diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
index 15c8fabf2e085..5ffbd36016d2f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 				<option value="1">JBROWSERTARGET_NEW</option>
 				<option value="2">JBROWSERTARGET_POPUP</option>
 				<option value="3">JBROWSERTARGET_MODAL</option>
-		</field>	
+		</field>
 		<field
 			name="spacer4"
 			type="spacer"
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 			extension="com_content"
 			view="category"
 		/>
-		<field 
+		<field
 			name="show_category_heading_title_text"
 			type="radio"
 			class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
@@ -630,6 +630,16 @@
 			description="JGLOBAL_NUM_LEADING_ARTICLES_DESC">
 		</field>
 
+		<field name="fulltext_leading_articles"
+			type="list"
+			default="0"
+			description="JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_DESC"
+			label="JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_LABEL"
+		>
+			<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			<option value="1">JYES</option>
+		</field>
+
 		<field name="num_intro_articles"
 			type="text"
 			default="4"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index 70c05b89607ff..3bec3a273f6ed 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_DESC="Number of articles to show after the leading ar
 JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_LABEL="# Intro Articles"
 JGLOBAL_NUM_LEADING_ARTICLES_DESC="Number of leading articles to display as full-width at the beginning of the page."
 JGLOBAL_NUM_LEADING_ARTICLES_LABEL="# Leading Articles"
+JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_DESC="Show full text rather than just intro for leading articles."
+JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_LABEL="Leading Article Full Text"
 JGLOBAL_NUM_LINKS_DESC="Number of articles to display as links, normally below the Intro Articles."
 JGLOBAL_NUM_LINKS_LABEL="# Links"
 JGLOBAL_NUMBER_CATEGORY_ITEMS_DESC="If Show, the number of articles in the category will show."
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.xml b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.xml
index 75959c1e1fe01..ca2b3a3b8c9a4 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@
 				size="3"
 			/>
 
+			<field name="fulltext_leading_articles" type="list"
+				description="JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_DESC"
+				label="JGLOBAL_FULLTEXT_LEADING_ARTICLES_LABEL"
+			>
+				<option value="">JGLOBAL_USE_GLOBAL</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			</field>
+
 			<field name="num_intro_articles" type="text"
 				description="JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_DESC"
 				label="JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_LABEL"
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php
index 4061cc15345c2..2e618e9ba1eb3 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_item.php
@@ -41,13 +41,18 @@
 <?php if (!$params->get('show_intro')) : ?>
 	<?php echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayTitle; ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
-<?php echo $this->item->event->beforeDisplayContent; ?> <?php echo $this->item->introtext; ?>
+<?php echo $this->item->event->beforeDisplayContent; ?>
+<?php if ($this->lead_fulltext && $this->item->leading && $this->item->readmore) { ?>
+	<?php echo ($params->get('show_intro') ? $this->item->introtext . ' ' : '') . $this->item->fulltext; ?>
+<?php } else { ?>
+	 <?php echo $this->item->introtext; ?>
+<?php } ?>
 
 <?php if ($useDefList) : ?>
 	<?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.info_block.block', array('item' => $this->item, 'params' => $params, 'position' => 'below')); ?>
 <?php  endif; ?>
 
-<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->readmore) :
+<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->readmore && !($this->lead_fulltext && $this->item->leading) ) :
 	if ($params->get('access-view')) :
 		$link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid));
 	else :
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
index 2f863a6e8efe2..d6663954b2967 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/view.html.php
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$numLeading	= $params->def('num_leading_articles', 1);
 		$numIntro	= $params->def('num_intro_articles', 4);
 		$numLinks	= $params->def('num_links', 4);
+		$this->lead_fulltext = $params->def('fulltext_leading_articles', 0);
 
 		// Compute the article slugs and prepare introtext (runs content plugins).
 		foreach ($this->items as $item)
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 			{
 				if ($i < $numLeading)
 				{
+					$item->leading = true;
 					$this->lead_items[] = $item;
 				}