diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanNewItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanNewItem.ui
index 4f8379de9..e06a99ea3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanNewItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChanNewItem.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>643</width>
-    <height>155</height>
+    <height>157</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout">
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@
          <widget class="QLabel" name="logoLabel">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
-            <width>64</width>
-            <height>64</height>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
            </size>
           </property>
           <property name="maximumSize">
            <size>
-            <width>64</width>
-            <height>64</height>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
            </size>
           </property>
           <property name="scaledContents">
-           <bool>true</bool>
+           <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
index 2a4fadde6..aad27911b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ void ForumMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 	{
 		titleLabel->setText(tr("Unknown Forum Post"));
 	}
+	
+	if (fi.forumFlags & RS_DISTRIB_AUTHEN_REQ) {
+        iconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/konv_message64.png"));
+	} else {
+        iconLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/konversation64.png"));
+	}
 
 	/* get actual Message */
 	ForumMsgInfo msg;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
index 46494cae1..694d93796 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@
          <widget class="QLabel" name="iconLabel">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
-            <width>48</width>
-            <height>48</height>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
            </size>
           </property>
           <property name="maximumSize">
            <size>
-            <width>48</width>
-            <height>48</height>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
            </size>
           </property>
           <property name="pixmap">
-           <pixmap resource="../images.qrc">:/images/konversation.png</pixmap>
+           <pixmap resource="../images.qrc">:/images/konversation64.png</pixmap>
           </property>
           <property name="alignment">
            <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.cpp
index 87534b34a..3c475d3fa 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ void ForumNewItem::updateItemStatic()
 			subscribeButton->setEnabled(true);
 			postButton->setEnabled(false);
 		}
+		
+	if (fi.forumFlags & RS_DISTRIB_AUTHEN_REQ) {
+        forumlogo_label->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/konv_message64.png"));
+	} else {
+        forumlogo_label->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/konversation64.png"));
+	}
 
 		/* should also check the other flags */
 	}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.ui
index 87983df57..1a222ca54 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumNewItem.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>618</width>
-    <height>117</height>
+    <height>157</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout">
@@ -95,180 +95,172 @@
      <property name="frameShadow">
       <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>9</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>6</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
-       <number>6</number>
-      </property>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+        <item row="0" column="0" rowspan="2">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="forumlogo_label">
+          <property name="minimumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>70</width>
+            <height>70</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
           <property name="text">
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="pixmap">
-           <pixmap resource="../images.qrc">:/images/konversation.png</pixmap>
+           <pixmap resource="../images.qrc">:/images/konversation64.png</pixmap>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="font">
-           <font>
-            <weight>75</weight>
-            <italic>true</italic>
-            <bold>true</bold>
-           </font>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string notr="true">Forum</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+        <item row="0" column="1">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="titleLabel">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="font">
+             <font>
+              <weight>75</weight>
+              <italic>true</italic>
+              <bold>true</bold>
+             </font>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string notr="true">Forum</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="nameLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string notr="true">name</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="openExternalLinks">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>40</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="nameLabel">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string notr="true">name</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="openExternalLinks">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>500</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="subscribeButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Subscribe to Forum</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/directoryadd_24x24_shadow.png</normaloff>:/images/directoryadd_24x24_shadow.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="postButton">
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/mail_new.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_new.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeType">
-           <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Expand</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
-          </property>
-          <property name="focusPolicy">
-           <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Remove Item</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
-            <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+        <item row="1" column="1">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+          <item>
+           <spacer>
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeType">
+             <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>254</width>
+              <height>28</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="subscribeButton">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Subscribe to Forum</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/directoryadd_24x24_shadow.png</normaloff>:/images/directoryadd_24x24_shadow.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="postButton">
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/mail_new.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_new.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Expand</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="clearButton">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="toolTip">
+             <string>Remove Item</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="icon">
+             <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+              <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
-      <item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QFrame" name="expandFrame">
         <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
          <property name="spacing">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
index 020093d6f..33fbf1963 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
         <file>images/konversation16.png</file>
         <file>images/konversation128.png</file>
         <file>images/konv_message2.png</file>
+        <file>images/konv_message64.png</file>
         <file>images/konversation64.png</file>
         <file>images/forums_new.png</file>
         <file>images/ksysguard.png</file>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/konv_message64.png b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/konv_message64.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edecbfc42
Binary files /dev/null and b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/konv_message64.png differ
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
index 1584c8964..e310306a7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ ForumNewItem > QLabel#nextNameLabel, ForumMsgItem > QLabel#nameLabel {
 }
 
 ForumMsgItem QLabel#iconLabel {
-	border: 2px solid black;
+	border: 2px solid #CCCCCC;
 	background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0, x2: 0, y2: 1, stop: 0 #EEEEEE, stop: 1 #CCCCCC);
 	border-radius: 10px
 }