diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
index ccfa8dca..2e775c42 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
@@ -1,194 +1,225 @@
-import { Trans } from "@lingui/react/macro"
-import { Box, Stack } from "@mantine/core"
-import { Constants } from "app/constants"
+import { Trans } from "@lingui/react/macro";
+import { Box, Stack } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Constants } from "app/constants";
 import {
-    redirectToCategory,
-    redirectToCategoryDetails,
-    redirectToFeed,
-    redirectToFeedDetails,
-    redirectToTag,
-    redirectToTagDetails,
-} from "app/redirect/thunks"
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store"
-import { collapseTreeCategory } from "app/tree/thunks"
-import type { Category, Subscription } from "app/types"
-import { categoryUnreadCount, flattenCategoryTree } from "app/utils"
-import { Loader } from "components/Loader"
-import { OnDesktop } from "components/responsive/OnDesktop"
-import React from "react"
-import { TbChevronDown, TbChevronRight, TbInbox, TbStar, TbTag } from "react-icons/tb"
-import { TreeNode } from "./TreeNode"
-import { TreeSearch } from "./TreeSearch"
+  redirectToCategory,
+  redirectToCategoryDetails,
+  redirectToFeed,
+  redirectToFeedDetails,
+  redirectToTag,
+  redirectToTagDetails,
+} from "app/redirect/thunks";
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store";
+import { collapseTreeCategory } from "app/tree/thunks";
+import type { Category, Subscription } from "app/types";
+import { categoryUnreadCount, flattenCategoryTree } from "app/utils";
+import { Loader } from "components/Loader";
+import { OnDesktop } from "components/responsive/OnDesktop";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  TbChevronDown,
+  TbChevronRight,
+  TbInbox,
+  TbStar,
+  TbTag,
+} from "react-icons/tb";
+import { TreeNode } from "./TreeNode";
+import { TreeSearch } from "./TreeSearch";
 
-const allIcon = <TbInbox size={16} />
-const starredIcon = <TbStar size={16} />
-const tagIcon = <TbTag size={16} />
-const expandedIcon = <TbChevronDown size={16} />
-const collapsedIcon = <TbChevronRight size={16} />
+const allIcon = <TbInbox size={16} />;
+const starredIcon = <TbStar size={16} />;
+const tagIcon = <TbTag size={16} />;
+const expandedIcon = <TbChevronDown size={16} />;
+const collapsedIcon = <TbChevronRight size={16} />;
 
-const errorThreshold = 9
+const errorThreshold = 9;
 
 export function Tree() {
-    const root = useAppSelector(state => state.tree.rootCategory)
-    const source = useAppSelector(state => state.entries.source)
-    const tags = useAppSelector(state => state.user.tags)
-    const showRead = useAppSelector(state => state.user.settings?.showRead)
-    const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const [hasNewMessages, setHasNewMessages] = useState(false);
+  const root = useAppSelector((state) => state.tree.rootCategory);
+  const source = useAppSelector((state) => state.entries.source);
+  const tags = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.tags);
+  const showRead = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.settings?.showRead);
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-    const isFeedDisplayed = (feed: Subscription) => {
-        const isCurrentFeed = source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id)
-        return isCurrentFeed || feed.unread > 0 || showRead
-    }
+  const isFeedDisplayed = (feed: Subscription) => {
+    const isCurrentFeed =
+      source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id);
+    return isCurrentFeed || feed.unread > 0 || showRead;
+  };
 
