diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
index 3ef9fe7dd89..d9c81ceb368 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
         {{#if new_posts}}
           <a href="{{unbound lastReadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts new_posts="new_posts"}}'>{{unbound new_posts}}</a>
         {{/if}}
+        {{#if unseen}}
+          <a href="{{unbound lastReadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'><i class='icon icon-asterisk'></i></a>
+        {{/if}}
         </div>
       </td>
       <td class='num'><span class='badge-posts'>{{number posts_count}}</span></td>