diff --git a/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble.xml b/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble.xml
index 9b7f37f9f85286fffa9d7421ec7352bc30419920..a00f451ed1cf85fb3f4ae9ec2518f7b240c2f382 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 	<padding
 		android:left="@dimen/unread_bubble_padding_horizontal"
-		android:right="@dimen/unread_bubble_padding_horizontal"/>
+		android:right="@dimen/unread_bubble_padding_horizontal"
+		android:bottom="1px"/>
 
 	<solid
 		android:color="@color/briar_primary"/>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble_problem.xml b/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble_problem.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9d27c95966868597028bb7fef6761db186ae9cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/res/drawable/bubble_problem.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	android:shape="rectangle">
+
+	<corners
+		android:radius="@dimen/unread_bubble_size"/>
+
+	<padding
+		android:left="@dimen/unread_bubble_padding_horizontal"
+		android:right="@dimen/unread_bubble_padding_horizontal"/>
+
+	<solid
+		android:color="@color/briar_gold"/>
+
+	<stroke
+		android:color="@color/briar_primary"
+	    android:width="@dimen/avatar_border_width"/>
+
+</shape>
+
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_available_forum.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_available_forum.xml
index ca9158af1b6c9e13ce67eadf78023c75d4a7c703..536d983e22e42b31b72143aec91c40ec359c7cbf 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_available_forum.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_available_forum.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 	<org.briarproject.android.util.TextAvatarView
 		android:id="@+id/avatarView"
-		android:layout_width="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
-		android:layout_height="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
+		android:layout_width="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_size"
+		android:layout_height="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_size"
 		android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 		android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
 		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_forum.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_forum.xml
index b513972e1150604698108435cbb43aef8633cd75..171a40859c67555455afbe89f7e902882c39ac6b 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_forum.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_forum.xml
@@ -1,68 +1,68 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout
 	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
 	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
 	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 	android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
 	android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
-	android:paddingTop="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
 	android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground">
 
 	<org.briarproject.android.util.TextAvatarView
 		android:id="@+id/avatarView"
-		android:layout_height="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
-		android:layout_width="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
-		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:layout_width="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_size"
+		android:layout_height="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_size"
 		android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 		android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
-		/>
+		android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"/>
 
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@+id/forumNameView"
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+		android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/avatarView"
+		android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/avatarView"
 		android:maxLines="2"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary"
 		android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
-		tools:text="This is a name of a forum"
-		android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-		android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/avatarView"
-		android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/avatarView"/>
+		tools:text="This is a name of a forum"/>
 
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@+id/unreadView"
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:paddingTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
+		android:layout_below="@+id/forumNameView"
+		android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/avatarView"
+		android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/avatarView"
 		android:paddingBottom="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:paddingTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_secondary"
 		android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_small"
-		android:text="@string/no_unread_posts"
-		android:layout_below="@+id/forumNameView"
-		android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/avatarView"
-		android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/avatarView"/>
+		tools:text="1337 posts"/>
 
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@+id/dateView"
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 		android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+		android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 		android:layout_below="@+id/forumNameView"
-		android:paddingTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
-		android:paddingBottom="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
-		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
 		android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:paddingBottom="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+		android:paddingTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_secondary"
 		android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_small"
 		tools:text="Dec 24"/>
 
-	<View style="@style/Divider.ForumList"
-	      android:layout_below="@+id/unreadView"
-	      android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-	      android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>
+	<View
+		style="@style/Divider.ForumList"
+		android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+		android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+		android:layout_below="@+id/unreadView"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
 
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/text_avatar_view.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/text_avatar_view.xml
index f9eebbbdfc99482d1556362e796e8f395a5a67f5..211d0f000ee231c52f03fd0067b57bd04ea29424 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/text_avatar_view.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/text_avatar_view.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 <merge
 	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 	xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
-	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+	tools:showIn="@layout/list_item_forum">
 
 	<de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
 		android:id="@+id/avatarBackground"
 		style="@style/BriarAvatar"
 		android:layout_width="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
 		android:layout_height="@dimen/avatar_forum_size"
-		android:layout_gravity="center"
+		android:layout_gravity="bottom|left"
 		android:src="@android:color/transparent"
 		app:civ_fill_color="@color/briar_button_positive"/>
 
@@ -18,13 +19,28 @@
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_gravity="center"
+		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_offset"
+		android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/listitem_picture_frame_offset"
 		android:maxLength="1"
 		android:shadowColor="@color/forum_avatar_shadow"
 		android:shadowDx="0"
 		android:shadowDy="1.5"
 		android:shadowRadius="1.5"
 		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary_inverse"
-		android:textSize="30sp"
+		android:textSize="@dimen/avatar_text_size"
 		tools:text="T"/>
 
