diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
index da5c1c281..0b7d6becf 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
@@ -301,8 +301,13 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::textColorRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int column) const
 {
-    if( (fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN) && !IS_MSG_UNREAD(fmpe.mMsgStatus))
-        return QVariant(mTextColorUnreadChildren);
+    if( (fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_IS_MISSING))
+        return QVariant(mTextColorMissing);
+
+    if(IS_MSG_UNREAD(fmpe.mMsgStatus))
+        return QVariant(mTextColorUnread);
+    else
+        return QVariant(mTextColorRead);
 
 	return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index ad6d6bcb1..d9aa36817 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
 
 		QPixmap pix = icon.pixmap(r.size());
 
-        return QSize(pix.width() + fm.width(str),1.2*fm.height());
+        return QSize(pix.width() + fm.width(str),std::max(1.1*pix.height(),1.4*fm.height()));
     }
 
     virtual void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex& index) const override