diff --git a/less/category.less b/less/category.less
index 3dbb254..12b85fc 100644
--- a/less/category.less
+++ b/less/category.less
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@
 	line-height: 1.42857143;
 }
 
+[component="category-selector"], .category-dropdown-container {
+	.fa-stack {
+		font-size: 65%;
+	}
+}
+
 .category-dropdown-menu {
-	max-height: 600px;
+	max-height: 500px;
 	overflow-y: auto;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/recent.tpl b/templates/recent.tpl
index 74564eb..bf8666f 100644
--- a/templates/recent.tpl
+++ b/templates/recent.tpl
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 			<!-- ENDIF loggedIn -->
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="btn-group pull-right">
+		<div class="btn-group pull-right category-dropdown-container">
 			<button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
-				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {selectedCategory.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
+				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><span class="fa-stack"><i style="color: {selectedCategory.bgColor};" class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-stack-1x {selectedCategory.icon}" style="color: {selectedCategory.color};"></i></span><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
 				[[unread:all_categories]]<!-- ENDIF selectedCategory --> <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
 			<ul class="dropdown-menu category-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				</li>
 				<!-- BEGIN categories -->
 				<li role="presentation" class="category" data-cid="{categories.cid}">
-					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}?cid={categories.cid}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF categories.selected -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF categories.selected -->"></i>{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {categories.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
+					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}?cid={categories.cid}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF categories.selected -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF categories.selected -->"></i>{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><span class="fa-stack"><i style="color: {categories.bgColor};" class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-stack-1x {categories.icon}" style="color: {categories.color};"></i></span><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
 				</li>
 				<!-- END categories -->
 			</ul>
diff --git a/templates/unread.tpl b/templates/unread.tpl
index 9c9e0c3..d60eab5 100644
--- a/templates/unread.tpl
+++ b/templates/unread.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 			<a component="category/post/guest" href="{config.relative_path}/login" class="btn btn-primary">[[category:guest-login-post]]</a>
 			<!-- ENDIF loggedIn -->
 		</div>
-		<div class="markread btn-group pull-right<!-- IF !topics.length --> hidden<!-- ENDIF !topics.length -->">
+		<div class="markread btn-group pull-right category-dropdown-container<!-- IF !topics.length --> hidden<!-- ENDIF !topics.length -->">
 			<button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
 				[[unread:mark_as_read]] <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 				<li class="divider"></li>
 				<!-- BEGIN categories -->
 				<li role="presentation" class="category" data-cid="{categories.cid}">
-					<a role="menu-item" href="#">{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {categories.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
+					<a role="menu-item" href="#">{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><span class="fa-stack"><i style="color: {categories.bgColor};" class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-stack-1x {categories.icon}" style="color: {categories.color};"></i></span><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
 				</li>
 				<!-- END categories -->
 			</ul>
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="btn-group pull-right">
+		<div class="btn-group pull-right category-dropdown-container">
 			<button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
-				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {selectedCategory.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
+				<!-- IF selectedCategory --><!-- IF selectedCategory.icon --><span class="fa-stack"><i style="color: {selectedCategory.bgColor};" class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-stack-1x {selectedCategory.icon}" style="color: {selectedCategory.color};"></i></span><!-- ENDIF selectedCategory.icon --> {selectedCategory.name}<!-- ELSE -->
 				[[unread:all_categories]]<!-- ENDIF selectedCategory --> <span class="caret"></span>
 			</button>
 			<ul class="dropdown-menu category-dropdown-menu" role="menu">
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 				</li>
 				<!-- BEGIN categories -->
 				<li role="presentation" class="category" data-cid="{categories.cid}">
-					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}?cid={categories.cid}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF categories.selected -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF categories.selected -->"></i>{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><i class="fa fa-fw {categories.icon}"></i><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
+					<a role="menu-item" href="{config.relative_path}/{selectedFilter.url}?cid={categories.cid}"><i class="fa fa-fw <!-- IF categories.selected -->fa-check<!-- ENDIF categories.selected -->"></i>{categories.level}<!-- IF categories.icon --><span class="fa-stack"><i style="color: {categories.bgColor};" class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-fw fa-stack-1x {categories.icon}" style="color: {categories.color};"></i></span><!-- ENDIF categories.icon --> {categories.name}</a>
 				</li>
 				<!-- END categories -->
 			</ul>