diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
index cfdd5a9e8..3d9793528 100644
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
@@ -1,44 +1,52 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import type { SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import {
   useOnClickThread,
   useThreadIsActive,
 } from '../selectors/nav-selectors';
 import ChatThreadListItemMenu from './chat-thread-list-item-menu.react';
 import css from './chat-thread-list.css';
 import SidebarItem from './sidebar-item.react';
 
 type Props = {
   +sidebarInfo: SidebarInfo,
 };
 function ChatThreadListSidebar(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { sidebarInfo } = props;
   const { threadInfo, mostRecentNonLocalMessage } = sidebarInfo;
-  const threadID = threadInfo.id;
+  const {
+    currentUser: { unread },
+    id: threadID,
+  } = threadInfo;
   const active = useThreadIsActive(threadID);
 
   const onClick = useOnClickThread(threadInfo);
+  let unreadDot;
+  if (unread) {
+    unreadDot = <div className={css.unreadDot} />;
+  }
 
   return (
     <div
       className={classNames(css.threadListSidebar, css.sidebar, {
         [css.activeThread]: active,
       })}
       onClick={onClick}
     >
+      <div className={css.dotContainer}>{unreadDot}</div>
       <SidebarItem sidebarInfo={sidebarInfo} />
       <ChatThreadListItemMenu
         threadInfo={threadInfo}
         mostRecentNonLocalMessage={mostRecentNonLocalMessage}
         renderStyle="thread"
       />
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 export default ChatThreadListSidebar;
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
index c31e255d3..49c5bc304 100644
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list.css
@@ -1,294 +1,296 @@
 div.thread {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   align-items: flex-start;
   padding-top: 4px;
   padding-bottom: 4px;
   padding-right: 10px;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 div.threadListSidebar {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   height: 32px;
-  padding-left: 16px;
   padding-right: 10px;
   position: relative;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 div.threadListSidebar > svg {
   position: absolute;
   top: -7px;
   left: 30px;
 }
 div.thread:first-child {
   padding-top: 6px;
 }
 div.activeThread,
 div.threadListSidebar:hover {
   background: var(--thread-active-bg);
 }
 
 div.activeThread :is(div.dark, .lastMessage span.read, .title) {
   color: var(--chat-thread-list-color-active);
 }
 
 div.activeThread .lastMessage.read {
   color: var(--chat-thread-list-color-active);
 }
 
 div.activeThread.thread:hover {
   background: var(--thread-active-bg);
 }
 div.thread:hover {
   background: var(--thread-hover-bg);
 }
 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);
 }
 div.threadButton {
   flex: 1;
   cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   padding-left: 12px;
 }
 a.threadButton + div {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   padding-top: 8px;
 }
 .threadButtonSidebar {
   flex: 1;
   cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   padding-left: 8px;
 }
 p.breadCrumbs {
   display: flex;
   padding: 8px 0 2px 0;
   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;
   padding-top: 8px;
 }
 
 div.spacer,
 div.colorSplotch {
   height: 42px;
   width: 42px;
   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;
   line-height: var(--line-height-text);
   padding-bottom: 8px;
 }
 div.threadRow > .lastMessage {
   color: var(--thread-last-message-color-read);
   font-size: var(--s-font-14);
 }
 div.unread {
   color: var(--fg);
   font-weight: var(--semi-bold);
 }
 div.lastMessage.unread {
   color: var(--fg);
 }
 div.dark {
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
 }
 .read {
   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: var(--s-font-14);
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   color: var(--thread-color-read);
   align-self: flex-start;
 }
+div.threadListSidebar > div.dotContainer {
+  width: 16px;
+}
 div.sidebarTitle.unread {
   color: var(--fg);
 }
 div.seeMoreButton {
   padding-left: 66px;
 }
 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;
   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;
 }
 .menuContentVisible {
   display: block;
 }
 
 button.menuContent {
   border: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 10px;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 button.menuContent: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;
 }