diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/topic.json b/public/language/en-GB/topic.json
index d7321707c2..78686a38cb 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/topic.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/topic.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	"pinned": "Pinned",
 	"pinned-with-expiry": "Pinned until %1",
 	"scheduled": "Scheduled",
+	"deleted": "Deleted",
 	"moved": "Moved",
 	"moved-from": "Moved from %1",
 	"copy-code": "Copy Code",
diff --git a/public/src/modules/helpers.common.js b/public/src/modules/helpers.common.js
index ab61734efa..61b314f4cd 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/helpers.common.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/helpers.common.js
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ module.exports = function (utils, Benchpress, relative_path) {
 			['title', userObj.username],
 			['data-uid', userObj.uid],
 			['loading', 'lazy'],
+			['aria-label', `User avatar for ${userObj.username}`],
 		]);
 		const styles = [`--avatar-size: ${size};`];
 		const attr2String = attributes => Array.from(attributes).reduce((output, [prop, value]) => {
diff --git a/src/categories/topics.js b/src/categories/topics.js
index 64248890c0..67695ec4c0 100644
--- a/src/categories/topics.js
+++ b/src/categories/topics.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 				topic.slug = topic.tid;
 				topic.teaser = null;
 				topic.noAnchor = true;
+				topic.unread = false;
 				topic.tags = [];
 			}
 		});