-    const isCategoryDisplayed = (category: Category): boolean => {
-        const isCurrentCategory = source.type === "category" && source.id === category.id
-        return (
-            isCurrentCategory ||
-            showRead ||
-            category.children.some(c => isCategoryDisplayed(c)) ||
-            category.feeds.some(f => isFeedDisplayed(f))
-        )
-    }
-
-    const feedClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
-        if (e.detail === 2) {
-            dispatch(redirectToFeedDetails(id))
-        } else {
-            dispatch(redirectToFeed(id))
-        }
-    }
-    const categoryClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
-        if (e.detail === 2) {
-            dispatch(redirectToCategoryDetails(id))
-        } else {
-            dispatch(redirectToCategory(id))
-        }
-    }
-    const categoryIconClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, category: Category) => {
-        e.stopPropagation()
-
-        dispatch(
-            collapseTreeCategory({
-                id: +category.id,
-                collapse: category.expanded,
-            })
-        )
-    }
-    const tagClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
-        if (e.detail === 2) {
-            dispatch(redirectToTagDetails(id))
-        } else {
-            dispatch(redirectToTag(id))
-        }
-    }
-
-    const allCategoryNode = () => (
-        <TreeNode
-            id={Constants.categories.all.id}
-            type="category"
-            name={<Trans>All</Trans>}
-            icon={allIcon}
-            unread={categoryUnreadCount(root)}
-            selected={source.type === "category" && source.id === Constants.categories.all.id}
-            expanded={false}
-            level={0}
-            hasError={false}
-            onClick={categoryClicked}
-        />
-    )
-    const starredCategoryNode = () => (
-        <TreeNode
-            id={Constants.categories.starred.id}
-            type="category"
-            name={<Trans>Starred</Trans>}
-            icon={starredIcon}
-            unread={0}
-            selected={source.type === "category" && source.id === Constants.categories.starred.id}
-            expanded={false}
-            level={0}
-            hasError={false}
-            onClick={categoryClicked}
-        />
-    )
-
-    const categoryNode = (category: Category, level = 0) => {
-        if (!isCategoryDisplayed(category)) return null
-
-        const hasError = !category.expanded && flattenCategoryTree(category).some(c => c.feeds.some(f => f.errorCount > errorThreshold))
-        return (
-            <TreeNode
-                id={category.id}
-                type="category"
-                name={category.name}
-                icon={category.expanded ? expandedIcon : collapsedIcon}
-                unread={categoryUnreadCount(category)}
-                selected={source.type === "category" && source.id === category.id}
-                expanded={category.expanded}
-                level={level}
-                hasError={hasError}
-                onClick={categoryClicked}
-                onIconClick={e => categoryIconClicked(e, category)}
-                key={category.id}
-            />
-        )
-    }
-
-    const feedNode = (feed: Subscription, level = 0) => {
-        if (!isFeedDisplayed(feed)) return null
-
-        return (
-            <TreeNode
-                id={String(feed.id)}
-                type="feed"
-                name={feed.name}
-                icon={feed.iconUrl}
-                unread={feed.unread}
-                selected={source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id)}
-                level={level}
-                hasError={feed.errorCount > errorThreshold}
-                onClick={feedClicked}
-                key={feed.id}
-            />
-        )
-    }
-
-    const tagNode = (tag: string) => (
-        <TreeNode
-            id={tag}
-            type="tag"
-            name={tag}
-            icon={tagIcon}
-            unread={0}
-            selected={source.type === "tag" && source.id === tag}
-            level={0}
-            hasError={false}
-            onClick={tagClicked}
-            key={tag}
-        />
-    )
-
-    const recursiveCategoryNode = (category: Category, level = 0) => (
-        <React.Fragment key={`recursiveCategoryNode-${category.id}`}>
-            {categoryNode(category, level)}
-            {category.expanded && category.children.map(c => recursiveCategoryNode(c, level + 1))}
-            {category.expanded && category.feeds.map(f => feedNode(f, level + 1))}
-        </React.Fragment>
-    )
-
-    if (!root) return <Loader />
-    const feeds = flattenCategoryTree(root).flatMap(c => c.feeds)
+  const isCategoryDisplayed = (category: Category): boolean => {
+    const isCurrentCategory =
+      source.type === "category" && source.id === category.id;
     return (
-        <Stack>
-            <OnDesktop>
-                <TreeSearch feeds={feeds} />
-            </OnDesktop>
-            <Box className="cf-tree">
-                {allCategoryNode()}
-                {starredCategoryNode()}
-                {root.children.map(c => recursiveCategoryNode(c))}
-                {root.feeds.map(f => feedNode(f))}
-                {tags?.map(tag => tagNode(tag))}
-            </Box>
-        </Stack>
-    )
+      isCurrentCategory ||
+      showRead ||
+      category.children.some((c) => isCategoryDisplayed(c)) ||
+      category.feeds.some((f) => isFeedDisplayed(f))
