diff --git a/public/src/client/footer.js b/public/src/client/footer.js
index eb921f36c6..dc10e84d1f 100644
--- a/public/src/client/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/client/footer.js
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@ define('forum/footer', ['notifications', 'chat', 'components', 'translator'], fu
 	Chat.prepareDOM();
 	translator.prepareDOM();
 
-	function updateUnreadTopicCount(count) {
-		$('#unread-count i')
-			.toggleClass('unread-count', count > 0)
-			.attr('data-content', count > 99 ? '99+' : count);
-	}
-
-	function updateUnreadNewTopicCount(count) {
-		$('#unread-new-count i')
+	function updateUnreadTopicCount(url, count) {
+		$('#main-nav a[href="' + config.relative_path + url + '"] i')
 			.toggleClass('unread-count', count > 0)
 			.attr('data-content', count > 99 ? '99+' : count);
 	}
@@ -67,14 +61,20 @@ define('forum/footer', ['notifications', 'chat', 'components', 'translator'], fu
 				return app.alert(err.message);
 			}
 
-			updateUnreadTopicCount(data.unreadTopicCount);
-			updateUnreadNewTopicCount(data.unreadNewTopicCount);
+			updateUnreadCounters(data);
+
 			updateUnreadChatCount(data.unreadChatCount);
 			Notifications.updateNotifCount(data.unreadNotificationCount);
 		});
 	}
 
-	socket.on('event:unread.updateCount', updateUnreadTopicCount);
+	function updateUnreadCounters(data) {
+		updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread', data.unreadTopicCount);
+		updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread/new', data.unreadNewTopicCount);
+		updateUnreadTopicCount('/unread/watched', data.unreadWatchedTopicCount);
+	}
+
+	socket.on('event:unread.updateCount', updateUnreadCounters);
 	socket.on('event:unread.updateChatCount', updateUnreadChatCount);
 
 	initUnreadTopics();
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index e3f9e7d95d..a2e4413c9a 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ SocketUser.getUnreadCounts = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	async.parallel({
 		unreadTopicCount: async.apply(topics.getTotalUnread, socket.uid),
 		unreadNewTopicCount: async.apply(topics.getTotalUnread, socket.uid, 'new'),
+		unreadWatchedTopicCount: async.apply(topics.getTotalUnread, socket.uid, 'watched'),
 		unreadChatCount: async.apply(messaging.getUnreadCount, socket.uid),
 		unreadNotificationCount: async.apply(user.notifications.getUnreadCount, socket.uid),
 	}, callback);
diff --git a/src/topics/follow.js b/src/topics/follow.js
index 5b5f368f6a..494872c794 100644
--- a/src/topics/follow.js
+++ b/src/topics/follow.js
@@ -162,27 +162,31 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 	};
 
 	Topics.filterWatchedTids = function (tids, uid, callback) {
-		db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':followed_tids', tids, function (err, scores) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
-				return tid && !!scores[index];
-			});
-			callback(null, tids);
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':followed_tids', tids, next);
+			},
+			function (scores, next) {
+				tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
+					return tid && !!scores[index];
+				});
+				next(null, tids);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 
 	Topics.filterNotIgnoredTids = function (tids, uid, callback) {
-		db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':ignored_tids', tids, function (err, scores) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
-				return tid && !scores[index];
-			});
-			callback(null, tids);
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':ignored_tids', tids, next);
+			},
+			function (scores, next) {
+				tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
+					return tid && !scores[index];
+				});
+				next(null, tids);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 
 	Topics.notifyFollowers = function (postData, exceptUid, callback) {
diff --git a/src/topics/unread.js b/src/topics/unread.js
index 5f07171398..ef2f35f22c 100644
--- a/src/topics/unread.js
+++ b/src/topics/unread.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		});
 	};
 
-
 	Topics.getUnreadTopics = function (params, callback) {
 		var unreadTopics = {
 			showSelect: true,
@@ -71,18 +70,12 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		if (uid === 0) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
+
 		var cutoff = params.cutoff || Topics.unreadCutoff();
-		var ignoredCids;
 
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				async.parallel({
-					ignoredCids: function (next) {
-						if (params.filter === 'watched') {
-							return next(null, []);
-						}
-						user.getIgnoredCategories(uid, next);
-					},
 					ignoredTids: function (next) {
 						user.getIgnoredTids(uid, 0, -1, next);
 					},
@@ -102,8 +95,6 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 					return callback(null, []);
 				}
 
-				ignoredCids = results.ignoredCids;
-
 				var userRead = {};
 				results.userScores.forEach(function (userItem) {
 					userRead[userItem.value] = userItem.score;
@@ -139,14 +130,14 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 			function (tids, next) {
 				tids = tids.slice(0, 200);
 
-				filterTopics(uid, tids, params.cid, ignoredCids, params.filter, next);
+				filterTopics(uid, tids, params.cid, params.filter, next);
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};
 
 
-	function filterTopics(uid, tids, cid, ignoredCids, filter, callback) {
-		if (!Array.isArray(ignoredCids) || !tids.length) {
+	function filterTopics(uid, tids, cid, filter, callback) {
+		if (!tids.length) {
 			return callback(null, tids);
 		}
 
@@ -165,13 +156,19 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 						}
 						db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':followed_tids', tids, next);
 					},
+					ignoredCids: function (next) {
+						if (filter === 'watched') {
+							return next(null, []);
+						}
+						user.getIgnoredCategories(uid, next);
+					},
 				}, next);
 			},
 			function (results, next) {
 				var topics = results.topics;
 				tids = topics.filter(function (topic, index) {
 					return topic && topic.cid &&
-						(!!results.isTopicsFollowed[index] || ignoredCids.indexOf(topic.cid.toString()) === -1) &&
+						(!!results.isTopicsFollowed[index] || results.ignoredCids.indexOf(topic.cid.toString()) === -1) &&
 						(!cid || parseInt(cid, 10) === parseInt(topic.cid, 10));
 				}).map(function (topic) {
 					return topic.tid;
@@ -185,16 +182,22 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		callback = callback || function () {};
 
 		if (!uid || parseInt(uid, 10) === 0) {
-			return callback();
+			return setImmediate(callback);
 		}
-		Topics.getTotalUnread(uid, function (err, count) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
 
-			require('../socket.io').in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:unread.updateCount', count);
-			callback();
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				async.parallel({
+					unreadTopicCount: async.apply(Topics.getTotalUnread, uid),
+					unreadNewTopicCount: async.apply(Topics.getTotalUnread, uid, 'new'),
+					unreadWatchedTopicCount: async.apply(Topics.getTotalUnread, uid, 'watched'),
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (results, next) {
+				require('../socket.io').in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:unread.updateCount', results);
+				setImmediate(next);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 
 	Topics.markAsUnreadForAll = function (tid, callback) {
@@ -360,14 +363,16 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 	};
 
 	Topics.filterNewTids = function (tids, uid, callback) {
-		db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':tids_read', tids, function (err, scores) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-			tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
-				return tid && !scores[index];
-			});
-			callback(null, tids);
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.sortedSetScores('uid:' + uid + ':tids_read', tids, next);
+			},
+			function (scores, next) {
+				tids = tids.filter(function (tid, index) {
+					return tid && !scores[index];
+				});
+				next(null, tids);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 };