diff --git a/src/components/channels.cpp b/src/components/channels.cpp
index 4d3d5a2..d8fbde9 100644
--- a/src/components/channels.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channels.cpp
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ void ChannelList::OnMessageAck(const MessageAckData &data) {
     // trick renderer into redrawing
     auto iter = GetIteratorForChannelFromID(data.ChannelID);
     if (iter) m_model->row_changed(m_model->get_path(iter), iter);
+    auto channel = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient().GetChannel(data.ChannelID);
+    if (channel.has_value() && channel->GuildID.has_value()) {
+        iter = GetIteratorForGuildFromID(*channel->GuildID);
+        if (iter) m_model->row_changed(m_model->get_path(iter), iter);
+    }
 }
 
 void ChannelList::OnMessageCreate(const Message &msg) {
diff --git a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
index f4cd33c..a96668c 100644
--- a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void CellRendererChannels::render_vfunc_guild(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context
 
     const double icon_w = pixbuf_w;
     const double icon_h = pixbuf_h;
-    const double icon_x = background_area.get_x();
+    const double icon_x = background_area.get_x() + 3;
     const double icon_y = background_area.get_y() + background_area.get_height() / 2.0 - icon_h / 2.0;
 
     const double text_x = icon_x + icon_w + 5.0;
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ void CellRendererChannels::render_vfunc_guild(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context
         cr->rectangle(icon_x, icon_y, icon_w, icon_h);
         cr->fill();
     }
+
+    UnreadRenderer::RenderUnreadOnGuild(m_property_id.get_value(), cr, background_area, cell_area);
 }
 
 // category
diff --git a/src/components/unreadrenderer.cpp b/src/components/unreadrenderer.cpp
index 4e508fc..b53af2d 100644
--- a/src/components/unreadrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/components/unreadrenderer.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,36 @@
 #include "unreadrenderer.hpp"
 #include "abaddon.hpp"
 
+void UnreadRenderer::RenderUnreadOnGuild(Snowflake id, const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr, const Gdk::Rectangle &background_area, const Gdk::Rectangle &cell_area) {
+    // maybe have DiscordClient track this?
+    auto &discord = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient();
+    const auto channels = discord.GetChannelsInGuild(id);
+    bool has_unread = false;
+    for (const auto &id : channels) {
+        if (Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient().GetUnreadStateForChannel(id) >= 0) {
+            has_unread = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!has_unread) return;
+
+    cr->set_source_rgb(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+    const auto x = background_area.get_x();
+    const auto y = background_area.get_y();
+    const auto w = background_area.get_width();
+    const auto h = background_area.get_height();
+    cr->rectangle(x, y + h / 2 - 24 / 2, 3, 24);
+    cr->fill();
+}
+
 void UnreadRenderer::RenderUnreadOnChannel(Snowflake id, const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr, const Gdk::Rectangle &background_area, const Gdk::Rectangle &cell_area) {
     const auto state = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient().GetUnreadStateForChannel(id);
     if (state >= 0) {
         cr->set_source_rgb(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        const auto x = cell_area.get_x() + 1;
-        const auto y = cell_area.get_y();
-        const auto w = cell_area.get_width();
-        const auto h = cell_area.get_height();
+        const auto x = background_area.get_x();
+        const auto y = background_area.get_y();
+        const auto w = background_area.get_width();
+        const auto h = background_area.get_height();
         cr->rectangle(x, y, 3, h);
         cr->fill();
     }
diff --git a/src/components/unreadrenderer.hpp b/src/components/unreadrenderer.hpp
index e333543..30446fa 100644
--- a/src/components/unreadrenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/components/unreadrenderer.hpp
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 
 class UnreadRenderer {
 public:
+    static void RenderUnreadOnGuild(Snowflake id, const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr, const Gdk::Rectangle &background_area, const Gdk::Rectangle &cell_area);
     static void RenderUnreadOnChannel(Snowflake id, const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> &cr, const Gdk::Rectangle &background_area, const Gdk::Rectangle &cell_area);
 };