diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
index 56e26809f..850ba7314 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ void PostedItem::loadMessage(const uint32_t &token)
 	setContent(mPost);
 }
 
+void PostedItem::setContent(const QVariant &content)
+{
+	if (!content.canConvert<RsPostedPost>()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	RsPostedPost post = content.value<RsPostedPost>();
+	setContent(post);
+}
+
 void PostedItem::setContent(const RsPostedPost &post)
 {
 	mPost = post;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
index 3429c2c35..0462f07bb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedItem.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef MRK_POSTED_POSTED_ITEM_H
 #define MRK_POSTED_POSTED_ITEM_H
 
+#include <QMetaType>
+
 #include "ui_PostedItem.h"
 
 #include <retroshare/rsposted.h>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 	const RsPostedPost &getPost() const;
 	RsPostedPost &post();
 	void setContent(const RsPostedPost& post);
+	virtual void setContent(const QVariant &content);
 
 private slots:
 	void loadComments();
@@ -64,4 +67,6 @@ private:
 	RsPostedPost mPost;
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RsPostedPost)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
index 75e74149f..03037a4c5 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,17 @@ GxsChannelPostItem::GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, cons
 	loadPost(post);
 }
 
-bool GxsChannelPostItem::setPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &post)
+void GxsChannelPostItem::setContent(const QVariant &content)
+{
+	if (!content.canConvert<RsGxsChannelPost>()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	RsGxsChannelPost post = content.value<RsGxsChannelPost>();
+	setContent(post);
+}
+
+bool GxsChannelPostItem::setContent(const RsGxsChannelPost &post)
 {
 	if (groupId() != post.mMeta.mGroupId || messageId() != post.mMeta.mMsgId) {
 		std::cerr << "GxsChannelPostItem::setPost() - Wrong id, cannot set post";
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
index a05e404a9..359ea89e4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef _GXS_CHANNEL_POST_ITEM_H
 #define _GXS_CHANNEL_POST_ITEM_H
 
+#include <QMetaType>
+
 #include <retroshare/rsgxschannels.h>
 #include "gui/gxs/GxsFeedItem.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@ public:
 	GxsChannelPostItem(FeedHolder *parent, uint32_t feedId, const RsGxsChannelPost &post, uint32_t subscribeFlags, bool isHome, bool autoUpdate);
 	virtual ~GxsChannelPostItem();
 
+	virtual void setContent(const QVariant &content);
+	bool setContent(const RsGxsChannelPost &post);
+
 	void setFileCleanUpWarning(uint32_t time_left);
-	bool setPost(const RsGxsChannelPost &post);
 
 	const QString getTitleLabel() {return QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mMeta.mMsgName.c_str()); }
 	const QString getMsgLabel() {return RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mMsg.c_str()), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS); }
@@ -96,4 +100,6 @@ private:
 	Ui::GxsChannelPostItem *ui;
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RsGxsChannelPost)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsFeedItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsFeedItem.h
index 26c14f783..06a5e7d9a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsFeedItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsFeedItem.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public:
 	RsGxsGroupId groupId() { return mGroupId; }
 	RsGxsMessageId messageId() { return mMessageId; }
 
+	virtual void setContent(const QVariant &content) = 0;
+
 protected:
 	// generic Fns - to be overloaded.
 	virtual void updateItemStatic();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
index 2f864135d..25785c941 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidget.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidget::insertChannelPosts(std::vector<RsGxsChannelPost> &po
 			}
 		}
 		if (item) {
-			item->setPost(*it);
+			item->setContent(*it);
 			//TODO: Sort timestamp
 		} else {
 			item = new GxsChannelPostItem(this, 0, *it, subscribeFlags, true, false);