diff --git a/public/src/modules/notifications.js b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
index 8994ba008a..2fff715165 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/notifications.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define(function() {
 					if (!err && (data.read.length + data.unread.length) > 0) {
 						for (x = 0; x < numUnread; x++) {
 							notifEl.setAttribute('data-nid', data.unread[x].nid);
-							notifEl.className = 'unread';
+							notifEl.className = data.unread[x].readClass;
 							notifEl.innerHTML = '<a href="' + data.unread[x].path + '"><span class="pull-right">' + utils.relativeTime(data.unread[x].datetime, true) + '</span>' + data.unread[x].text + '</a>';
 							notifFrag.appendChild(notifEl.cloneNode(true));
 						}
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 30ff0b3544..f9e6bc548a 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 								notifications.get(nid, uid, function(notif_data) {
 									// If the notification could not be found, silently drop it
 									if (notif_data) {
+										notif_data.readClass = !notif_data.read ? 'label-warning' : '';
 										unread.push(notif_data);
 									} else {
 										db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid);