diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
index 3a1d4f507..ce28e9191 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.cpp
@@ -258,13 +258,8 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
 	switch(role)
 	{
-	case Qt::SizeHintRole:       return sizeHintRole(index.column()) ;
-	case Qt::FontRole:
-	case Qt::TextAlignmentRole:
-	case Qt::TextColorRole:
-	case Qt::WhatsThisRole:
-	case Qt::EditRole:
-    case Qt::StatusTipRole: 	return QVariant();
+	case Qt::SizeHintRole: return sizeHintRole(index.column()) ;
+    case Qt::StatusTipRole:return QVariant();
     default: break;
 	}
 
@@ -297,7 +292,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     {
         QFont font ;
 
-		font.setBold(IS_MSG_UNREAD(fmpe.mMsgStatus));
+		font.setBold(fmpe.mPostFlags & ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN);
 
         return QVariant(font);
     }
@@ -311,6 +306,7 @@ QVariant RsGxsForumModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 	case Qt::DecorationRole: return decorationRole(fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::ToolTipRole:	 return toolTipRole   (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case Qt::UserRole:	 	 return userRole      (fmpe,index.column()) ;
+	case Qt::TextColorRole:  return textColorRole (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 
 	case ThreadPinnedRole:   return pinnedRole    (fmpe,index.column()) ;
 	case MissingRole:        return missingRole   (fmpe,index.column()) ;
@@ -320,6 +316,14 @@ 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);
+
+	return QVariant();
+}
+
 QVariant RsGxsForumModel::statusRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe,int column) const
 {
  	if(column != COLUMN_THREAD_DATA)
@@ -476,6 +480,9 @@ void RsGxsForumModel::setPosts(const RsGxsForumGroup& group, const std::vector<F
 
     mPosts[0].prow = 0;
 
+    bool has_unread_below,has_read_below ;
+    recursUpdateReadStatus(0,has_unread_below,has_read_below) ;
+
     debug_dump();
 
 	emit layoutChanged();
@@ -923,16 +930,45 @@ void RsGxsForumModel::computeMessagesHierarchy(const RsGxsForumGroup& forum_grou
 
 	std::cerr << "GxsForumsFillThread::run() stopped: " << (wasStopped() ? "yes" : "no") << std::endl;
 #endif
+}
 
-    bool has_unread_below,has_read_below ;
+void RsGxsForumModel::setMsgReadStatus(const QModelIndex& i,bool read_status,bool with_children)
+{
+	if(!i.isValid())
+		return ;
 
-    recursUpdateReadStatus(0,has_unread_below,has_read_below) ;
+	void *ref = i.internalPointer();
+	uint32_t entry = 0;
+
+	if(!convertRefPointerToTabEntry(ref,entry) || entry >= mPosts.size())
+		return ;
+
+    bool has_unread_below,has_read_below;
+    recursSetMsgReadStatus(entry,read_status,with_children) ;
+	recursUpdateReadStatus(0,has_unread_below,has_read_below);
+}
+
+void RsGxsForumModel::recursSetMsgReadStatus(ForumModelIndex i,bool read_status,bool with_children)
+{
+    if(read_status)
+		mPosts[i].mMsgStatus = 0;
+    else
+		mPosts[i].mMsgStatus = GXS_SERV::GXS_MSG_STATUS_GUI_UNREAD;
+
+    uint32_t token;
+	rsGxsForums->setMessageReadStatus(token,std::make_pair( mForumGroup.mMeta.mGroupId, mPosts[i].mMsgId ), read);
+
+    if(!with_children)
+        return;
+
+    for(uint32_t j=0;j<mPosts[i].mChildren.size();++j)
+        recursSetMsgReadStatus(mPosts[i].mChildren[j],read_status,with_children);
 }
 
 void RsGxsForumModel::recursUpdateReadStatus(ForumModelIndex i,bool& has_unread_below,bool& has_read_below)
 {
-    has_unread_below = IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPosts[i].mMsgStatus);
-    has_read_below = !IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPosts[i].mMsgStatus);
+    has_unread_below =  IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPosts[i].mMsgStatus);
+    has_read_below   = !IS_MSG_UNREAD(mPosts[i].mMsgStatus);
 
