diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 3910ee9bc9..bc3cb9cd9d 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ define(['composer', 'forum/pagination'], function(composer, pagination) {
 				});
 
 				$('.markAsUnreadForAll').on('click', function() {
+					var btn = $(this);
 					socket.emit('topics.markAsUnreadForAll', tid, function(err) {
 						if(err) {
 							return app.alertError(err.message);
 						}
+						btn.parents('.thread-tools.open').find('.dropdown-toggle').trigger('click');
 					});
 					return false;
 				})
diff --git a/public/templates/home.tpl b/public/templates/home.tpl
index fa4d1910cd..f47c85a35e 100644
--- a/public/templates/home.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/home.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<meta itemprop="name" content="{categories.name}">
 		<h4>
 			<!-- IF !categories.link -->
-			<span class="badge {categories.badgeclass}">{categories.topic_count} </span>
+			<span class="badge {categories.unread-class}">{categories.topic_count} </span>
 			<!-- ENDIF !categories.link -->
 
 			<!-- IF categories.link -->
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index b998701048..0804b8a889 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				}
 
 				Categories.hasReadCategory(cid, uid, function(hasRead) {
-					categoryData.badgeclass = (parseInt(categoryData.topic_count, 10) === 0 || (hasRead && uid !== 0)) ? '' : 'badge-important';
+
+					categoryData['unread-class'] = (parseInt(categoryData.topic_count, 10) === 0 || (hasRead && parseInt(uid, 10) !== 0)) ? '' : 'unread';
 
 					callback(null, categoryData);
 				});
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 5d8acb916e..488a80517c 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				posts.create(uid, tid, content, next);
 			},
 			function(postData, next) {
+
 				threadTools.notifyFollowers(tid, postData.pid, uid);
+
 				user.sendPostNotificationToFollowers(uid, tid, postData.pid);
 
-				Topics.markCategoryUnreadForAll(tid, function(err) {
-					next(err, postData);
-				});
+				next(err, postData);
 			},
 			function(postData, next) {
 				Topics.markAsUnreadForAll(tid, function(err) {
@@ -972,7 +972,12 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	}
 
 	Topics.markAsUnreadForAll = function(tid, callback) {
-		db.delete('tid:' + tid + ':read_by_uid', callback);
+		db.delete('tid:' + tid + ':read_by_uid', function(err) {
+			if(err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+			Topics.markCategoryUnreadForAll(tid, callback)
+		});
 	}
 
 	Topics.markAsRead = function(tid, uid, callback) {