diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index 6fdd5652a..9523c46b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
 
   &.new-topic {
     background-color: transparent;
-    color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 10%);
+    color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 20%);
     font-weight: normal;
   }
 
+  &.new-topic::before {
+    content: "● ";
+  }
+
   // Click count
 
   &.clicks {