diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/column_collapsable.jsx
index 676759055..729d00617 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 1b40da3d7..38b98f083 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 6cb9e5482..7fb413336 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, hasUnread } = this.props.params;
 
     return (
-      <Column icon='hashtag' heading={id}>
+      <Column icon='hashtag' active={hasUnread} heading={id}>
         <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
         <StatusListContainer type='tag' id={id} emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.hashtag' defaultMessage='There is nothing in this hashtag yet.' />} />
       </Column>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/home_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/home_timeline/index.jsx
index 1730b76ec..a2b775764 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/home_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/home_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
 import StatusListContainer from '../ui/containers/status_list_container';
 import Column from '../ui/components/column';
@@ -9,19 +10,24 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'column.home', defaultMessage: 'Home' }
 });
 
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  hasUnread: state.getIn(['timelines', 'home', 'unread']) > 0
+});
+
 const HomeTimeline = React.createClass({
 
   propTypes: {
-    intl: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired
+    intl: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    hasUnread: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
 
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
 
   render () {
-    const { intl } = this.props;
+    const { intl, hasUnread } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column icon='home' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
+      <Column icon='home' active={hasUnread} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnSettingsContainer />
         <StatusListContainer {...this.props} type='home' emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.home' defaultMessage="You aren't following anyone yet. Visit {public} or use search to get started and meet other users." values={{ public: <Link to='/timelines/public'><FormattedMessage id='empty_column.home.public_timeline' defaultMessage='the public timeline' /></Link> }} />} />
       </Column>
@@ -30,4 +36,4 @@ const HomeTimeline = React.createClass({
 
 });
 
-export default injectIntl(HomeTimeline);
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(injectIntl(HomeTimeline));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx
index d85f49f2c..ce4eacc92 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_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 PublicTimeline = 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 PublicTimeline = React.createClass({
   },
 
   render () {
-    const { intl } = this.props;
+    const { intl, hasUnread } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column icon='globe' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
+      <Column icon='globe' active={hasUnread} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
         <StatusListContainer type='public' emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.public' defaultMessage='There is nothing here! Write something publicly, or manually follow users from other instances to fill it up' />} />
       </Column>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
index 1d2b789bb..94c351520 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ a.status__content__spoiler-link {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   cursor: pointer;
   color: $color4;
+  z-index: 3;
 
   &:hover {
     text-decoration: underline;
@@ -1079,6 +1080,12 @@ button.active i.fa-retweet {
   background: lighten($color1, 4%);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   cursor: pointer;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+
+  &.active {
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba($color4, 0.3);
+  }
 
   &.active .fa {
     color: $color4;
@@ -1209,11 +1216,13 @@ button.active i.fa-retweet {
 
 .status-list__unread-indicator, .notifications__unread-indicator {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 48px;
+  top: 35px;
   left: 0;
-  width: 100%;
+  right: 0;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  width: 60%;
   pointer-events: none;
-  height: 30px;
-  z-index: 2;
-  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba($color4, 0.3) 0%, rgba($color4, 0) 60%);
+  height: 28px;
+  z-index: 1;
+  background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba($color4, 0.23) 0%, rgba($color4, 0) 60%);
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/formatter.rb b/app/lib/formatter.rb
index 073ab0784..e353c3504 100644
--- a/app/lib/formatter.rb
+++ b/app/lib/formatter.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Formatter
   end
 
   def reformat(html)
-    sanitize(html, tags: %w(a br p), attributes: %w(href rel))
+    sanitize(html, tags: %w(a br p span), attributes: %w(href rel class))
   end
 
   def simplified_format(account)
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 62ea217ef..67ff63914 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.log_level = :debug
 
   # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
-  config.log_tags = [ :request_id ]
+  config.log_tags = [:request_id]
 
   # Use a different logger for distributed setups.
   # config.logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(SyslogLogger.new)