diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
index 6a76d8294..262440e9c 100644
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
@@ -1,157 +1,166 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import type { ChatThreadItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors';
 import { useAncestorThreads } from 'lib/shared/ancestor-threads';
 import { shortAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils';
 
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import {
   useOnClickThread,
   useThreadIsActive,
 } from '../selectors/nav-selectors';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../SWMansionIcon.react';
 import ChatThreadListItemMenu from './chat-thread-list-item-menu.react';
 import ChatThreadListSeeMoreSidebars from './chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react';
 import ChatThreadListSidebar from './chat-thread-list-sidebar.react';
 import css from './chat-thread-list.css';
 import MessagePreview from './message-preview.react';
 
 type Props = {
   +item: ChatThreadItem,
   +setModal: (modal: ?React.Node) => void,
 };
 function ChatThreadListItem(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { item, setModal } = props;
   const {
     threadInfo,
     lastUpdatedTimeIncludingSidebars,
     mostRecentNonLocalMessage,
     mostRecentMessageInfo,
   } = item;
   const { id: threadID, currentUser } = threadInfo;
 
   const ancestorThreads = useAncestorThreads(threadInfo);
   const onClick = useOnClickThread(item.threadInfo);
 
   const timeZone = useSelector(state => state.timeZone);
   const lastActivity = shortAbsoluteDate(
     lastUpdatedTimeIncludingSidebars,
     timeZone,
   );
 
   const active = useThreadIsActive(threadID);
   const containerClassName = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       classNames({
         [css.thread]: true,
         [css.activeThread]: active,
       }),
     [active],
   );
 
   const { unread } = currentUser;
   const titleClassName = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       classNames({
         [css.title]: true,
         [css.unread]: unread,
       }),
     [unread],
   );
   const lastActivityClassName = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       classNames({
         [css.lastActivity]: true,
         [css.unread]: unread,
         [css.dark]: !unread,
       }),
     [unread],
   );
 
   const breadCrumbsClassName = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       classNames(css.breadCrumbs, {
         [css.unread]: unread,
       }),
     [unread],
   );
 
+  let unreadDot;
+  if (unread) {
+    unreadDot = <div className={css.unreadDot} />;
+  }
+
   const { color } = item.threadInfo;
   const colorSplotchStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => ({ backgroundColor: `#${color}` }),
     [color],
   );
 
   const sidebars = item.sidebars.map(sidebarItem => {
     if (sidebarItem.type === 'sidebar') {
       const { type, ...sidebarInfo } = sidebarItem;
       return (
         <ChatThreadListSidebar
           sidebarInfo={sidebarInfo}
           key={sidebarInfo.threadInfo.id}
         />
       );
     } else if (sidebarItem.type === 'seeMore') {
       return (
         <ChatThreadListSeeMoreSidebars
           threadInfo={item.threadInfo}
           unread={sidebarItem.unread}
           showingSidebarsInline={sidebarItem.showingSidebarsInline}
           setModal={setModal}
           key="seeMore"
         />
       );
     } else {
       return <div className={css.spacer} key="spacer" />;
     }
   });
 
   const ancestorPath = ancestorThreads.map((thread, idx) => {
     const isNotLast = idx !== ancestorThreads.length - 1;
     const chevron = isNotLast && (
       <span className={css.breadCrumb}>
         <SWMansionIcon icon="chevron-right-small" size={16} />
       </span>
     );
 
     return (
       <React.Fragment key={thread.id}>
         <span className={css.breadCrumb}>{thread.uiName}</span>
         {chevron}
       </React.Fragment>
     );
   });
 
   return (
     <>
       <div className={containerClassName}>
-        <div className={css.colorSplotch} style={colorSplotchStyle} />
+        <div className={css.colorContainer}>
+          <div className={css.dotContainer}>{unreadDot}</div>
+
+          <div className={css.colorSplotch} style={colorSplotchStyle} />
+        </div>
         <a className={css.threadButton} onClick={onClick}>
           <p className={breadCrumbsClassName}>{ancestorPath}</p>
           <div className={css.threadRow}>
             <div className={titleClassName}>{threadInfo.uiName}</div>
           </div>
           <div className={css.threadRow}>
             <MessagePreview
               messageInfo={mostRecentMessageInfo}
               threadInfo={threadInfo}
             />
           </div>
         </a>
         <div>
           <ChatThreadListItemMenu
             threadInfo={threadInfo}
             mostRecentNonLocalMessage={mostRecentNonLocalMessage}
           />
           <div className={lastActivityClassName}>{lastActivity}</div>
         </div>
       </div>
       {sidebars}
     </>
   );
 }
 
