diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 328cf2c0f..d592a791b 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 ## Features
 
 * Add possibility to contact the administrator. [#3792](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/3792)
+* Add simple background for unread messages/conversations mobile. [#3724](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/3724)
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.css.scss
index 3fd01f9a7..39e5d3d89 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.css.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ body {
 
   .from {
     a {
-      color: #444 !important;
+      color: #444;
       font-weight: bold;
     }
     margin-bottom: 2px;
@@ -787,4 +787,20 @@ textarea#conversation_text {
 form#new_user.new_user input.btn {
   white-space: normal;
 }
-    
+
+.unread {
+  background-color: LightGrey;
+  .ltr {
+    font-weight: bold;
+  }
+}
+
+.read.stream_element {
+  color: dimGray;
+  .from {
+    a {
+      color: dimGray;
+      font-weight: bold;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml b/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
index c19d28b47..41a3f3962 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/index.mobile.haml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
           = day
       %ul.notifications_for_day
         - notes.each do |note|
-          .stream_element{:data=>{:guid => note.id}, :class => "#{note.unread ? 'unread' : ''}"}
+          .stream_element{:data=>{:guid => note.id}, :class => "#{note.unread ? 'unread' : 'read'}"}
 
             = person_image_link(note.actors.last)