diff --git a/brclient/appstate.go b/brclient/appstate.go
index 507e34e2..2547247d 100644
--- a/brclient/appstate.go
+++ b/brclient/appstate.go
@@ -146,12 +146,13 @@ type appState struct {
 	canPayServer         bool
 	canPayServerTestTime time.Time
 
-	postsMtx   sync.Mutex
-	posts      []clientdb.PostSummary
-	post       *rpc.PostMetadata
-	postSumm   clientdb.PostSummary
-	myComments []string // Unreplicated comments
-	postStatus []rpc.PostMetadataStatus
+	postsMtx    sync.Mutex
+	posts       []clientdb.PostSummary
+	post        *rpc.PostMetadata
+	postSumm    clientdb.PostSummary
+	myComments  []string // Unreplicated comments
+	postStatus  []rpc.PostMetadataStatus
+	unreadPosts map[clientintf.PostID]struct{}
 
 	contentMtx  sync.Mutex
 	remoteFiles map[clientintf.UserID]map[clientdb.FileID]clientdb.RemoteFile
@@ -233,6 +234,12 @@ type appStateErr struct {
 func (as *appState) run() error {
 	as.wg.Add(1)
 	var err error
+
+	go func() {
+		// Initial loading of posts.
+		as.loadPosts()
+	}()
+
 	go func() {
 		as.log.Infof("Starting %s version %s", appName, version.String())
 		err = as.c.Run(as.ctx)
@@ -1867,7 +1874,6 @@ func (as *appState) requestRecv(amount, server, key string, caCert []byte) error
 }
 
 func (as *appState) createPost(post string) {
-	as.loadPosts()
 	summ, err := as.c.CreatePost(post, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		as.cwHelpMsg("Unable to create post: %v", err)
@@ -1875,6 +1881,7 @@ func (as *appState) createPost(post string) {
 		as.cwHelpMsg("Created post %s", summ.ID)
 		as.postsMtx.Lock()
 		as.posts = append(as.posts, summ)
+		as.sortPosts()
 		as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 		as.sendMsg(summ)
 	}
@@ -1887,15 +1894,17 @@ func (as *appState) loadPosts() {
 	} else {
 		as.postsMtx.Lock()
 		as.posts = posts
+		as.sortPosts()
 		as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
-func (as *appState) allPosts() []clientdb.PostSummary {
+func (as *appState) allPosts() ([]clientdb.PostSummary, map[clientintf.PostID]struct{}) {
 	as.postsMtx.Lock()
 	res := as.posts
+	m := maps.Clone(as.unreadPosts)
 	as.postsMtx.Unlock()
-	return res
+	return res, m
 }
 
 func (as *appState) activePost() (rpc.PostMetadata, clientdb.PostSummary,
@@ -1905,6 +1914,7 @@ func (as *appState) activePost() (rpc.PostMetadata, clientdb.PostSummary,
 	as.postsMtx.Lock()
 	if as.post != nil {
 		res = *as.post
+		delete(as.unreadPosts, as.postSumm.ID)
 	}
 	summ := as.postSumm
 	status := as.postStatus
@@ -1929,6 +1939,7 @@ func (as *appState) activatePost(summ *clientdb.PostSummary) {
 	as.post = &post
 	as.postSumm = *summ
 	as.postStatus = postStatus
+	delete(as.unreadPosts, summ.ID)
 	as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 }
 
@@ -1937,6 +1948,7 @@ func (as *appState) commentPost(from clientintf.UserID, pid clientintf.PostID,
 
 	as.postsMtx.Lock()
 	as.myComments = append(as.myComments, comment)
+	as.sortPosts()
 	as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 	as.sendMsg(sentPostComment{})
 
@@ -1946,6 +1958,22 @@ func (as *appState) commentPost(from clientintf.UserID, pid clientintf.PostID,
 	}
 }
 
+// sortPosts sorts the posts in as.posts. MUST be called with the postsMtx
+// locked.
+func (as *appState) sortPosts() {
+	sort.Slice(as.posts, func(i, j int) bool {
+		idt := as.posts[i].LastStatusTS
+		if idt.IsZero() {
+			idt = as.posts[i].Date
+		}
+		jdt := as.posts[j].LastStatusTS
+		if jdt.IsZero() {
+			jdt = as.posts[j].Date
+		}
+		return jdt.Before(idt)
+	})
+}
+
 func (as *appState) getUserPost(cw *chatWindow, pid clientintf.PostID) {
 	cw.newInternalMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Fetching post %s", pid))
 	as.repaintIfActive(cw)
@@ -2573,7 +2601,11 @@ func newAppState(sendMsg func(tea.Msg), lndLogLines *sloglinesbuffer.Buffer,
 			summ.Title, summ.ID, nick)
 
 		// Store new post.
-		as.loadPosts()
+		as.postsMtx.Lock()
+		as.posts = append(as.posts, summ)
+		as.sortPosts()
+		as.unreadPosts[summ.ID] = struct{}{}
+		as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 
 		// Signal updated feed window.
 		as.chatWindowsMtx.Lock()
@@ -2627,6 +2659,9 @@ func newAppState(sendMsg func(tea.Msg), lndLogLines *sloglinesbuffer.Buffer,
 			as.postStatus = append(as.postStatus, status)
 		}
 
