diff --git a/css/converse.css b/css/converse.css
index 250438867..7b84fa2ee 100644
--- a/css/converse.css
+++ b/css/converse.css
@@ -1906,6 +1906,7 @@
     #conversejs #controlbox form.search-xmpp-contact input {
       width: 8em; }
   #conversejs #controlbox .msgs-indicator {
+    opacity: 0.6;
     background-color: #D24E2B;
     color: white;
     font-size: 12px;
@@ -2091,16 +2092,22 @@
         margin: 0;
         text-align: center;
         text-decoration: none; }
+        #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a.contacts-tab .msgs-indicator {
+          background-color: #F4A261; }
+        #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a.rooms-tab .msgs-indicator {
+          background-color: #E76F51; }
+        #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a .msgs-indicator {
+          border-top-right-radius: 4px; }
         #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a:hover {
           color: #818479; }
+          #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a:hover .msgs-indicator {
+            opacity: 0.8; }
         #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a.current, #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a.current:hover {
           box-shadow: none;
           border-bottom: 0;
           height: 55px;
           cursor: default;
           color: #818479; }
-        #conversejs #controlbox #controlbox-tabs li a .msgs-indicator {
-          border-top-right-radius: 4px; }
   #conversejs #controlbox .fancy-dropdown {
     border: 1px solid #B1BFC4;
     height: 25px;
@@ -2204,7 +2211,8 @@
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0; }
 #conversejs #controlbox .available-chatroom.unread-msgs .msgs-indicator {
-  border-radius: 10%; }
+  border-radius: 10%;
+  opacity: 1; }
 
 #conversejs #converse-roster {
   text-align: left;
@@ -2333,6 +2341,7 @@
           #conversejs #converse-roster .roster-contacts dd .open-chat.unread-msgs .avatar.avatar-online .pulse {
             border: 0.7em solid #2A9D8F; }
         #conversejs #converse-roster .roster-contacts dd .open-chat .msgs-indicator {
+          opacity: 1;
           margin-left: -3em;
           border-radius: 10%; }
         #conversejs #converse-roster .roster-contacts dd .open-chat .contact-name {
diff --git a/sass/_controlbox.scss b/sass/_controlbox.scss
index c12bd9da0..99346b7df 100644
--- a/sass/_controlbox.scss
+++ b/sass/_controlbox.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         }
 
         .msgs-indicator {
+            opacity: 0.6;
             background-color: $warning-color;
             color: white;
             font-size: $font-size-small;
@@ -288,8 +289,24 @@
                     margin: 0;
                     text-align: center;
                     text-decoration: none;
+                    &.contacts-tab {
+                        .msgs-indicator {
+                            background-color: $chat-head-color;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    &.rooms-tab {
+                        .msgs-indicator {
+                            background-color: $chatroom-head-color;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    .msgs-indicator {
+                        border-top-right-radius: $chatbox-border-radius;
+                    }
                     &:hover {
                         color: $text-color;
+                        .msgs-indicator {
+                            opacity: 0.8;
+                        }
                     }
                     &.current,
                     &.current:hover {
@@ -299,9 +316,6 @@
                         cursor: default;
                         color: $text-color;
                     }
-                    .msgs-indicator {
-                        border-top-right-radius: $chatbox-border-radius;
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/sass/_roomslist.scss b/sass/_roomslist.scss
index 22006d38f..1b845979f 100644
--- a/sass/_roomslist.scss
+++ b/sass/_roomslist.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             &.unread-msgs {
                 .msgs-indicator {
                     border-radius: 10%;
+                    opacity: 1;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/sass/_roster.scss b/sass/_roster.scss
index 613a3ca9b..086cc6723 100644
--- a/sass/_roster.scss
+++ b/sass/_roster.scss
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
                 }
 
 				.msgs-indicator {
+                    opacity: 1;
                     margin-left: -3em;
                     border-radius: 10%;
 				}