diff --git a/app/models/spaz.db.js b/app/models/spaz.db.js
index 4c94bd4..75c836a 100644
--- a/app/models/spaz.db.js
+++ b/app/models/spaz.db.js
@@ -65,6 +65,25 @@ Spaz.DB.markEntryAsRead = function(entryId) {
 	}
 }
 
+Spaz.DB.isRead = function(entryId) {
+	var conn = getSyncConnection(air.SQLMode.READ);
+	if (conn.connected) {
+		var sql = new air.SQLStatement();
+		sql.text = "SELECT entry_id FROM read_entries WHERE entry_id=:entryId";
+		sql.parameters[":entryId"] = entryId;
+		sql.sqlConnection = conn;
+		try {
+			sql.execute();
+			return sql.getResult().data.length > 0
+		} catch (error) {
+			Spaz.dump("Failed to find out if entry is read:", error);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /* Check against the database if the entry should be marked as read or not. The first argument is the entry id which must
  * be an integer and the second argument is the callback function made once it has been determined if the entry should be marked as
  * read or not. The callback function takes as unique argument a boolean value which is true if the entry should be marked as read.
diff --git a/app/views/spaz.timelines.js b/app/views/spaz.timelines.js
index 3db7e70..e63eda4 100644
--- a/app/views/spaz.timelines.js
+++ b/app/views/spaz.timelines.js
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ var FriendsTimeline = function() {
 					// convert emoticons
 					data[i].text = Emoticons.SimpleSmileys.convertEmoticons(data[i].text)
 					
+					// check if entry has been read
+					data[i].read = Spaz.DB.isRead(data[i].id);
+					
 					if (data[i].SC_is_retweet) {
 						// nl2br
 						data[i].retweeted_status.text = sch.nl2br(data[i].retweeted_status.text);
diff --git a/app/views/spaz.tpl.js b/app/views/spaz.tpl.js
index fe4d1ac..5a723f4 100644
--- a/app/views/spaz.tpl.js
+++ b/app/views/spaz.tpl.js
@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@ Spaz.Tpl.parse =function(template, data) {
 if (!Spaz.Templates) Spaz.Templates = {};
 
 Spaz.Templates.timeline_entry = function(d) {
-
 	d.isSent = (d.user.screen_name.toLowerCase() === Spaz.Prefs.getUser().toLowerCase());
 	
 	d.SC_base_url = Spaz.Data.getBaseURL();
 
 	var entryHTML = '';
-	entryHTML += '<div class="timeline-entry new ';
+	entryHTML += '<div class="timeline-entry ';
+	if (d.read) {
+		entryHTML += ' read ';
+	} else {
+		entryHTML += ' new ';
+	}
 	if (d.favorited) {
 		entryHTML += ' favorited ';
 	}
@@ -103,7 +107,6 @@ Spaz.Templates.timeline_entry = function(d) {
 	entryHTML += '	</div>';
 	entryHTML += '</div>';
 	
-	
 	return entryHTML;
 }