+    );
+  };
+
+  const feedClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
+    if (e.detail === 2) {
+      dispatch(redirectToFeedDetails(id));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(redirectToFeed(id));
+    }
+  };
+  const categoryClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
+    if (e.detail === 2) {
+      dispatch(redirectToCategoryDetails(id));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(redirectToCategory(id));
+    }
+  };
+  const categoryIconClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, category: Category) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+
+    dispatch(
+      collapseTreeCategory({
+        id: +category.id,
+        collapse: category.expanded,
+      })
+    );
+  };
+  const tagClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => {
+    if (e.detail === 2) {
+      dispatch(redirectToTagDetails(id));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(redirectToTag(id));
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const prevCount = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("FeedCount") || "0");
+    const currentCount = categoryUnreadCount(root);
+
+    if (currentCount > prevCount) {
+      setHasNewMessages(true);
+    }
+    localStorage.setItem("FeedCount", JSON.stringify(currentCount));
+  }, [root?.feeds.length]);
+
+  const allCategoryNode = () => (
+
+    <TreeNode
+      id={Constants.categories.all.id}
+      type="category"
+      name={<Trans>All</Trans>}
+      icon={allIcon}
+      unread={categoryUnreadCount(root)}
+      selected={
+        source.type === "category" && source.id === Constants.categories.all.id
+      }
+      expanded={false}
+      level={0}
+      hasError={false}
+      onClick={categoryClicked}
+      newMessages={hasNewMessages}
+    />
+  );
+  const starredCategoryNode = () => (
+    <TreeNode
+      id={Constants.categories.starred.id}
+      type="category"
+      name={<Trans>Starred</Trans>}
+      icon={starredIcon}
+      unread={0}
+      selected={
+        source.type === "category" &&
+        source.id === Constants.categories.starred.id
+      }
+      expanded={false}
+      level={0}
+      hasError={false}
+      onClick={categoryClicked}
+    />
+  );
+
+  const categoryNode = (category: Category, level = 0) => {
+    if (!isCategoryDisplayed(category)) return null;
+
+    const hasError =
+      !category.expanded &&
+      flattenCategoryTree(category).some((c) =>
+        c.feeds.some((f) => f.errorCount > errorThreshold)
+      );
+    return (
+      <TreeNode
+        id={category.id}
+        type="category"
+        name={category.name}
+        icon={category.expanded ? expandedIcon : collapsedIcon}
+        unread={categoryUnreadCount(category)}
+        selected={source.type === "category" && source.id === category.id}
+        expanded={category.expanded}
+        level={level}
+        hasError={hasError}
+        onClick={categoryClicked}
+        onIconClick={(e) => categoryIconClicked(e, category)}
+        key={category.id}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  const feedNode = (feed: Subscription, level = 0) => {
+    if (!isFeedDisplayed(feed)) return null;
+
+    return (
+      <TreeNode
+        id={String(feed.id)}
+        type="feed"
+        name={feed.name}
+        icon={feed.iconUrl}
+        unread={feed.unread}
+        selected={source.type === "feed" && source.id === String(feed.id)}
+        level={level}
+        hasError={feed.errorCount > errorThreshold}
+        onClick={feedClicked}
+        key={feed.id}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  const tagNode = (tag: string) => (
+    <TreeNode
+      id={tag}
+      type="tag"
+      name={tag}
+      icon={tagIcon}
+      unread={0}
+      selected={source.type === "tag" && source.id === tag}
+      level={0}
+      hasError={false}
+      onClick={tagClicked}
+      key={tag}
+    />
+  );
+
+  const recursiveCategoryNode = (category: Category, level = 0) => (
+    <React.Fragment key={`recursiveCategoryNode-${category.id}`}>
+      {categoryNode(category, level)}
+      {category.expanded &&
+        category.children.map((c) => recursiveCategoryNode(c, level + 1))}
+      {category.expanded && category.feeds.map((f) => feedNode(f, level + 1))}
+    </React.Fragment>
+  );
+
+  if (!root) return <Loader />;
+  const feeds = flattenCategoryTree(root).flatMap((c) => c.feeds);
+  return (
+    <Stack>
+      <OnDesktop>
+        <TreeSearch feeds={feeds} />
+      </OnDesktop>
+      <Box className="cf-tree">
+        {allCategoryNode()}
+        {starredCategoryNode()}
+        {root.children.map((c) => recursiveCategoryNode(c))}
+        {root.feeds.map((f) => feedNode(f))}
+        {tags?.map((tag) => tagNode(tag))}
+      </Box>
+    </Stack>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
index 26d55777..f52895c8 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
@@ -1,88 +1,107 @@
-import { Box, Center } from "@mantine/core"
-import type { EntrySourceType } from "app/entries/slice"
-import { FeedFavicon } from "components/content/FeedFavicon"
-import type React from "react"
-import { tss } from "tss"
-import { UnreadCount } from "./UnreadCount"
+import { Box, Center, Indicator } from "@mantine/core";
+import type { EntrySourceType } from "app/entries/slice";
+import { FeedFavicon } from "components/content/FeedFavicon";
+import type React from "react";
+import { tss } from "tss";
+import { UnreadCount } from "./UnreadCount";
 
