diff --git a/src/main/app/js/directives.js b/src/main/app/js/directives.js
index a75871ce..463877c5 100644
--- a/src/main/app/js/directives.js
+++ b/src/main/app/js/directives.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ module.directive('category', [function() {
 						});
 						var label = '';
 						if (count > 0) {
-							label = count;
+							label += count;
 						}
 						return label;
 					};
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ module.directive('category', [function() {
 					$scope.feedCountLabel = function(feed) {
 						var label = '';
 						if (feed.unread > 0) {
-							label = feed.unread;
+							label += feed.unread; 
 						}
 						return label;
 					};
diff --git a/src/main/app/sass/components/_subscription-list.scss b/src/main/app/sass/components/_subscription-list.scss
index 49283a0c..92df570d 100644
--- a/src/main/app/sass/components/_subscription-list.scss
+++ b/src/main/app/sass/components/_subscription-list.scss
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@
 	font-size: 11px;
 }
 
+.css-treeview .unread ~ .unread-counter::before {
+	content: '(';
+}
+
+.css-treeview .unread ~ .unread-counter::after {
+	content: ')';
+}
+
 .css-treeview a {
 	cursor: pointer;
 	color: black;