     for(uint32_t j=0;j<mPosts[i].mChildren.size();++j)
     {
@@ -941,19 +977,19 @@ void RsGxsForumModel::recursUpdateReadStatus(ForumModelIndex i,bool& has_unread_
         recursUpdateReadStatus(mPosts[i].mChildren[j],ub,rb);
 
         has_unread_below = has_unread_below || ub ;
-        has_read_below = has_read_below || rb ;
+        has_read_below   = has_read_below   || rb ;
 
         if(ub && rb)		// optimization
             break;
     }
 
     if(has_unread_below)
-		mPosts[i].mPostFlags |= ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN;
+		mPosts[i].mPostFlags |=  ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN;
     else
 		mPosts[i].mPostFlags &= ~ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_UNREAD_CHILDREN;
 
     if(has_read_below)
-		mPosts[i].mPostFlags |= ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_READ_CHILDREN;
+		mPosts[i].mPostFlags |=  ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_READ_CHILDREN;
     else
 		mPosts[i].mPostFlags &= ~ForumModelPostEntry::FLAG_POST_HAS_READ_CHILDREN;
 }
@@ -962,8 +998,10 @@ static void recursPrintModel(const std::vector<ForumModelPostEntry>& entries,For
 {
     const ForumModelPostEntry& e(entries[index]);
 
-    std::cerr << std::string(depth*2,' ') << e.mAuthorId.toStdString() << " " << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mPostFlags,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString()
-              << " " << QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(e.mPublishTs).toString().toStdString() << " \"" << e.mTitle << "\"" << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << std::string(depth*2,' ') << e.mAuthorId.toStdString() << " "
+              << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mPostFlags,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString() << " "
+              << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mMsgStatus,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString() << " "
+              << QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(e.mPublishTs).toString().toStdString() << " \"" << e.mTitle << "\"" << std::endl;
 
     for(uint32_t i=0;i<e.mChildren.size();++i)
         recursPrintModel(entries,e.mChildren[i],depth+1);
@@ -980,7 +1018,9 @@ void RsGxsForumModel::debug_dump()
     {
 		const ForumModelPostEntry& e(mPosts[i]);
 
-		std::cerr << "    " << i << " : " << e.mMsgId << " (from " << e.mAuthorId.toStdString() << ") " << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mPostFlags,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString();
+		std::cerr << "    " << i << " : " << e.mMsgId << " (from " << e.mAuthorId.toStdString() << ") "
+                  << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mPostFlags,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString() << " "
+                  << QString("%1").arg((uint32_t)e.mMsgStatus,8,16,QChar('0')).toStdString() << " ";
 
     	for(uint32_t i=0;i<e.mChildren.size();++i)
             std::cerr << " " << e.mChildren[i] ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
index eac629b59..803fec4a0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumModel.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct RsMsgMetaData
 #include "retroshare/rsgxsforums.h"
 #include "retroshare/rsgxsifacetypes.h"
 #include <QModelIndex>
+#include <QColor>
 
 // This class holds the actual hierarchy of posts, represented by identifiers
 // It is responsible for auto-updating when necessary and holds a mutex to allow the Model to
@@ -77,9 +78,19 @@ public:
               	StatusRole       = Qt::UserRole+4,
               };
 
+	QModelIndex root() const{ return createIndex(0,0,(void*)NULL) ;}
+
     // This method will asynchroneously update the data
 	void setForum(const RsGxsGroupId& forumGroup);
 
+	void setTextColorRead          (QColor color) { mTextColorRead           = color;}
+	void setTextColorUnread        (QColor color) { mTextColorUnread         = color;}
+	void setTextColorUnreadChildren(QColor color) { mTextColorUnreadChildren = color;}
+	void setTextColorNotSubscribed (QColor color) { mTextColorNotSubscribed  = color;}
+	void setTextColorMissing       (QColor color) { mTextColorMissing        = color;}
+
+	void setMsgReadStatus(const QModelIndex &i, bool read_status, bool with_children);
+
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     bool hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	QVariant authorRole    (const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe, int col) const;
 	QVariant sortRole      (const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe, int col) const;
 	QVariant fontRole      (const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe, int col) const;
+	QVariant textColorRole(const ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe, int col) const;
 