+	<TextView
+		android:id="@+id/unreadCountView"
+		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_height="@dimen/unread_bubble_size"
+		android:layout_gravity="right|top"
+		android:background="@drawable/bubble"
+		android:gravity="center"
+		android:minWidth="@dimen/unread_bubble_size"
+		android:textColor="@color/briar_text_primary_inverse"
+		android:textSize="@dimen/unread_bubble_text_size"
+		android:textStyle="bold"
+		tools:text="12"/>
+
 </merge>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
index 14a0938bb09091ae58a05b39bca66308383198b4..8a44a58f3da96298a0c7dcce68df693320999ca3 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/color.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	<color name="briar_text_primary">@color/briar_primary</color>
 	<color name="briar_text_primary_inverse">#ffffff</color>
 	<color name="briar_text_secondary">#333333</color>
-	<color name="briar_text_tertiary">#333333</color>
+	<color name="briar_text_tertiary">#FF78909C</color>
 	<color name="briar_button_positive">#06b9ff</color>
 	<color name="briar_button_negative">#ff0000</color>
 
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
index fe0f3ad97f24dd5ecf1e8c1f9ba8d34b3c4ebef4..0a0fc5ce53d27e573c35226632070410fca9b305 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 	<dimen name="listitem_height_contact_selector">68dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="listitem_picture_size">48dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="listitem_picture_size_small">23dp</dimen>
-	<dimen name="listitem_picture_frame_size">50dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="listitem_picture_frame_size">53dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="listitem_picture_frame_offset">2dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="listitem_selectable_picture_size">40dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="dropdown_picture_size">32dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="avatar_forum_size">48dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="avatar_border_width">2dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="avatar_text_size">30sp</dimen>
 
 	<dimen name="unread_bubble_text_size">12sp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="unread_bubble_border_width">2dp</dimen>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
index 2507e5dd0c8dbaa22f421767b42f209889cae285..d237e3260c065b16325c8623de4c0fd73a0b6996 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -80,12 +80,15 @@
 	<string name="forum_leave">Leave Forum</string>
 	<string name="forum_left_toast">Left Forum</string>
 	<string name="forum_sharing_status">Sharing Status</string>
-	<string name="no_forum_posts">No posts</string>
-	<string name="no_unread_posts">no unread posts</string>
+	<string name="forum_no_posts">No posts</string>
 	<plurals name="unread_posts">
 		<item quantity="one">%d unread post</item>
 		<item quantity="other">%d unread posts</item>
 	</plurals>
+	<plurals name="forum_posts">
+		<item quantity="one">%d post</item>
+		<item quantity="other">%d posts</item>
+	</plurals>
 	<string name="create_forum_title">New Forum</string>
 	<string name="choose_forum_name">Choose a name for your forum:</string>
 	<string name="create_forum_button">Create Forum</string>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListAdapter.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListAdapter.java
index de53aab8dafb0520d9be2fee004cec26745d7ff1..34f27ebcf8b8d9bdffc12273bf008abdb7a94340 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListAdapter.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListAdapter.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import static android.view.View.GONE;
+import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static org.briarproject.android.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.android.forum.ForumActivity.FORUM_NAME;
 
-public class ForumListAdapter extends
+class ForumListAdapter extends
 		RecyclerView.Adapter<ForumListAdapter.ForumViewHolder> {
 
 	private SortedList<ForumListItem> forums = new SortedList<>(
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public class ForumListAdapter extends
 
 	private final Context ctx;
 
-	public ForumListAdapter(Context ctx) {
+	ForumListAdapter(Context ctx) {
 		this.ctx = ctx;
 	}
 
@@ -94,31 +96,36 @@ public class ForumListAdapter extends
 		// Avatar
 		ui.avatar.setText(item.getForum().getName().substring(0, 1));
 		ui.avatar.setBackgroundBytes(item.getForum().getId().getBytes());
+		ui.avatar.setUnreadCount(item.getUnreadCount());
 
 		// Forum Name
 		ui.name.setText(item.getForum().getName());
 
-		// Unread Count
-		int unread = item.getUnreadCount();
-		if (unread > 0) {
+		// Post Count
+		int postCount = item.getPostCount();
+		if (postCount > 0) {
 			ui.unread.setText(ctx.getResources()
-					.getQuantityString(R.plurals.unread_posts, unread, unread));
+					.getQuantityString(R.plurals.forum_posts, postCount,
+							postCount));
 			ui.unread.setTextColor(
-					ContextCompat.getColor(ctx, R.color.briar_button_positive));
+					ContextCompat
+							.getColor(ctx, R.color.briar_text_secondary));
 		} else {
-			ui.unread.setText(ctx.getString(R.string.no_unread_posts));
+			ui.avatar.setProblem(true);
+			ui.unread.setText(ctx.getString(R.string.forum_no_posts));
 			ui.unread.setTextColor(
-					ContextCompat.getColor(ctx, R.color.briar_text_secondary));
+					ContextCompat
+							.getColor(ctx, R.color.briar_text_tertiary));
 		}
 