 export default ChatThreadListItem;
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
index b1e04584f..31a38caa9 100644
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
@@ -1,280 +1,296 @@
 div.thread {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   align-items: flex-start;
   padding-top: 4px;
   padding-bottom: 4px;
-  padding-left: 16px;
   padding-right: 10px;
 }
 div.threadListSideBar {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   align-items: flex-start;
   padding-bottom: 4px;
   padding-left: 16px;
   padding-right: 10px;
   position: relative;
 }
 div.threadListSideBar > svg {
   position: absolute;
   top: -13px;
   left: 30px;
 }
 div.thread:first-child {
   padding-top: 6px;
 }
 div.activeThread,
 div.thread:hover {
   background: var(--selected-thread-bg);
 }
 div.thread div.title {
   flex: 1;
   font-size: var(--m-font-16);
   font-weight: var(--semi-bold);
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
   line-height: var(--line-height-text);
 }
 a.threadButton {
   flex: 1;
   cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding-left: 8px;
 }
 .threadButtonSidebar {
   flex: 1;
   cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding-left: 8px;
 }
 p.breadCrumbs {
   display: flex;
   font-size: var(--xs-font-12);
   font-weight: var(--normal);
   color: var(--breadcrumb-color);
 }
 p.breadCrumbs.unread {
   color: var(--breadcrumb-color-unread);
 }
 span.breadCrumb {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
+div.colorContainer {
+  display: flex;
+}
+
 div.spacer,
 div.colorSplotch {
   height: 40px;
   width: 40px;
   border-radius: 1.68px;
 }
 div.lastActivity {
   font-size: var(--xxs-font-10);
   color: var(--fg);
   line-height: 1.5;
   font-weight: var(--semi-bold);
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 div.lastMessage {
   font-size: 16px;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   flex: 1;
 }
 div.threadRow > .lastMessage {
   color: var(--thread-last-message-color-read);
   font-size: var(--s-font-14);
 }
 div.thread.activeThread a {
   color: red;
 }
 div.unread {
   color: var(--fg);
   font-weight: var(--semi-bold);
 }
 div.lastMessage.black {
   color: var(--fg);
 }
 div.dark {
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
 }
 .light {
   color: var(--thread-from-color-read);
 }
+div.dotContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 16px;
+}
+div.unreadDot {
+  height: 4px;
+  width: 4px;
+  background: var(--fg);
+  border-radius: 15px;
+  align-self: center;
+}
 div.italic {
   font-style: italic;
 }
 div.sidebarTitle {
   flex: 1;
   font-size: 15px;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
   align-self: flex-start;
 }
 div.sidebarLastActivity {
   white-space: nowrap;
   font-size: var(--xxs-font-10);
   line-height: var(--line-height-text);
   font-weight: var(--semi-bold);
 }
 svg.sidebarIcon {
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
   padding: 0 6px;
   font-size: 20px;
 }
 div.sidebar .menu > button svg {
   font-size: 16px;
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
 }
 div.sidebar .menu {
   opacity: 0;
 }
 div.sidebar:hover .menu {
   display: flex;
   align-self: flex-end;
   opacity: 1;
 }
 .menu {
   position: relative;
   display: flex;
   padding: 5px;
   justify-content: flex-end;
 }
 .menu > button {
   background-color: transparent;
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
   border: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
 }
 
 .menu > button:focus {
   outline: none;
 }
 
 .menuContent {
   display: none;
   position: absolute;
   top: calc(100% + 1px);
   right: 0;
   z-index: 1;
   width: max-content;
   overflow: hidden;
   background-color: #eeeeee;
   border-radius: 5px;
   box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px 2px #00000022;
 }
 button.menuContent {
   border: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 10px;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 .menuContent button:hover {
   background-color: #dddddd;
 }
 
 ul.list {
   margin: 5px 3px 10px 0px;
   overflow: auto;
 }
 
 div.search {
   display: flex;
   background-color: #dddddd;
   border-radius: 5px;
   padding: 3px 5px;
   align-items: center;
 }
 svg.searchVector {
   fill: #aaaaaa;
   height: 22px;
   width: 22px;
   padding: 0 3px;
   margin-left: 8px;
 }
 div.search > input {
   color: black;
   padding: 0;
   border: none;
   background-color: #dddddd;
   font-weight: 600;
   font-size: 15px;
   flex-grow: 1;
   margin-left: 3px;
 }
 div.search > input:focus {
   outline: none;
 }
 svg.clearQuery {
   font-size: 15px;
   padding-bottom: 1px;
   padding-right: 2px;
   color: #aaaaaa;
 }
 svg.clearQuery:hover {
   font-size: 15px;
   padding-bottom: 1px;
   padding-right: 2px;
   color: white;
 }
 
 div.spacer {
   height: 6px;
 }
 
 div.emptyItem {
   padding: 10px;
   font-size: 16px;
   text-align: center;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
   color: var(--fg);
 }
 
 div.threadListContainer {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 div.searchContainer {
   background-color: var(--text-input-bg);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   margin: 1rem;
 }
 
 input.searchInput {
   background-color: var(--text-input-bg);
   font-size: var(--s-font-14);
   padding: 1rem;
   flex: 1;
   border: none;
   color: var(--text-input-color);
   outline: none;
 }
 
 input.searchInput::placeholder {
   color: var(--text-input-placeholder);
 }
 
 button.clearSearch {
   color: var(--text-input-color);
   transition: ease-in-out 0.15s;
   border: none;
   padding: 0 1rem;
   font-size: var(--m-font-16);
   background: none;
 }
 
 button.clearSearchDisabled {
   opacity: 0;
 }