diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index b9c1141..5b4936b 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,23 @@ xs_val *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op)
 }
 
 
+xs_list *list_timeline(snac *user, const char *list, int skip, int show)
+/* returns the timeline of a list */
+{
+    xs_list *l = NULL;
+
+    if (!xs_is_hex(list))
+        return NULL;
+
+    xs *fn = xs_fmt("%s/list/%s.idx", user->basedir, list);
+
+    if (mtime(fn) > 0.0)
+        l = index_list_desc(fn, skip, show);
+
+    return l;
+}
+
+
 xs_val *list_content(snac *user, const char *list, const char *actor_md5, int op)
 /* list content management */
 {
@@ -1869,11 +1886,8 @@ xs_val *list_content(snac *user, const char *list, const char *actor_md5, int op
 
         break;
 
-    case 3: /** list timeline **/
-        fn = xs_replace_i(fn, ".lst", ".idx");
-
-        l = index_list_desc(fn, 0, 2048);
-
+    default:
+        srv_log(xs_fmt("ERROR: list_content: bad op %d", op));
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index ee5c2cd..b34fc81 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -2658,6 +2658,29 @@ int html_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
         }
     }
     else
+    if (xs_startswith(p_path, "list/")) { /** list timelines **/
+        if (!login(&snac, req)) {
+            *body  = xs_dup(uid);
+            status = 401;
+        }
+        else {
+            xs *l = xs_split(p_path, "/");
+            char *lid = xs_list_get(l, -1);
+
+            xs *list = list_timeline(&snac, lid, skip, show);
+            xs *next = list_timeline(&snac, lid, skip + show, 1);
+
+            if (list != NULL) {
+                xs *base = xs_fmt("/list/%s", lid);
+
+                *body = html_timeline(&snac, list, 0, skip, show,
+                    xs_list_len(next), NULL, base, 0);
+                *b_size = strlen(*body);
+                status  = 200;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else
     if (xs_startswith(p_path, "p/")) { /** a timeline with just one entry **/
         if (xs_type(xs_dict_get(snac.config, "private")) == XSTYPE_TRUE)
             return 403;
diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index 1f7f0b2..d39a6f9 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ int mastoapi_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
             xs *l = xs_split(cmd, "/");
             char *list = xs_list_get(l, -1);
 
-            xs *timeline = list_content(&snac1, list, NULL, 3);
+            xs *timeline = list_timeline(&snac1, list, 0, 2048);
             xs *out      = xs_list_new();
             int c = 0;
             char *md5;
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 481a1ae..ab8fc7c 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ void tag_index(const char *id, const xs_dict *obj);
 xs_list *tag_search(char *tag, int skip, int show);
 
 xs_val *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op);
+xs_list *list_timeline(snac *user, const char *list, int skip, int show);
 xs_val *list_content(snac *user, const char *list_id, const char *actor_md5, int op);
 void list_distribute(snac *user, const char *who, const xs_dict *post);