diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/entries/thunks.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/entries/thunks.ts
index 88c5abd1..3a85f601 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/entries/thunks.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/entries/thunks.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { client } from "app/client"
 import { Constants } from "app/constants"
 import { type EntrySource, type EntrySourceType, entriesSlice, setMarkAllAsReadConfirmationDialogOpen, setSearch } from "app/entries/slice"
 import type { RootState } from "app/store"
+import { setHasNewEntries } from "app/tree/slice"
 import { reloadTree } from "app/tree/thunks"
 import type { Entry, MarkRequest, TagRequest } from "app/types"
 import { reloadTags } from "app/user/thunks"
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ export const loadEntries = createAppAsyncThunk(
         const state = thunkApi.getState()
         const endpoint = getEndpoint(arg.source.type)
         const result = await endpoint(buildGetEntriesPaginatedRequest(state, arg.source, 0))
+        if (arg.source.type === "feed") {
+            thunkApi.dispatch(setHasNewEntries({ feedId: +arg.source.id, value: false }))
+        }
         return result.data
     }
 )
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/slice.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/slice.ts
index fd863350..4cf942ef 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/slice.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/slice.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ export const treeSlice = createSlice({
                 }
             })
         },
+        setHasNewEntries: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ feedId: number; value: boolean }>) => {
+            if (!state.rootCategory) return
+
+            visitCategoryTree(state.rootCategory, category => {
+                category.feeds = category.feeds.map(feed =>
+                    feed.id === action.payload.feedId ? { ...feed, hasNewEntries: action.payload.value } : feed
+                )
+            })
+        },
     },
     extraReducers: builder => {
         builder.addCase(reloadTree.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
@@ -65,4 +74,4 @@ export const treeSlice = createSlice({
     },
 })
 
-export const { setMobileMenuOpen, toggleSidebar, incrementUnreadCount } = treeSlice.actions
+export const { setMobileMenuOpen, toggleSidebar, incrementUnreadCount, setHasNewEntries } = treeSlice.actions
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/thunks.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/thunks.ts
index ac0d7a33..22ef4b8d 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/thunks.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/tree/thunks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createAppAsyncThunk } from "app/async-thunk"
 import { client } from "app/client"
 import { redirectToCategory, redirectToFeed } from "app/redirect/thunks"
-import { incrementUnreadCount } from "app/tree/slice"
+import { incrementUnreadCount, setHasNewEntries } from "app/tree/slice"
 import type { CollapseRequest, Subscription } from "app/types"
 import { flattenCategoryTree, visitCategoryTree } from "app/utils"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const collapseTreeCategory = createAppAsyncThunk(
     "tree/category/collapse",
     async (req: CollapseRequest) => await client.category.collapse(req).then(r => r.data)
 )
-
 export const selectNextUnreadTreeItem = createAppAsyncThunk(
     "tree/selectNextUnreadItem",
     (
@@ -75,6 +74,7 @@ export const newFeedEntriesDiscovered = createAppAsyncThunk(
                     amount,
                 })
             )
+            thunkApi.dispatch(setHasNewEntries({ feedId, value: true }))
         }
     }
 )
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts b/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
index 68a2218d..db57202b 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/app/types.ts
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ export interface Subscription {
     filter?: string
 }
 
+export interface TreeSubscription extends Subscription {
+    hasNewEntries?: boolean
+}
+
 export interface Category {
     id: string
     parentId?: string
     parentName?: string
     name: string
     children: Category[]
-    feeds: Subscription[]
+    feeds: TreeSubscription[]
     expanded: boolean
     position: number
 }
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
index ccfa8dca..0d805737 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/Tree.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "app/redirect/thunks"
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "app/store"
 import { collapseTreeCategory } from "app/tree/thunks"
-import type { Category, Subscription } from "app/types"
+import type { Category, Subscription, TreeSubscription } from "app/types"
 import { categoryUnreadCount, flattenCategoryTree } from "app/utils"
 import { Loader } from "components/Loader"
 import { OnDesktop } from "components/responsive/OnDesktop"
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function Tree() {
         )
     }
 
-    const feedNode = (feed: Subscription, level = 0) => {
+    const feedNode = (feed: TreeSubscription, level = 0) => {
         if (!isFeedDisplayed(feed)) return null
 
         return (
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ export function Tree() {
                 hasError={feed.errorCount > errorThreshold}
                 onClick={feedClicked}
                 key={feed.id}
+                newMessages={feed.hasNewEntries}
             />
         )
     }
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
index 26d55777..f61b6eb1 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/TreeNode.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface TreeNodeProps {
     expanded?: boolean
     level: number
     hasError: boolean
+    newMessages?: boolean
     onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void
     onIconClick?: (e: React.MouseEvent, id: string) => void
 }
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ export function TreeNode(props: TreeNodeProps) {
         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}
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export function TreeNode(props: TreeNodeProps) {
             <Box className={classes.nodeText}>{props.name}</Box>
             {!props.expanded && (
                 <Box className="cf-treenode-unread-count">
-                    <UnreadCount unreadCount={props.unread} />
+                    <UnreadCount unreadCount={props.unread} newMessages={props.id !== "all" ? props.newMessages : false} />
                 </Box>
             )}
         </Box>
diff --git a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
index 63e39235..a1e6e154 100644
--- a/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
+++ b/commafeed-client/src/components/sidebar/UnreadCount.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
-import { Badge, Tooltip } from "@mantine/core"
+import { Badge, Indicator, 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",
     },
 }))
 
-export function UnreadCount(props: { unreadCount: number }) {
+export function UnreadCount(props: { unreadCount: number; newMessages: boolean | undefined }) {
     const { classes } = useStyles()
 
     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={`${classes.badge} cf-badge`} variant="light" fullWidth>
-                {count}
-            </Badge>
+            <Indicator disabled={!props.newMessages} size={4} offset={10} position="top-start" color="orange" withBorder={false} zIndex={5}>
+                <Badge className={`${classes.badge} cf-badge`} variant="light" fullWidth>
+                    {count}
+                </Badge>
+            </Indicator>
         </Tooltip>
     )
 }