diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index 271039f415..a641afbaed 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -2611,4 +2611,106 @@ function submit_post($mode, $subject, $username, $topic_type, &$poll, &$data, $u
 	return $url;
 }
 
+/**
+* Handle topic bumping
+* @param int $forum_id The ID of the forum the topic is being bumped belongs to
+* @param int $topic_id The ID of the topic is being bumping
+* @param array $post_data Passes some topic parameters:
+*				- 'topic_title'
+*				- 'topic_last_post_id'
+*				- 'topic_last_poster_id'
+*				- 'topic_last_post_subject'
+*				- 'topic_last_poster_name'
+*				- 'topic_last_poster_colour'
+* @param int $bump_time The time at which topic was bumped, usually it is a current time as obtained via time(). 
+* @return string An URL to the bumped topic, example: ./viewtopic.php?forum_id=1&amptopic_id=2&ampp=3#p3
+*/
+function phpbb_bump_topic($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_data, $bump_time = false)
+{
+	global $config, $db, $user, $phpEx, $phpbb_root_path;
+
+	if ($bump_time === false)
+	{
+		$bump_time = time();
+	}
+
+	// Begin bumping
+	$db->sql_transaction('begin');
+
+	// Update the topic's last post post_time
+	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . "
+		SET post_time = $bump_time
+		WHERE post_id = {$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}
+			AND topic_id = $topic_id";
+	$db->sql_query($sql);
+
+	// Sync the topic's last post time, the rest of the topic's last post data isn't changed
+	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
+		SET topic_last_post_time = $bump_time,
+			topic_bumped = 1,
+			topic_bumper = " . $user->data['user_id'] . "
+		WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";
+	$db->sql_query($sql);
+
+	// Update the forum's last post info
+	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . FORUMS_TABLE . "
+		SET forum_last_post_id = " . $post_data['topic_last_post_id'] . ",
+			forum_last_poster_id = " . $post_data['topic_last_poster_id'] . ",
+			forum_last_post_subject = '" . $db->sql_escape($post_data['topic_last_post_subject']) . "',
+			forum_last_post_time = $bump_time,
+			forum_last_poster_name = '" . $db->sql_escape($post_data['topic_last_poster_name']) . "',
+			forum_last_poster_colour = '" . $db->sql_escape($post_data['topic_last_poster_colour']) . "'
+		WHERE forum_id = $forum_id";
+	$db->sql_query($sql);
+
+	// Update bumper's time of the last posting to prevent flood
+	$sql = 'UPDATE ' . USERS_TABLE . "
+		SET user_lastpost_time = $bump_time
+		WHERE user_id = " . $user->data['user_id'];
+	$db->sql_query($sql);
+
+	$db->sql_transaction('commit');
+
+	// Mark this topic as posted to
+	markread('post', $forum_id, $topic_id, $bump_time);
+
+	// Mark this topic as read
+	markread('topic', $forum_id, $topic_id, $bump_time);
+
+	// Update forum tracking info
+	if ($config['load_db_lastread'] && $user->data['is_registered'])
+	{
+		$sql = 'SELECT mark_time
+			FROM ' . FORUMS_TRACK_TABLE . '
+			WHERE user_id = ' . $user->data['user_id'] . '
+				AND forum_id = ' . $forum_id;
+		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+		$f_mark_time = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('mark_time');
+		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
+	}
+	else if ($config['load_anon_lastread'] || $user->data['is_registered'])
+	{
+		$f_mark_time = false;
+	}
+
+	if (($config['load_db_lastread'] && $user->data['is_registered']) || $config['load_anon_lastread'] || $user->data['is_registered'])
+	{
+		// Update forum info
+		$sql = 'SELECT forum_last_post_time
+			FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
+			WHERE forum_id = ' . $forum_id;
+		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+		$forum_last_post_time = (int) $db->sql_fetchfield('forum_last_post_time');
+		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
+
+		update_forum_tracking_info($forum_id, $forum_last_post_time, $f_mark_time, false);
+	}
+
+	add_log('mod', $forum_id, $topic_id, 'LOG_BUMP_TOPIC', $post_data['topic_title']);
+
+	$url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&t=$topic_id&p={$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}") . "#p{$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}";
+
+	return $url;
+}
+
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index 10e4aa7b6b..3a63e72b8f 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'ALLOW_POST_FLASH_EXPLAIN'			=> 'If disallowed the <code>[FLASH]</code> BBCode tag is disabled in posts. Otherwise the permission system controls which users can use the <code>[FLASH]</code> BBCode tag.',
 
 	'BUMP_INTERVAL'					=> 'Bump interval',
-	'BUMP_INTERVAL_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Number of minutes, hours or days between the last post to a topic and the ability to bump this topic. Setting the value to 0 disables this feature.',
+	'BUMP_INTERVAL_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Number of minutes, hours or days between the last post to a topic and the ability to bump that topic. Setting the value to 0 disables bumping entirely.',
 	'CHAR_LIMIT'					=> 'Maximum characters per post/message',
 	'CHAR_LIMIT_EXPLAIN'			=> 'The number of characters allowed within a post/private message. Set to 0 for unlimited characters.',
 	'DELETE_TIME'					=> 'Limit deleting time',
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index d05abc6a0e..1bc498efe7 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -321,35 +321,7 @@ if ($mode == 'bump')
 	if ($bump_time = bump_topic_allowed($forum_id, $post_data['topic_bumped'], $post_data['topic_last_post_time'], $post_data['topic_poster'], $post_data['topic_last_poster_id'])
 	   && check_link_hash(request_var('hash', ''), "topic_{$post_data['topic_id']}"))
 	{
-		$db->sql_transaction('begin');
-
-		$sql = 'UPDATE ' . POSTS_TABLE . "
-			SET post_time = $current_time
-			WHERE post_id = {$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}
-				AND topic_id = $topic_id";
-		$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-		$sql = 'UPDATE ' . TOPICS_TABLE . "
-			SET topic_last_post_time = $current_time,
-				topic_bumped = 1,
-				topic_bumper = " . $user->data['user_id'] . "
-			WHERE topic_id = $topic_id";
-		$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-		update_post_information('forum', $forum_id);
-
-		$sql = 'UPDATE ' . USERS_TABLE . "
-			SET user_lastpost_time = $current_time
-			WHERE user_id = " . $user->data['user_id'];
-		$db->sql_query($sql);
-
-		$db->sql_transaction('commit');
-
-		markread('post', $forum_id, $topic_id, $current_time);
-
-		add_log('mod', $forum_id, $topic_id, 'LOG_BUMP_TOPIC', $post_data['topic_title']);
-
-		$meta_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&amp;t=$topic_id&amp;p={$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}") . "#p{$post_data['topic_last_post_id']}";
+		$meta_url = phpbb_bump_topic($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_data, $current_time);
 		meta_refresh(3, $meta_url);
 
 		$message = $user->lang['TOPIC_BUMPED'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['VIEW_MESSAGE'], '<a href="' . $meta_url . '">', '</a>');