diff --git a/assets/less/classes/forum/topic.less b/assets/less/classes/forum/topic.less
index 78889872..afc26a16 100644
--- a/assets/less/classes/forum/topic.less
+++ b/assets/less/classes/forum/topic.less
@@ -71,11 +71,23 @@
         display: flex;
         justify-content: center;
         align-items: center;
-        padding-bottom: 1px; // fixes centering
+        padding: 1px 1px 0 2px;
 
         &--unread {
             background-color: var(--accent-colour);
         }
+
+        &__participated {
+            position: absolute;
+            bottom: 2px;
+            right: 2px;
+            width: 4px;
+            height: 4px;
+            background-color: #fff;
+            border-radius: 100%;
+            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #111;
+            pointer-events: initial;
+        }
     }
 
     &__details {
diff --git a/src/Forum/topic.php b/src/Forum/topic.php
index 93efa105..3528e788 100644
--- a/src/Forum/topic.php
+++ b/src/Forum/topic.php
@@ -184,7 +184,14 @@ function forum_topic_listing(int $forumId, int $userId, int $offset = 0, int $ta
                         AND tt.`user_id` = `target_user_id`
                         AND `track_last_read` >= `topic_bumped`
                     )
-                ) AS `topic_unread`
+                ) AS `topic_unread`,
+                (
+                    SELECT COUNT(`post_id`) > 0
+                    FROM `msz_forum_posts`
+                    WHERE `topic_id` = t.`topic_id`
+                    AND `user_id` = `target_user_id`
+                    LIMIT 1
+                ) AS `topic_participated`
             FROM `msz_forum_topics` AS t
             LEFT JOIN `msz_users` AS au
             ON t.`user_id` = au.`user_id`
diff --git a/templates/forum/macros.twig b/templates/forum/macros.twig
index 5e16c44f..739147e1 100644
--- a/templates/forum/macros.twig
+++ b/templates/forum/macros.twig
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
         <div class="forum__category__container">
             <div class="forum__category__icon forum__category__icon--{{ forum_unread }}">
-                <i class="{{ forum_type }}"></i>
+                <i class="{{ forum_type }} fa-fw"></i>
             </div>
 
             <div class="forum__category__details">
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 
 {% macro forum_topic_entry(topic, topic_type, topic_unread) %}
     {% set topic_type = topic_type|default(null) %}
-    {% set topic_unread = topic_unread|default(topic.topic_unread|default(false)) ? 'unread' : 'read' %}
+    {% set topic_unread = topic_unread|default(topic.topic_unread|default(false)) %}
     {% set topic_important = topic.topic_type == constant('MSZ_TOPIC_TYPE_STICKY') or topic.topic_type == constant('MSZ_TOPIC_TYPE_ANNOUNCEMENT') or topic.topic_type == constant('MSZ_TOPIC_TYPE_GLOBAL_ANNOUNCEMENT') %}
 
     {% if topic_type is null %}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
         {% elseif topic.topic_locked is defined and topic.topic_locked is not null %}
             {% set topic_type = 'fas fa-lock' %}
         {% else %}
-            {% set topic_type = 'fas fa-comment' %}
+            {% set topic_type = (topic_unread ? 'fas' : 'far') ~ ' fa-comment' %}
         {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
@@ -275,8 +275,12 @@
         <a href="/forum/topic.php?t={{ topic.topic_id }}" class="forum__topic__link"></a>
 
         <div class="forum__topic__container">
-            <div class="forum__topic__icon forum__topic__icon--{{ topic_unread }}">
-                <i class="{{ topic_type }}"></i>
+            <div class="forum__topic__icon forum__topic__icon--{{ topic_unread ? 'unread' : 'read' }}">
+                <i class="{{ topic_type }} fa-fw"></i>
+
+                {% if topic.topic_participated %}
+                    <div class="forum__topic__icon__participated" title="You have posted in this topic"></div>
+                {% endif %}
             </div>
 
             <div class="forum__topic__details">