diff --git a/core/server/helpers/index.js b/core/server/helpers/index.js
index f4b8967e0f..c0c70762f6 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/index.js
+++ b/core/server/helpers/index.js
@@ -227,12 +227,17 @@ coreHelpers = function (ghost) {
 
     ghost.registerThemeHelper('post_class', function (options) {
         var classes = ['post'],
-            tags = this.post && this.post.tags ? this.post.tags : this.tags || [];
+            tags = this.post && this.post.tags ? this.post.tags : this.tags || [],
+            featured = this.post && this.post.featured ? this.post.featured : this.featured || false;
 
         if (tags) {
             classes = classes.concat(tags.map(function (tag) { return 'tag-' + tag.slug; }));
         }
 
+        if (featured) {
+            classes.push('featured');
+        }
+
         return ghost.doFilter('post_class', classes, function (classes) {
             var classString = _.reduce(classes, function (memo, item) { return memo + ' ' + item; }, '');
             return new hbs.handlebars.SafeString(classString.trim());
diff --git a/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js b/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
index ac8571a21c..a850f7f804 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/server_helpers_index_spec.js
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ describe('Core Helpers', function () {
 
             rendered.string.should.equal('post');
         });
+
+        it('can render featured class', function () {
+            var post = { featured: true },
+                rendered = handlebars.helpers.post_class.call(post);
+
+            should.exist(rendered);
+            rendered.string.should.equal('post featured');
+        });
     });
 
     describe('ghost_head Helper', function () {