diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index ada7a81a9..41ea41ac5 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 * Move non-model federation stuff into lib/ [#4363](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4363)
 * Build a color palette to uniform color usage [#4437](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4437) [#4469](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4469) [#4479](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4479)
 * Rename bitcoin_wallet_id setting to bitcoin_address [#4485](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4485)
+* Batch insert posts into stream collection for a small speedup [#4341](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4351)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * Highlight down arrow at the user menu on hover [#4441](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/4441)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
index e642171e0..2af816384 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/stream.js
@@ -54,10 +54,25 @@ app.models.Stream = Backbone.Collection.extend({
     return this.basePath().match(/activity/) ? "interactedAt" : "createdAt"
   },
 
+  /* This function is for adding a large number of posts one by one.
+   * Mainly used by backbone when loading posts from the server
+   * 
+   * After adding the posts, you have to trigger "fetched" on the
+   * stream for the changes to take effect in the infinite stream view
+   */
   add : function(models){
     this.items.add(models)
   },
 
+  /* This function is for adding a single post. It immediately triggers
+   * "fetched" on the stream, so the infinite stream view updates
+   * automatically.
+   */
+  addNow : function(models){
+    this.add(models);
+    this.trigger("fetched");
+  },
+
   preloadOrFetch : function(){ //hai, plz test me THNX
     return $.when(app.hasPreload("stream") ? this.preload() : this.fetch())
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/infinite_stream_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/infinite_stream_view.js
index 8e2ff0b22..06963672b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/infinite_stream_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/infinite_stream_view.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 app.views.InfScroll = app.views.Base.extend({
   setupInfiniteScroll : function() {
-    this.postViews = this.postViews || []
+    this.postViews = this.postViews || [];
+    this.appendedPosts = [];
+    this.prependedPosts = [];
 
-    this.bind("loadMore", this.fetchAndshowLoader, this)
-    this.stream.bind("fetched", this.hideLoader, this)
-    this.stream.bind("allItemsLoaded", this.unbindInfScroll, this)
+    this.bind("loadMore", this.fetchAndshowLoader, this);
+    this.stream.bind("fetched", this.finishedLoading, this);
+    this.stream.bind("allItemsLoaded", this.unbindInfScroll, this);
 
     this.collection.bind("add", this.addPostView, this);
 
@@ -26,13 +28,21 @@ app.views.InfScroll = app.views.Base.extend({
 
   createPostView : function(post){
     var postView = new this.postClass({ model: post, stream: this.stream });
-    this.postViews.push(postView)
-    return postView
+    if (this.collection.at(0).id == post.id) {
+      this.postViews.unshift(postView);
+    } else {
+      this.postViews.push(postView);
+    }
+    return postView;
   },
 
   addPostView : function(post) {
-    var placeInStream = (this.collection.at(0).id == post.id) ? "prepend" : "append";
-    this.$el[placeInStream](this.createPostView(post).render().el);
+    var el = this.createPostView(post).render().el;
+    if (this.collection.at(0).id == post.id) {
+        this.prependedPosts.unshift(el);
+    } else {
+        this.appendedPosts.push(el);
+    }
   },
 
   unbindInfScroll : function() {
@@ -44,24 +54,39 @@ app.views.InfScroll = app.views.Base.extend({
   },
 
   renderInitialPosts : function(){
-    this.$el.empty()
+    this.$el.empty();
+    var els = [];
     this.stream.items.each(_.bind(function(post){
-      this.$el.append(this.createPostView(post).render().el);
+      els.push(this.createPostView(post).render().el);
     }, this))
+    this.$el.append(els);
   },
 
   fetchAndshowLoader : function(){
     if(this.stream.isFetching()) { return false }
-    this.stream.fetch()
-    this.showLoader()
+    this.stream.fetch();
+    this.showLoader();
   },
 
   showLoader: function(){
     $("#paginate .loader").removeClass("hidden")
   },
 
+  finishedAdding: function() {
+    var el = $('<span></span>');
+    this.$el.prepend(this.prependedPosts);
+    this.$el.append(this.appendedPosts);
+    this.appendedPosts = [];
+    this.prependedPosts = [];
+  },
+
+  finishedLoading: function() {
+    this.finishedAdding();
+    this.hideLoader();
+  },
+
   hideLoader: function() {
-    $("#paginate .loader").addClass("hidden")
+    $("#paginate .loader").addClass("hidden");
   },
 
   infScroll : function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 2e7488bc1..85a3af762 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend(_.extend(
           $(app.publisher.el).trigger('ajax:success');
         }
         if(app.stream) {
-          app.stream.items.add(statusMessage.toJSON());
+          app.stream.addNow(statusMessage.toJSON());
         }
       }
     });
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend(_.extend(
 
     if(app.stream) {
       this.removePostPreview();
-      app.stream.items.add(previewMessage);
+      app.stream.addNow(previewMessage);
       this.recentPreview=previewMessage;
       this.modifyPostPreview($('.stream_element:first',$('.stream_container')));
     }