diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx
index 6767590552..729d006174 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const iconStyle = {
   position: 'absolute',
   right: '0',
   top: '-48px',
-  cursor: 'pointer'
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  zIndex: '3'
 };
 
 const ColumnCollapsable = React.createClass({
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ const ColumnCollapsable = React.createClass({
     const { icon, fullHeight, children } = this.props;
     const { collapsed } = this.state;
     const collapsedClassName = collapsed ? 'collapsable-collapsed' : 'collapsable';
-    
+
     return (
       <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
         <div style={{...iconStyle }} className={collapsedClassName} onClick={this.handleToggleCollapsed}><i className={`fa fa-${icon}`} /></div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
index 1b40da3d74..38b98f0836 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  hasUnread: state.getIn(['timelines', 'public', 'unread']) > 0,
   accessToken: state.getIn(['meta', 'access_token'])
 });
 
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ const CommunityTimeline = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     dispatch: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-    accessToken: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired
+    accessToken: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    hasUnread: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
 
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
@@ -58,10 +60,10 @@ const CommunityTimeline = React.createClass({
   },
 
   render () {
-    const { intl } = this.props;
+    const { intl, hasUnread } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column icon='users' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
+      <Column icon='users' active={hasUnread} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
         <StatusListContainer type='community' emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.community' defaultMessage='The local timeline is empty. Write something publicly to get the ball rolling!' />} />
       </Column>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
index 6cb9e54828..7fb4133363 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import createStream from '../../stream';
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  hasUnread: state.getIn(['timelines', 'tag', 'unread']) > 0,
   accessToken: state.getIn(['meta', 'access_token'])
 });
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ const HashtagTimeline = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     params: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     dispatch: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    accessToken: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired
+    accessToken: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    hasUnread: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
 
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
@@ -72,10 +74,10 @@ const HashtagTimeline = React.createClass({
   },
 
   render () {
-    const { id } = this.props.params;
+    const { id, hasUn