+      
         {icon}
-        {this.props.type}
+        {type}
       
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.jsx
index 114a7b2cf2..c185d7eb05 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Immutable from 'immutable';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import { debounce } from 'react-decoration';
 
-const getStatusIds = createSelector([
+const makeGetStatusIds = () => createSelector([
   (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['settings', type], Immutable.Map()),
   (state, { type }) => state.getIn(['timelines', type, 'items'], Immutable.List()),
   (state)           => state.get('statuses'),
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ const getStatusIds = createSelector([
   return showStatus;
 }));
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
-  statusIds: getStatusIds(state, props),
-  isLoading: state.getIn(['timelines', props.type, 'isLoading'], true)
-});
+const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
+  const getStatusIds = makeGetStatusIds();
+
+  const mapStateToProps = (state, props) => ({
+    statusIds: getStatusIds(state, props),
+    isLoading: state.getIn(['timelines', props.type, 'isLoading'], true),
+    isUnread: state.getIn(['timelines', props.type, 'unread']) > 0
+  });
+
+  return mapStateToProps;
+};
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { type, id }) => ({
 
@@ -59,4 +66,4 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { type, id }) => ({
 
 });
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(StatusList);
+export default connect(makeMapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(StatusList);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/notifications.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/notifications.jsx
index 968eae9f67..1406a388ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/notifications.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/notifications.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {
   NOTIFICATIONS_EXPAND_REQUEST,
   NOTIFICATIONS_REFRESH_FAIL,
   NOTIFICATIONS_EXPAND_FAIL,
-  NOTIFICATIONS_CLEAR
+  NOTIFICATIONS_CLEAR,
+  NOTIFICATIONS_SCROLL_TOP
 } from '../actions/notifications';
 import { ACCOUNT_BLOCK_SUCCESS } from '../actions/accounts';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import Immutable from 'immutable';
 const initialState = Immutable.Map({
   items: Immutable.List(),
   next: null,
+  top: true,
+  unread: 0,
   loaded: false,
   isLoading: true
 });
@@ -26,6 +29,10 @@ const notificationToMap = notification => Immutable.Map({
 });
 
 const normalizeNotification = (state, notification) => {
+  if (!state.get('top')) {
+    state = state.update('unread', unread => unread + 1);
+  }
+
   return state.update('items', list => list.unshift(notificationToMap(notification)));
 };
 
@@ -64,6 +71,14 @@ const filterNotifications = (state, relationship) => {
   return state.update('items', list => list.filterNot(item => item.get('account') === relationship.id));
 };
 
+const updateTop = (state, top) => {
+  if (top) {
+    state = state.set('unread', 0);
+  }
+
+  return state.set('top', top);
+};
+
 export default function notifications(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
   case NOTIFICATIONS_REFRESH_REQUEST:
@@ -71,6 +86,8 @@ export default function notifications(state = initialState, action) {
   case NOTIFICATIONS_REFRESH_FAIL:
   case NOTIFICATIONS_EXPAND_FAIL:
     return state.set('isLoading', true);
+  case NOTIFICATIONS_SCROLL_TOP:
+    return updateTop(state, action.top);
   case NOTIFICATIONS_UPDATE:
     return normalizeNotification(state, action.notification);
   case NOTIFICATIONS_REFRESH_SUCCESS:
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
index 2dbced7aef..ffb49be78b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const initialState = Immutable.Map({
     isLoading: false,
     loaded: false,
     top: true,
+    unread: 0,
     items: Immutable.List()
   }),
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const initialState = Immutable.Map({
     isLoading: false,
     loaded: false,
     top: true,
+    unread: 0,
     items: Immutable.List()
   }),
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ const initialState = Immutable.Map({
     isLoading: false,
     loaded: false,
     top: true,
+    unread: 0,
     items: Immutable.List()
   }),
 
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ const initialState = Immutable.Map({
     id: null,
     loaded: false,
     top: true,
+    unread: 0,
     items: Immutable.List()
   }),
 
@@ -155,6 +159,10 @@ const updateTimeline = (state, timeline, status, references) => {
 
   state = normalizeStatus(state, status);
 
+  if (!top) {
+    state = state.updateIn([timeline, 'unread'], unread => unread + 1);
+  }
+
   state = state.updateIn([timeline, 'items'], Immutable.List(), list => {
     if (top && list.size > 40) {
       list = list.take(20);
@@ -249,6 +257,14 @@ const resetTimeline = (state, timeline, id) => {
   return state;
 };
 
+const updateTop = (state, timeline, top) => {
+  if (top) {
+    state = state.setIn([timeline, 'unread'], 0);
+  }
+
+  return state.setIn([timeline, 'top'], top);
+};
+
 export default function timelines(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
   case TIMELINE_REFRESH_REQUEST:
@@ -280,7 +296,7 @@ export default function timelines(state = initialState, action) {
   case ACCOUNT_BLOCK_SUCCESS:
     return filterTimelines(state, action.relationship, action.statuses);
   case TIMELINE_SCROLL_TOP:
-    return state.setIn([action.timeline, 'top'], action.top);
+    return updateTop(state, action.timeline, action.top);
   default:
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
index bc56891f39..4b6bfca489 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
@@ -1079,6 +1079,11 @@ button.active i.fa-retweet {
   background: lighten($color1, 4%);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   cursor: pointer;
+
+  &.active {
+    color: $color4;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba($color4, 0.4);
+  }
 }
 
 .search {
@@ -1201,3 +1206,14 @@ button.active i.fa-retweet {
     }
   }
 }
+
+.status-list__unread-indicator, .notifications__unread-indicator {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 48px;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  height: 30px;
+  z-index: 2;
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba($color4, 0.3) 0%, rgba($color4, 0) 60%);
+}