diff --git a/template/navbar_header.html b/template/navbar_header.html
index 5825984..17b1d1b 100644
--- a/template/navbar_header.html
+++ b/template/navbar_header.html
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@
 			<!-- EVENT navbar_header_username_append -->
 		</li>
 		<!-- IF S_DISPLAY_PM -->
+
+<!-- IF PRIVATE_MESSAGE_COUNT >= 1 -->
+
+			<li class="small-icon icon-pm rightside" data-skip-responsive="true">
+				<a href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}" role="menuitem" class="newPMarrived"><span>{L_PRIVATE_MESSAGES} [</span><strong>{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_COUNT}</strong><span>]</span></a>
+			</li>
+<!-- ELSE -->
 			<li class="small-icon icon-pm rightside" data-skip-responsive="true">
 				<a href="{U_PRIVATEMSGS}" role="menuitem"><span>{L_PRIVATE_MESSAGES} [</span><strong>{PRIVATE_MESSAGE_COUNT}</strong><span>]</span></a>
 			</li>
+
+<!-- ENDIF -->
 		<!-- ENDIF -->
 		<!-- IF S_NOTIFICATIONS_DISPLAY -->
 			<li class="small-icon icon-notification dropdown-container dropdown-{S_CONTENT_FLOW_END} rightside" data-skip-responsive="true">
diff --git a/theme/stylesheet.css b/theme/stylesheet.css
index f2aad88..8e66cef 100644
--- a/theme/stylesheet.css
+++ b/theme/stylesheet.css
@@ -226,6 +226,24 @@ url("./images/icon_post_quote.gif")
 }
 
 
+.newPMarrived {
+    -moz-border-bottom-colors: none;
+    -moz-border-left-colors: none;
+    -moz-border-right-colors: none;
+    -moz-border-top-colors: none;
+    background-color: #d70751;
+    border-color: #d70751 #d70751 #d70751 #d70751;
+    border-image: none;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;
+    color: #000000;
+    margin: 0.0em 0em 0em;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    margin: 0em 1.0em 0em 1.4em;
+    padding: 0 0 0 6px !important;
+}
+
+
 
 .menuitem {
     -moz-border-bottom-colors: none;