diff --git a/qml/form/RoomListForm.qml b/qml/form/RoomListForm.qml
index 7f89764..754a4e9 100644
--- a/qml/form/RoomListForm.qml
+++ b/qml/form/RoomListForm.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Item {
                 bottomPadding: 0
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
-                background: Item {
+                background: Item {                    
                     Row {
                         anchors.fill: parent
 
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ Item {
                     ToolTip.visible: mini && hovered
                     ToolTip.text: name
 
+                    Rectangle {
+                        width: 4
+                        height: parent.height
+                        color: Qt.tint(Material.accent, "#20FFFFFF")
+                        visible: unreadCount > 0
+                    }
+
                     contentItem: RowLayout {
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         anchors.margins: 16
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index b6eeb30..8b65951 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ QVariant RoomListModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
     if (room->highlightCount() > 0) return QBrush(QColor("orange"));
     return QVariant();
   }
+  if (role == UnreadCountRole) {
+      return room->unreadCount();
+  }
   return QVariant();
 }
 
@@ -189,5 +192,6 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> RoomListModel::roleNames() const {
   roles[TopicRole] = "topic";
   roles[CategoryRole] = "category";
   roles[HighlightRole] = "highlight";
+  roles[UnreadCountRole] = "unreadCount";
   return roles;
 }
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.h b/src/roomlistmodel.h
index e5ee63b..5f619fa 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.h
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class RoomListModel : public QAbstractListModel {
     TopicRole,
     CategoryRole,
     HighlightRole,
+    UnreadCountRole,
   };
 
   RoomListModel(QObject* parent = 0);