+		as.unreadPosts[pid] = struct{}{}
+		as.sortPosts()
+
 		as.postsMtx.Unlock()
 
 		if statusFrom != as.c.PublicID() {
@@ -3552,6 +3587,8 @@ func newAppState(sendMsg func(tea.Msg), lndLogLines *sloglinesbuffer.Buffer,
 
 		collator: collate.New(language.Und),
 
+		unreadPosts: make(map[clientintf.PostID]struct{}),
+
 		missingKXUsers: make(map[client.UserID]time.Time),
 
 		inboundMsgs:     &genericlist.List[inboundRemoteMsg]{},
diff --git a/brclient/commands.go b/brclient/commands.go
index b8924b53..8bbd6668 100644
--- a/brclient/commands.go
+++ b/brclient/commands.go
@@ -3379,6 +3379,22 @@ var commands = []tuicmd{
 			return nil
 		},
 		handler: subcmdNeededHandler,
+	}, {
+		cmd:           "testcolor",
+		usableOffline: true,
+		descr:         "Test a color spec",
+		usage:         "<attr>:<fg>:<bg>",
+		handler: func(args []string, as *appState) error {
+			if len(args) < 1 {
+				return usageError{msg: "color <attr>:<fg>:<bg> must be specified"}
+			}
+			style, err := colorDefnToLGStyle(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			as.diagMsg(style.Render("On sangen hauskaa, että polkupyörä on maanteiden jokapäiväinen ilmiö."))
+			return nil
+		},
 	}, {
 		cmd:           "quit",
 		usableOffline: true,
diff --git a/brclient/feedwin.go b/brclient/feedwin.go
index 6b988540..68498286 100644
--- a/brclient/feedwin.go
+++ b/brclient/feedwin.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
@@ -16,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 // feedWindow tracks what needs to be initialized before the app can
 // properly start.
 type feedWindow struct {
-	as    *appState
-	posts []clientdb.PostSummary
-	idx   int
+	as     *appState
+	posts  []clientdb.PostSummary
+	unread map[clientintf.PostID]struct{}
+	idx    int
 
 	viewport viewport.Model
 }
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ func (fw *feedWindow) renderPostSumm(post clientdb.PostSummary,
 
 	if fw.idx == i {
 		b.WriteString(st.focused.Render(pf("%s %s by %s", date, title, author)))
+	} else if _, ok := fw.unread[post.ID]; ok {
+		b.WriteString(st.unreadPost.Render(pf("%s %s by %s", date, title, author)))
 	} else {
 		b.WriteString(st.timestamp.Render(date))
 		b.WriteString(" ")
@@ -83,13 +85,17 @@ func (fw *feedWindow) renderPostSumm(post clientdb.PostSummary,
 }
 
 func (fw *feedWindow) listPosts() {
-	fw.posts = fw.as.allPosts()
-	sort.Slice(fw.posts, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return fw.posts[i].Date.Sub(fw.posts[j].Date) < 0
-	})
-	fw.idx = len(fw.posts) - 1
-	if fw.idx < 0 {
-		fw.idx = 0
+	fw.posts, fw.unread = fw.as.allPosts()
+	_, summ, _, _ := fw.as.activePost()
+	if fw.idx == -1 {
+		idx := 0
+		for i := range fw.posts {
+			if fw.posts[i].ID == summ.ID {
+				idx = i
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		fw.idx = idx
 	}
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ func (fw feedWindow) View() string {
 func newFeedWindow(as *appState, feedActiveIdx, yOffsetHint int) (feedWindow, tea.Cmd) {
 	as.loadPosts()
 	as.markWindowSeen(activeCWFeed)
-	fw := feedWindow{as: as}
+	fw := feedWindow{as: as, idx: -1}
 	fw.listPosts()
 	if feedActiveIdx > -1 && feedActiveIdx < len(fw.posts) {
 		fw.idx = feedActiveIdx
diff --git a/brclient/theme.go b/brclient/theme.go
index d3c9f282..1bdbad3f 100644
--- a/brclient/theme.go
+++ b/brclient/theme.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type theme struct {
 	nick           lipgloss.Style
 	nickMe         lipgloss.Style
 	nickGC         lipgloss.Style
+	unreadPost     lipgloss.Style
 	msg            lipgloss.Style
 	unsent         lipgloss.Style
 	online         lipgloss.Style
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ type theme struct {
 
 func textToColor(in string) (lipgloss.Color, error) {
 	var c lipgloss.Color
+	if len(in) > 0 && in[0] == '#' {
+		return lipgloss.Color(in), nil
+	}
+
 	switch strings.ToLower(in) {
 	case "na":
 	case "black":
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ func colorDefnToLGStyle(color string) (lipgloss.Style, error) {
 			style = style.Underline(true)
 		case "reverse":
 			style = style.Reverse(true)
+		case "", "na":
 		default:
 			return style, fmt.Errorf("invalid attribute: %v", k)
 		}
@@ -87,15 +93,16 @@ func colorDefnToLGStyle(color string) (lipgloss.Style, error) {
 
 	fg, err := textToColor(s[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		return style, err
+		// return style, err
+		return style, fmt.Errorf("invalid foreground color: %v", err)
 	}
-	style.Foreground(fg)
+	style = style.Foreground(fg)
 
 	bg, err := textToColor(s[2])
 	if err != nil {
-		return style, err
+		return style, fmt.Errorf("invalid background color: %v", err)
 	}
-	style.Background(bg)
+	style = style.Background(bg)
 
 	return style, nil
 }
@@ -158,6 +165,8 @@ func newTheme(args *config) (*theme, error) {
 		timestampHelp: lipgloss.NewStyle().
 			Bold(false).
 			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#6b6b6b")),
+		unreadPost: lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("6")),
 
 		/*
 			nick: lipgloss.NewStyle().