diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index 6fbdbc45bb2..5b34b1c08b9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
   def wordpress
     params.require(:best)
     params.require(:topic_id)
-    params.permit(:min_trust_level, :min_score, :min_replies)
+    params.permit(:min_trust_level, :min_score, :min_replies, :bypass_trust_level_score)
 
     @topic_view = TopicView.new(
         params[:topic_id],
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
           best: params[:best].to_i,
           min_trust_level: params[:min_trust_level].nil? ? 1 : params[:min_trust_level].to_i,
           min_score: params[:min_score].to_i,
-          min_replies: params[:min_replies].to_i
+          min_replies: params[:min_replies].to_i,
+          bypass_trust_level_score: params[:bypass_trust_level_score].to_i # safe cause 0 means ignore
     )
 
     anonymous_etag(@topic_view.topic) do
diff --git a/lib/topic_view.rb b/lib/topic_view.rb
index 48ab15d8a05..5792699540f 100644
--- a/lib/topic_view.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_view.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,17 @@ class TopicView
 
     min_trust_level = opts[:min_trust_level]
     if min_trust_level && min_trust_level > 0
-      @posts = @posts.where('COALESCE(users.trust_level,0) >= ?', min_trust_level)
+
+      bypass_trust_level_score = opts[:bypass_trust_level_score]
+
+      if bypass_trust_level_score && bypass_trust_level_score > 0
+        @posts = @posts.where('COALESCE(users.trust_level,0) >= ? OR posts.score >= ?',
+                    min_trust_level,
+                    bypass_trust_level_score
+                 )
+      else
+        @posts = @posts.where('COALESCE(users.trust_level,0) >= ?', min_trust_level)
+      end
     end
 
     min_score = opts[:min_score]
@@ -169,6 +179,7 @@ class TopicView
       @posts = @posts.where('posts.score >= ?', min_score)
     end
 
+
     @posts = @posts.to_a
     @posts.sort!{|a,b| a.post_number <=> b.post_number}
     @posts
diff --git a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
index 13526c3cc20..59c81715544 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe TopicView do
     let!(:p3) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: first_poster, percent_rank: 0 )}
 
     it "it can find the best responses" do
+
       best2 = TopicView.new(topic.id, coding_horror, best: 2)
       best2.posts.count.should == 2
       best2.posts[0].id.should == p2.id
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ describe TopicView do
       # should filter out everything if min replies not met
       best = TopicView.new(topic.id, nil, best: 99, min_replies: 99)
       best.posts.count.should == 0
+
+      # should punch through posts if the score is high enough
+      p2.update_column(:score, 100)
+
+      best = TopicView.new(topic.id, nil, best: 99, bypass_trust_level_score: 100, min_trust_level: coding_horror.trust_level + 1)
+      best.posts.count.should == 1
+
+      # 0 means ignore
+      best = TopicView.new(topic.id, nil, best: 99, bypass_trust_level_score: 0, min_trust_level: coding_horror.trust_level + 1)
+      best.posts.count.should == 0
     end