 interface TreeNodeProps {
-    id: string
-    type: EntrySourceType
-    name: React.ReactNode
-    icon: React.ReactNode
-    unread: number
-    selected: boolean
-    expanded?: boolean
-    level: number
-    hasError: boolean
-    onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void
-    onIconClick?: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void
+  id: string;
+  type: EntrySourceType;
+  name: React.ReactNode;
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
+  unread: number;
+  selected: boolean;
+  expanded?: boolean;
+  level: number;
+  hasError: boolean;
+  newMessages?: boolean
+  onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void;
+  onIconClick?: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void;
 }
 
 const useStyles = tss
-    .withParams<{
-        selected: boolean
-        hasError: boolean
-        hasUnread: boolean
-    }>()
-    .create(({ theme, colorScheme, selected, hasError, hasUnread }) => {
-        let backgroundColor = "inherit"
-        if (selected) backgroundColor = colorScheme === "dark" ? theme.colors.dark[4] : theme.colors.gray[1]
+  .withParams<{
+    selected: boolean;
+    hasError: boolean;
+    hasUnread: boolean;
+  }>()
+  .create(({ theme, colorScheme, selected, hasError, hasUnread }) => {
+    let backgroundColor = "inherit";
+    if (selected)
+      backgroundColor =
+        colorScheme === "dark" ? theme.colors.dark[4] : theme.colors.gray[1];
 
-        let color: string
-        if (hasError) {
-            color = theme.colors.red[6]
-        } else if (colorScheme === "dark") {
-            color = hasUnread ? theme.colors.dark[0] : theme.colors.dark[3]
-        } else {
-            color = hasUnread ? theme.black : theme.colors.gray[6]
-        }
+    let color: string;
+    if (hasError) {
+      color = theme.colors.red[6];
+    } else if (colorScheme === "dark") {
+      color = hasUnread ? theme.colors.dark[0] : theme.colors.dark[3];
+    } else {
+      color = hasUnread ? theme.black : theme.colors.gray[6];
+    }
 
-        return {
-            node: {
-                display: "flex",
-                alignItems: "center",
-                cursor: "pointer",
-                color,
-                backgroundColor,
-                "&:hover": {
-                    backgroundColor: colorScheme === "dark" ? theme.colors.dark[6] : theme.colors.gray[0],
-                },
-            },
-            nodeText: {
-                flexGrow: 1,
-                whiteSpace: "nowrap",
-                overflow: "hidden",
-                textOverflow: "ellipsis",
-            },
-        }
-    })
+    return {
+      node: {
+        display: "flex",
+        alignItems: "center",
+        cursor: "pointer",
+        color,
+        backgroundColor,
+        "&:hover": {
+          backgroundColor:
+            colorScheme === "dark"
+              ? theme.colors.dark[6]
+              : theme.colors.gray[0],
+        },
+      },
+      nodeText: {
+        flexGrow: 1,
+        whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+        overflow: "hidden",
+        textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+      },
+    };
+  });
 