-		// Date or "No Posts"
+		// Date
 		if (item.isEmpty()) {
-			ui.date.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+			ui.date.setVisibility(GONE);
 		} else {
 			long timestamp = item.getTimestamp();
 			ui.date.setText(
 					DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(ctx, timestamp));
-			ui.date.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+			ui.date.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 		}
 
 		// Open Forum on Click
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ public class ForumListAdapter extends
 		forums.addAll(items);
 	}
 
-	public void updateItem(ForumListItem item) {
+	void updateItem(ForumListItem item) {
 		ForumListItem oldItem = getItem(item.getForum().getGroup().getId());
 		int position = forums.indexOf(oldItem);
 		forums.updateItemAt(position, item);
@@ -176,7 +183,7 @@ public class ForumListAdapter extends
 		return forums.size() == 0;
 	}
 
-	protected static class ForumViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
+	static class ForumViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
 		private final ViewGroup layout;
 		private final TextAvatarView avatar;
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ public class ForumListAdapter extends
 		private final TextView unread;
 		private final TextView date;
 
-		public ForumViewHolder(View v) {
+		ForumViewHolder(View v) {
 			super(v);
 
 			layout = (ViewGroup) v;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListFragment.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListFragment.java
index 9c32079838aa9290bf4c9b19412fc9b67affbcd9..afe61864a7e6cd7b725ad9e4ad395f81dbde2f04 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListFragment.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import org.briarproject.R;
-import org.briarproject.android.ActivityComponent;
-import org.briarproject.android.AndroidComponent;
 import org.briarproject.android.fragment.BaseEventFragment;
 import org.briarproject.android.util.BriarRecyclerView;
 import org.briarproject.api.db.DbException;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListItem.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListItem.java
index f6e55a8a1129f76dcecf4e2aa7ae84abada76014..88a710d4e927719cd2d7ab8b6813f01f0a6a396d 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListItem.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/forum/ForumListItem.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class ForumListItem {
 
 	private final Forum forum;
 	private final boolean empty;
+	private final int postCount;
 	private final long timestamp;
 	private final int unread;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class ForumListItem {
 		this.forum = forum;
 		empty = headers.isEmpty();
 		if (empty) {
+			postCount = 0;
 			timestamp = 0;
 			unread = 0;
 		} else {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ class ForumListItem {
 				}
 				if (!h.isRead()) unread++;
 			}
+			this.postCount = headers.size();
 			this.timestamp = newest.getTimestamp();
 			this.unread = unread;
 		}
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ class ForumListItem {
 		return empty;
 	}
 
+	int getPostCount() {
+		return postCount;
+	}
+
 	long getTimestamp() {
 		return timestamp;
 	}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/TextAvatarView.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/TextAvatarView.java
index 721fc5e91c28d83ea348cc4914b4d96600659c2f..cc4ab91485f01f58350ce663ddcbd81e39a0c502 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/TextAvatarView.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/util/TextAvatarView.java
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package org.briarproject.android.util;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatTextView;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.briarproject.R;
 
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView;
 
 public class TextAvatarView extends FrameLayout {
 
-	final private AppCompatTextView textView;
-	final private CircleImageView backgroundView;
+	final private AppCompatTextView character;
+	final private CircleImageView background;
+	final private TextView badge;
+	private int unreadCount;
 
 	public TextAvatarView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 		super(context, attrs);
@@ -25,8 +27,10 @@ public class TextAvatarView extends FrameLayout {
 				.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
 		inflater
 				.inflate(R.layout.text_avatar_view, this, true);
-		textView = (AppCompatTextView) findViewById(R.id.textAvatarView);
-		backgroundView = (CircleImageView) findViewById(R.id.avatarBackground);
+		character = (AppCompatTextView) findViewById(R.id.textAvatarView);
+		background = (CircleImageView) findViewById(R.id.avatarBackground);
+		badge = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
+		badge.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
 	}
 
 	public TextAvatarView(Context context) {
@@ -34,7 +38,32 @@ public class TextAvatarView extends FrameLayout {
 	}
 
 	public void setText(String text) {
-		textView.setText(text);
+		character.setText(text);
+	}
+
+	public void setUnreadCount(int count) {
+		if (count > 0) {
+			this.unreadCount = count;
+			badge.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bubble);
+			badge.setText(String.valueOf(count));
+			badge.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.briar_text_primary_inverse));
+			badge.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+		} else {
+			badge.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void setProblem(boolean problem) {
+		if (problem) {
+			badge.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bubble_problem);
+			badge.setText("!");
+			badge.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.briar_primary));
+			badge.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+		} else if (unreadCount > 0) {
+			setUnreadCount(unreadCount);
+		} else {
+			badge.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public void setBackgroundBytes(byte[] bytes) {
@@ -43,7 +72,7 @@ public class TextAvatarView extends FrameLayout {
 		int b = getByte(bytes, 2) * 3 / 4 + 96;
 		int color = Color.rgb(r, g, b);
 
-		backgroundView.setFillColor(color);
+		background.setFillColor(color);
 	}
 
 	private byte getByte(byte[] bytes, int index) {