.mMsgId,older_versions) ;
+	mPost = post ;
+}
+
+void GxsChannelPostItem::init(const RsGxsMessageId& messageId,const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions)
 {
 	QVector<RsGxsMessageId> v;
     bool self = false;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
index 96d2f499e..1a87a7491 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public:
 
 	GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsGroupId &groupId, const RsGxsMessageId &messageId, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate, const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions = std::set<RsGxsMessageId>());
 
+	// This method can be called when additional information is known about the post. In this case, the widget will be initialized with some
+	// minimap information from the post and completed when the use displays it, which shouldn't cost anything more.
+
+	GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsChannelPost& post, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate, const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions = std::set<RsGxsMessageId>());
+
 	//GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsChannelGroup &group, const RsGxsChannelPost &post, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate);
 	//GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsChannelPost &post, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate);
 	virtual ~GxsChannelPostItem();
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ public:
     bool isUnread() const ;
 
 protected:
+	void init(const RsGxsMessageId& messageId,const std::set<RsGxsMessageId>& older_versions);
+
 	/* FeedItem */
 	virtual void doExpand(bool open);
 	virtual void expandFill(bool first);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
index 12f5b5e85..3e73e038d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidget::filterChanged(int filter)
 	return bVisible;
 }
 
-void GxsChannelPostsWidget::createPostItem(const RsGxsChannelPost &post, bool related)
+void GxsChannelPostsWidget::createPostItem(const RsGxsChannelPost& post, bool related)
 {
 	GxsChannelPostItem *item = NULL;
 
@@ -407,12 +407,8 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidget::createPostItem(const RsGxsChannelPost &post, bool re
         if(item)
 		{
 			ui->feedWidget->removeFeedItem(item) ;
-			//RsGxsChannelGroup dummyGroup;
-			//dummyGroup.mMeta.mGroupId = groupId();
-			//dummyGroup.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags = 0xffffffff;
-			//GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, dummyGroup, post, true, false);
 
-			GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, post.mMeta.mGroupId, post.mMeta.mMsgId, true, false,post.mOlderVersions);
+			GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, post, true, false,post.mOlderVersions);
 			ui->feedWidget->addFeedItem(item, ROLE_PUBLISH, QDateTime::fromTime_t(post.mMeta.mPublishTs));
 
 			return ;
@@ -428,14 +424,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidget::createPostItem(const RsGxsChannelPost &post, bool re
 		item->setPost(post);
 		ui->feedWidget->setSort(item, ROLE_PUBLISH, QDateTime::fromTime_t(post.mMeta.mPublishTs));
 	} else {
-		/* Group is not always available because of the TokenQueue */
-
-		//RsGxsChannelGroup dummyGroup;
-		//dummyGroup.mMeta.mGroupId = groupId();
-		//dummyGroup.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags = 0xffffffff;
-		//GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, dummyGroup, post, true, false);
-
-		GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, post.mMeta.mGroupId, post.mMeta.mMsgId, true, false,post.mOlderVersions);
+		GxsChannelPostItem *item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, post, true, false,post.mOlderVersions);
 		ui->feedWidget->addFeedItem(item, ROLE_PUBLISH, QDateTime::fromTime_t(post.mMeta.mPublishTs));
 	}