diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
index 8a1507e2b..0a80f15c3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ ForumsDialog::ForumsDialog(QWidget *parent)
     connect(ui.expandButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(togglethreadview()));
     connect(ui.previousButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(previousMessage()));
     connect(ui.nextButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(nextMessage()));
+	 connect(ui.nextUnreadButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(nextUnreadMessage()));
+
     connect(ui.downloadButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(downloadAllFiles()));
 
     connect(ui.clearButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(clearFilter()));
@@ -1159,6 +1161,27 @@ void ForumsDialog::downloadAllFiles()
 	RetroShareLink::process(urls, RetroShareLink::TYPE_FILE/*, true*/);
 }
 
+void ForumsDialog::nextUnreadMessage()
+{
+    QTreeWidgetItem* currentItem = ui.threadTreeWidget->currentItem();
+    if( !currentItem )
+    {
+        currentItem = ui.threadTreeWidget->topLevelItem(0);
+        if( !currentItem )
+            return;
+    }
+
+    do
+    {
+        uint32_t status = currentItem->data(COLUMN_THREAD_DATA, ROLE_THREAD_STATUS).toUInt();
+        if( IS_UNREAD(status) )
+        {
+            ui.threadTreeWidget->setCurrentItem(currentItem);
+            return;
+        }
+    } while( currentItem = ui.threadTreeWidget->itemBelow(currentItem) );
+}
+
 // TODO
 #if 0
 void ForumsDialog::removemessage()
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
index 4f1c06c8f..989e42262 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void previousMessage ();
     void nextMessage ();
+	 void nextUnreadMessage();
     void downloadAllFiles();
 
     void changedViewBox();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
index fb0c4f82a..ba2cfed19 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsDialog.ui
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ background: white;}</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="6">
+          <item row="0" column="7">
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="expandButton">
             <property name="maximumSize">
              <size>
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ background: white;}</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="5">
+          <item row="0" column="6">
            <widget class="QPushButton" name="downloadButton">
             <property name="maximumSize">
              <size>
@@ -996,6 +996,25 @@ background: white;}</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="0" column="5">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="nextUnreadButton">
+            <property name="minimumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>80</width>
+              <height>24</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>80</width>
+              <height>24</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Next unread</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
         <item row="0" column="0">