diff --git a/template/forumlist_body.html b/template/forumlist_body.html
index 8191c64..06035a5 100644
--- a/template/forumlist_body.html
+++ b/template/forumlist_body.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 							<br /><strong>{forumrow.L_SUBFORUM_STR}{L_COLON}</strong>
 							<!-- BEGIN subforum -->
 								<!-- EVENT forumlist_body_subforum_link_prepend --><a href="{forumrow.subforum.U_SUBFORUM}" class="subforum<!-- IF forumrow.subforum.S_UNREAD --> unread<!-- ELSE --> read<!-- ENDIF -->" title="<!-- IF forumrow.subforum.S_UNREAD -->{L_UNREAD_POSTS}<!-- ELSE -->{L_NO_UNREAD_POSTS}<!-- ENDIF -->">
-									<i class="icon <!-- IF forumrow.subforum.IS_LINK -->fa-external-link<!-- ELSE -->fa-file-o<!-- ENDIF --> fa-fw <!-- IF forumrow.subforum.S_UNREAD --> icon-red<!-- ELSE --> icon-blue<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i>{forumrow.subforum.SUBFORUM_NAME}</a><!-- IF not forumrow.subforum.S_LAST_ROW -->{L_COMMA_SEPARATOR}<!-- ENDIF --><!-- EVENT forumlist_body_subforum_link_append -->
+									<i class="icon <!-- IF forumrow.subforum.IS_LINK -->fa-external-link<!-- ELSE -->fa-file-o<!-- ENDIF --> fa-fw <!-- IF forumrow.subforum.S_UNREAD --> icon-debianforum_unread<!-- ELSE --> icon-debianforum_read<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i>{forumrow.subforum.SUBFORUM_NAME}</a><!-- IF not forumrow.subforum.S_LAST_ROW -->{L_COMMA_SEPARATOR}<!-- ENDIF --><!-- EVENT forumlist_body_subforum_link_append -->
 							<!-- END subforum -->
 							<!-- EVENT forumlist_body_subforums_after -->
 						<!-- ENDIF -->
diff --git a/template/viewtopic_body.html b/template/viewtopic_body.html
index 71d364b..75bc6a4 100644
--- a/template/viewtopic_body.html
+++ b/template/viewtopic_body.html
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@
 			<!-- EVENT viewtopic_body_postrow_post_details_before -->
 			<p class="author">
 				<!-- IF S_IS_BOT -->
-					<span><i class="icon fa-file fa-fw <!-- IF postrow.S_UNREAD_POST -->icon-red<!-- ELSE -->icon-lightgray<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{postrow.MINI_POST}</span></span>
+					<span><i class="icon fa-file fa-fw <!-- IF postrow.S_UNREAD_POST -->icon-debianforum_unread<!-- ELSE -->icon-lightgray<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{postrow.MINI_POST}</span></span>
 				<!-- ELSE -->
 					<a class="unread" href="{postrow.U_MINI_POST}" title="{postrow.MINI_POST}">
-						<i class="icon fa-file fa-fw <!-- IF postrow.S_UNREAD_POST -->icon-red<!-- ELSE -->icon-lightgray<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{postrow.MINI_POST}</span>
+						<i class="icon fa-file fa-fw <!-- IF postrow.S_UNREAD_POST -->icon-debianforum_unread<!-- ELSE -->icon-lightgray<!-- ENDIF --> icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{postrow.MINI_POST}</span>
 					</a>
 				<!-- ENDIF -->
 				<span class="responsive-hide">{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} <strong>{postrow.POST_AUTHOR_FULL}</strong> &raquo; </span>{postrow.POST_DATE}
diff --git a/theme/colours.css b/theme/colours.css
index b0eddae..c9921a8 100644
--- a/theme/colours.css
+++ b/theme/colours.css
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ dl.details dd {
 	color: #cc6699;
 }
 
+.icon.icon-debianforum_read, a:hover .icon.icon-debianforum_unread{
+	color: #d2d2d2;
+}
+
 .icon.icon-debianforum_grau, a:hover .icon.icon-debianforum_grau{
 	color: #bbbbbb;
 }