     /*!
      * \brief debug_dump
@@ -128,6 +140,7 @@ private:
 	void update_posts(const RsGxsGroupId &group_id);
 	void setForumMessageSummary(const std::vector<RsGxsForumMsg>& messages);
 	void recursUpdateReadStatus(ForumModelIndex i,bool& has_unread_below,bool& has_read_below);
+	void recursSetMsgReadStatus(ForumModelIndex i,bool read_status,bool with_children);
 
 	static void generateMissingItem(const RsGxsMessageId &msgId,ForumModelPostEntry& entry);
 	static ForumModelIndex addEntry(std::vector<ForumModelPostEntry>& posts,const ForumModelPostEntry& entry,ForumModelIndex parent);
@@ -138,4 +151,10 @@ private:
 	void initEmptyHierarchy(std::vector<ForumModelPostEntry>& posts);
 
     std::vector<ForumModelPostEntry> mPosts ; // store the list of posts updated from rsForums.
+
+    QColor mTextColorRead          ;
+    QColor mTextColorUnread        ;
+    QColor mTextColorUnreadChildren;
+    QColor mTextColorNotSubscribed ;
+    QColor mTextColorMissing       ;
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 3d62a2982..44c530ed6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
 
 		QPixmap pix = icon.pixmap(r.size());
 
-        return QSize(pix.width() + fm.width(str),fm.height());
+        return QSize(pix.width() + fm.width(str),1.2*fm.height());
     }
 
     virtual void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex& index) const override
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+void GxsForumThreadWidget::setTextColorRead          (QColor color) { mTextColorRead           = color; mThreadModel->setTextColorRead          (color);}
+void GxsForumThreadWidget::setTextColorUnread        (QColor color) { mTextColorUnread         = color; mThreadModel->setTextColorUnread        (color);}
+void GxsForumThreadWidget::setTextColorUnreadChildren(QColor color) { mTextColorUnreadChildren = color; mThreadModel->setTextColorUnreadChildren(color);}
+void GxsForumThreadWidget::setTextColorNotSubscribed (QColor color) { mTextColorNotSubscribed  = color; mThreadModel->setTextColorNotSubscribed (color);}
+void GxsForumThreadWidget::setTextColorMissing       (QColor color) { mTextColorMissing        = color; mThreadModel->setTextColorMissing       (color);}
+
 GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget *parent) :
 	GxsMessageFrameWidget(rsGxsForums, parent),
 	ui(new Ui::GxsForumThreadWidget)
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
 
 	setUpdateWhenInvisible(true);
 
+#ifdef TODO
 	/* Setup UI helper */
 	mStateHelper->addWidget(mTokenTypeGroupData, ui->subscribeToolButton);
 	mStateHelper->addWidget(mTokenTypeGroupData, ui->newthreadButton);
@@ -257,6 +264,7 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
 
 	mStateHelper->addLoadPlaceholder(mTokenTypeMessageData, ui->postText);
     //mStateHelper->addLoadPlaceholder(mTokenTypeMessageData, ui->threadTitle);
+#endif
 
 	mSubscribeFlags = 0;
     mSignFlags = 0;
@@ -583,14 +591,21 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::updateDisplay(bool complete)
 	}
 }
 
-bool GxsForumThreadWidget::getCurrentPost(ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe) const
+QModelIndex GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget::getCurrentIndex() const
 {
 	QModelIndexList selectedIndexes = ui->threadTreeWidget->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
 
     if(selectedIndexes.size() != RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_NB_COLUMNS)	// check that a single row is selected
-        return false;
+        return QModelIndex();
 
