diff --git a/public/src/client/recent.js b/public/src/client/recent.js
index e4223d519a..641beb5ca9 100644
--- a/public/src/client/recent.js
+++ b/public/src/client/recent.js
@@ -35,13 +35,49 @@ define('forum/recent', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'components'], function(infinite
 	};
 
 	function onNewTopic(data) {
+		if (ajaxify.data.selectedCategory && parseInt(ajaxify.data.selectedCategory.cid, 10) !== parseInt(data.cid, 10)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (ajaxify.data.selectedFilter && ajaxify.data.selectedFilter.url === 'unread/watched') {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		++newTopicCount;
 		Recent.updateAlertText();
 	}
 
 	function onNewPost(data) {
-		++newPostCount;
-		Recent.updateAlertText();
+		function showAlert() {
+			++newPostCount;
+			Recent.updateAlertText();
+		}
+
+		if (parseInt(data.topic.mainPid, 10) === parseInt(data.posts[0].pid, 10)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (ajaxify.data.selectedCategory && parseInt(ajaxify.data.selectedCategory.cid, 10) !== parseInt(data.topic.cid, 10)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (ajaxify.data.selectedFilter && ajaxify.data.selectedFilter.url === 'unread/new') {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (ajaxify.data.selectedFilter && ajaxify.data.selectedFilter.url === 'unread/watched') {
+			socket.emit('topics.isFollowed', data.topic.tid, function(err, isFollowed) {
+				if (err) {
+					app.alertError(err.message);
+				}
+				if (isFollowed) {
+					showAlert();
+				}
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+
+		showAlert();
 	}
 
 	Recent.removeListeners = function() {
diff --git a/src/controllers/unread.js b/src/controllers/unread.js
index 1d80774fb0..f0b7471b63 100644
--- a/src/controllers/unread.js
+++ b/src/controllers/unread.js
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ unreadController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 			return filter && filter.selected;
 		})[0];
 
+		results.unreadTopics.querystring = req.query.cid ? ('?cid=' + req.query.cid) : '';
+
 		res.render('unread', results.unreadTopics);
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics.js b/src/socket.io/topics.js
index 6f5ab296d9..18cad2d980 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics.js
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ function followCommand(method, socket, tid, callback) {
 	method(tid, socket.uid, callback);
 }
 
+SocketTopics.isFollowed = function(socket, tid, callback) {
+	topics.isFollowing([tid], socket.uid, function(err, isFollowing) {
+		callback(err, Array.isArray(isFollowing) && isFollowing.length ? isFollowing[0] : false);
+	});
+};
+
 SocketTopics.search = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	topics.search(data.tid, data.term, callback);
 };