diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index c3158e34e..a3a46a9c9 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -529,7 +529,12 @@ function parse_counters(reply, scheduled_call) {
 			if (t == "category") {
 				var catctr = document.getElementById("FCATCTR-" + id);
 				if (catctr) {
-					catctr.innerHTML = "(" + ctr + " unread)";
+					catctr.innerHTML = "(" + ctr + ")";
+					if (ctr > 0) {
+						catctr.className = "catCtrHasUnread";
+					} else {
+						catctr.className = "catCtrNoUnread";
+					}
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index c07f95b22..83f37b619 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -2926,12 +2926,14 @@
 					$cat_id = sprintf("%d", $cat_id);
 
 					$cat_unread = getCategoryUnread($link, $cat_id);
-					
+
+					$catctr_class = ($cat_unread > 0) ? "catCtrHasUnread" : "catCtrNoUnread";
+
 					print "<li class=\"feedCat\" id=\"FCAT-$cat_id\">
-						<a id=\"FCATN-$cat_id\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"javascript:toggleCollapseCat($cat_id)\">$tmp_category</a>
+						<a id=\"FCATN-$cat_id\" href=\"#\"onclick=\"javascript:toggleCollapseCat($cat_id)\">$tmp_category</a>
 							<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"javascript:viewCategory($cat_id)\" id=\"FCAP-$cat_id\">
-							<span id=\"FCATCTR-$cat_id\" 
-							class=\"$catctr_class\">($cat_unread unread)</span> $ellipsis
+							<span id=\"FCATCTR-$cat_id\" title=\"Click to browse category\" 
+							class=\"$catctr_class\">($cat_unread)</span> $ellipsis
 							</a></li>";
 
 					// !!! NO SPACE before <ul...feedCatList - breaks firstChild DOM function
diff --git a/tt-rss.css b/tt-rss.css
index fa99ebfe0..f610bc248 100644
--- a/tt-rss.css
+++ b/tt-rss.css
@@ -1313,3 +1313,7 @@ a.feedUpdErrLink {
 	display : block;
 	margin-bottom : 0.5em;
 }
+
+.catCtrHasUnread {
+	font-weight : bold;
+}