-    QModelIndex index = *selectedIndexes.begin();
+    return *selectedIndexes.begin();
+}
+bool GxsForumThreadWidget::getCurrentPost(ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe) const
+{
+    QModelIndex index = getCurrentIndex() ;
+
+    if(!index.isValid())
+        return false ;
 
     return mThreadModel->getPostData(index,fmpe);
 }
@@ -1882,25 +1897,22 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::insertMessageData(const RsGxsForumMsg &msg)
 	bool setToReadOnActive = Settings->getForumMsgSetToReadOnActivate();
 	uint32_t status = msg.mMeta.mMsgStatus ;//item->data(RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_DATA, ROLE_THREAD_STATUS).toUInt();
 
-#ifdef TODO
-	QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> row;
-	row.append(item);
+    QModelIndex index = getCurrentIndex();
 
 	if (IS_MSG_NEW(status)) {
 		if (setToReadOnActive) {
 			/* set to read */
-			setMsgReadStatus(row, true);
+			mThreadModel->setMsgReadStatus(index,true,false);
 		} else {
 			/* set to unread by user */
-			setMsgReadStatus(row, false);
+			mThreadModel->setMsgReadStatus(index,false,false);
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (setToReadOnActive && IS_MSG_UNREAD(status)) {
 			/* set to read */
-			setMsgReadStatus(row, true);
+			mThreadModel->setMsgReadStatus(index, true,false);
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 
 	ui->time_label->setText(DateTime::formatLongDateTime(msg.mMeta.mPublishTs));
 	ui->by_label->setId(msg.mMeta.mAuthorId);
@@ -2045,6 +2057,7 @@ int GxsForumThreadWidget::getSelectedMsgCount(QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> *rows, QLi
 
 void GxsForumThreadWidget::setMsgReadStatus(QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> &rows, bool read)
 {
+
 #ifdef TODO
 	QList<QTreeWidgetItem*>::iterator row;
 	std::list<QTreeWidgetItem*> changedItems;
@@ -2132,11 +2145,25 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::showInPeopleTab()
 
 void GxsForumThreadWidget::markMsgAsReadUnread (bool read, bool children, bool forum)
 {
-#ifdef TODO
 	if (groupId().isNull() || !IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(mSubscribeFlags)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+    if(forum)
+		mThreadModel->setMsgReadStatus(mThreadModel->root(),read,children);
+    else
+	{
+		QModelIndexList selectedIndexes = ui->threadTreeWidget->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
+
+		if(selectedIndexes.size() != RsGxsForumModel::COLUMN_THREAD_NB_COLUMNS)	// check that a single row is selected
+			return ;
+
+		QModelIndex index = *selectedIndexes.begin();
+
+		mThreadModel->setMsgReadStatus(index,read,children);
+	}
+
+#ifdef TODO
 	/* get selected messages */
 	QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> rows;
 	if (forum) {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
index 3f5a5c92f..b32296d65 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.h
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ public:
 	QColor textColorNotSubscribed() const { return mTextColorNotSubscribed; }
 	QColor textColorMissing() const { return mTextColorMissing; }
 
-	void setTextColorRead(QColor color) { mTextColorRead = color; }
-	void setTextColorUnread(QColor color) { mTextColorUnread = color; }
-	void setTextColorUnreadChildren(QColor color) { mTextColorUnreadChildren = color; }
-	void setTextColorNotSubscribed(QColor color) { mTextColorNotSubscribed = color; }
-	void setTextColorMissing(QColor color) { mTextColorMissing = color; }
+	void setTextColorRead          (QColor color) ;
+	void setTextColorUnread        (QColor color) ;
+	void setTextColorUnreadChildren(QColor color) ;
+	void setTextColorNotSubscribed (QColor color) ;
+	void setTextColorMissing       (QColor color) ;
 
 	/* GxsMessageFrameWidget */
 	virtual void groupIdChanged();
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
 	void insertMessageData(const RsGxsForumMsg &msg);
 	bool getCurrentPost(ForumModelPostEntry& fmpe) const ;
+	QModelIndex getCurrentIndex() const;
 
 	void insertMessage();
 	void insertGroupData();