diff --git a/public/css/app/roster.styl b/public/css/app/roster.styl
index 8773cb8..d18838d 100644
--- a/public/css/app/roster.styl
+++ b/public/css/app/roster.styl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     &:hover
       background: $sidebarActive
 
-      &.hasUnread .unread
+      .unread:not(:empty)
         display: block
 
     &.online, &.chat, &.dnd, &.away, &.xa
diff --git a/public/css/otalk.css b/public/css/otalk.css
index e629fd5..1d74c68 100644
--- a/public/css/otalk.css
+++ b/public/css/otalk.css
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ h3 {
 #bookmarks li:hover {
   background: #1f2d49;
 }
-#roster li:hover.hasUnread .unread,
-#bookmarks li:hover.hasUnread .unread {
+#roster li:hover .unread:not(:empty),
+#bookmarks li:hover .unread:not(:empty) {
   display: block;
 }
 #roster li.online:after,