 export function TreeNode(props: TreeNodeProps) {
-    const { classes } = useStyles({
-        selected: props.selected,
-        hasError: props.hasError,
-        hasUnread: props.unread > 0,
-    })
-    return (
-        <Box
-            py={1}
-            pl={props.level * 20}
-            className={`${classes.node} cf-treenode cf-treenode-${props.type}`}
-            onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => props.onClick(e, props.id)}
-            data-id={props.id}
-            data-type={props.type}
-            data-unread-count={props.unread}
-        >
-            <Box mr={6} onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => props.onIconClick?.(e, props.id)} className="cf-treenode-icon">
-                <Center>{typeof props.icon === "string" ? <FeedFavicon url={props.icon} /> : props.icon}</Center>
-            </Box>
-            <Box className={classes.nodeText}>{props.name}</Box>
-            {!props.expanded && (
-                <Box className="cf-treenode-unread-count">
-                    <UnreadCount unreadCount={props.unread} />
-                </Box>
-            )}
+  const { classes } = useStyles({
+    selected: props.selected,
+    hasError: props.hasError,
+    hasUnread: props.unread > 0,
+  });
+  return (
+    <Box
+      py={1}
+      pl={props.level * 20}
+      className={`${classes.node} cf-treenode cf-treenode-${props.type}`}
+      onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => props.onClick(e, props.id)}
+      data-id={props.id}
+      data-type={props.type}
+      data-unread-count={props.unread}
+    >
+      <Box
+        mr={6}
+        onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => props.onIconClick?.(e, props.id)}
+        className="cf-treenode-icon"
+      >
+        <Center>
+          {typeof props.icon === "string" ? (
+            <FeedFavicon url={props.icon} />
+          ) : (
+            props.icon
+          )}
+        </Center>
+      </Box>
+      <Box className={classes.nodeText}>{props.name}</Box>
+      {!props.expanded && (
+        <Box className="cf-treenode-unread-count">
+          <UnreadCount
+            unreadCount={props.unread}
+            newMessages={props.id === "all" ? true: false}
+          />
         </Box>
-    )
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
index 63e39235..83e0f047 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,60 @@
-import { Badge, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core"
-import { Constants } from "app/constants"
-import { tss } from "tss"
+import { Badge, Box, Flex, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Constants } from "app/constants";
+import { tss } from "tss";
 
 const useStyles = tss.create(() => ({
-    badge: {
-        width: "3.2rem",
-        // for some reason, mantine Badge has "cursor: 'default'"
-        cursor: "pointer",
-    },
-}))
+  badge: {
+    width: "3.2rem",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "flex-start",
+    alignItems: "center",
+  },
+}));
 
-export function UnreadCount(props: { unreadCount: number }) {
-    const { classes } = useStyles()
+export function UnreadCount(props: {
+  unreadCount: number;
+  newMessages?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const { classes } = useStyles();
 
-    if (props.unreadCount <= 0) return null
+  if (props.unreadCount <= 0) return null;
 
-    const count = props.unreadCount >= 10000 ? "10k+" : props.unreadCount
-    return (
-        <Tooltip label={props.unreadCount} disabled={props.unreadCount === count} openDelay={Constants.tooltip.delay}>
-            <Badge className={`${classes.badge} cf-badge`} variant="light" fullWidth>
-                {count}
-            </Badge>
-        </Tooltip>
-    )
+  const count = props.unreadCount >= 10000 ? "10k+" : props.unreadCount;
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip
+      label={props.unreadCount}
+      disabled={props.unreadCount === count}
+      openDelay={Constants.tooltip.delay}
+    >
+      <Badge className={`${classes.badge} cf-badge`} variant="light">
+        <Flex align="center" justify="center" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
+          {/* Dot wrapper: always renders, but conditionally visible */}
+          <Box
+            style={{
+              width: 8,
+              display: "flex",
+              justifyContent: "center",
+              alignItems: "center",
+              marginRight: 4,
+            }}
+          >
+            {props.newMessages && (
+              <div
+                style={{
+                  width: 5,
+                  height: 5,
+                  borderRadius: "50%",
+                  backgroundColor: "orange",
+                }}
+              />
+            )}
+          </Box>
+
+          <Box style={{ minWidth: "1.3rem", textAlign: "center" }}>{count}</Box>
+        </Flex>
+      </Badge>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
 }