diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index 75ba7a204..68648c8b0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -52,10 +52,16 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
   def wordpress
     params.require(:best)
     params.require(:topic_id)
+    params.permit(:min_trust_level, :min_score, :min_replies)
 
-    @topic_view = TopicView.new(params[:topic_id], current_user, best: params[:best].to_i)
-
-    raise Discourse::NotFound if @topic_view.posts.blank?
+    @topic_view = TopicView.new(
+        params[:topic_id],
+        current_user,
+          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
+    )
 
     anonymous_etag(@topic_view.topic) do
       wordpress_serializer = TopicViewWordpressSerializer.new(@topic_view, scope: guardian, root: false)
diff --git a/lib/topic_view.rb b/lib/topic_view.rb
index 8310dc410..e33e095e8 100644
--- a/lib/topic_view.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_view.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ class TopicView
     return filter_posts_near(opts[:post_number].to_i) if opts[:post_number].present?
     return filter_posts_before(opts[:posts_before].to_i) if opts[:posts_before].present?
     return filter_posts_after(opts[:posts_after].to_i) if opts[:posts_after].present?
-    return filter_best(opts[:best]) if opts[:best].present?
+    if opts[:best].present?
+      return filter_best(opts[:best], opts)
+    end
+
     filter_posts_paged(opts[:page].to_i)
   end
 
@@ -176,11 +179,28 @@ class TopicView
     @posts = @posts.includes(:reply_to_user).includes(:topic).joins(:user).limit(@limit)
   end
 
-  def filter_best(max)
+  def filter_best(max, opts={})
     @index_offset = 0
-    @posts = @filtered_posts.order('percent_rank asc, sort_order asc').where("post_number > 1")
+
+    if opts[:min_replies] && @topic.posts_count < opts[:min_replies] + 1
+      @posts = []
+      return
+    end
+
+    @posts = @filtered_posts.order('percent_rank asc, sort_order asc')
+      .where("post_number > 1")
     @posts = @posts.includes(:reply_to_user).includes(:topic).joins(:user).limit(max)
-    @posts = @posts.where('COALESCE(users.trust_level,0) > 0')
+
+    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)
+    end
+
+    min_score = opts[:min_score]
+    if min_score && min_score > 0
+      @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 efd393277..095cd6ea1 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ describe TopicView do
       best.posts.count.should == 2
       best.filtered_posts_count.should == 3
       best.current_post_ids.should =~ [p2.id, p3.id]
+
+      # should get no results for trust level too low
+      best = TopicView.new(topic.id, nil, best: 99, min_trust_level: coding_horror.trust_level + 1)
+      best.posts.count.should == 0
+
+
+      # should filter out the posts with a score that is too low
+      best = TopicView.new(topic.id, nil, best: 99, min_score: 99)
+      best.posts.count.should == 0
+
+      # 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
     end