diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
index 1b9fe51f..68057a5a 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@ export const FeedItem = observer(function FeedItem({
 
   if (item.isReply) {
     return (
-      <Link
-        style={[
-          styles.outerMinimal,
-          item.isRead ? undefined : styles.outerUnread,
-        ]}
-        href={itemHref}
-        title={itemTitle}>
-        <Post uri={item.uri} initView={item.additionalPost} />
+      <Link href={itemHref} title={itemTitle}>
+        <Post
+          uri={item.uri}
+          initView={item.additionalPost}
+          style={[
+            styles.outerMinimal,
+            item.isRead ? undefined : styles.outerUnread,
+          ]}
+        />
       </Link>
     )
   }
@@ -215,8 +216,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     marginBottom: 0,
   },
   outerUnread: {
+    backgroundColor: colors.unreadNotifBg,
     borderWidth: 1,
-    borderColor: colors.blue2,
+    borderColor: colors.blue1,
   },
   layout: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
diff --git a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
index 033cc656..736b4015 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import React, {useState, useEffect} from 'react'
+import {
+  ActivityIndicator,
+  StyleProp,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Text,
+  View,
+  ViewStyle,
+} from 'react-native'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import {AtUri} from '../../../third-party/uri'
 import * as PostType from '../../../third-party/api/src/client/types/app/bsky/feed/post'
-import {ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {PostThreadViewModel} from '../../../state/models/post-thread-view'
 import {Link} from '../util/Link'
@@ -18,9 +25,11 @@ import {s, colors} from '../../lib/styles'
 export const Post = observer(function Post({
   uri,
   initView,
+  style,
 }: {
   uri: string
   initView?: PostThreadViewModel
+  style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }) {
   const store = useStores()
   const [view, setView] = useState<PostThreadViewModel | undefined>(initView)
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ export const Post = observer(function Post({
   }
 
   return (
-    <Link style={styles.outer} href={itemHref} title={itemTitle}>
+    <Link style={[styles.outer, style]} href={itemHref} title={itemTitle}>
       <View style={styles.layout}>
         <View style={styles.layoutAvi}>
           <Link href={authorHref} title={authorTitle}>
diff --git a/src/view/lib/styles.ts b/src/view/lib/styles.ts
index 8bb26ef8..1ac6283a 100644
--- a/src/view/lib/styles.ts
+++ b/src/view/lib/styles.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ export const colors = {
   green3: '#20bc07',
   green4: '#148203',
   green5: '#082b03',
+
+  unreadNotifBg: '#ebf6ff',
 }
 
 export const gradients = {