composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/screens/HomeScreen.kt

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.Badge
+import androidx.compose.material3.BadgedBox
 import androidx.compose.material3.Button
 import androidx.compose.material3.ButtonDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
@@ -655,27 +657,39 @@ fun NewRequests(requests: List<Room>) {
         else -> ""
     }
 
+    val totalUnread = requests.sumOf { it.unreadCount }
+
     ListItem(
         modifier = Modifier.clickable {
             navigator.navigate(Screen.RequestList)
         },
         leadingContent = {
-            Box(
+            BadgedBox(
-                modifier = Modifier
+                badge = {
-                    .size(48.dp)
+                    if (totalUnread > 0) {
-                    .clip(MaterialShapes.Clover4Leaf.toShape()),
+                        Badge {
-                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
+                            Text(totalUnread.toString())
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             ) {
-                Surface(
+                Box(
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier
-                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer,
+                        .size(48.dp)
+                        .clip(MaterialShapes.Clover4Leaf.toShape()),
+                    contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
                 ) {
-                    Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                    Surface(
-                        Icon(
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
-                            painter = painterResource(Res.drawable.ic_request),
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer,
-                            contentDescription = "Requests",
+                    ) {
-                            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onTertiaryFixed
+                        Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                        )
+                            Icon(
+                                painter = painterResource(Res.drawable.ic_request),
+                                contentDescription = "Requests",
+                                tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onTertiaryFixed
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -683,14 +697,19 @@ fun NewRequests(requests: List<Room>) {
         headlineContent = {
             Text(
                 text = "Requests",
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMediumEmphasized
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMediumEmphasized.copy(
+                    fontWeight = if (totalUnread > 0) FontWeight.SemiBold else FontWeight.Normal
+                )
             )
         },
         supportingContent = {
             if (supportingText.isNotEmpty()) {
                 Text(
                     text = supportingText,
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(
+                        fontWeight = if (totalUnread > 0) FontWeight.SemiBold else FontWeight.Normal,
+                        color = if (totalUnread > 0) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outline
+                    ),
                     maxLines = 1,
                     overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis
                 )
@@ -712,22 +731,35 @@ fun ChatRoom(room: Room, onClick: () -> Unit) {
     ListItem(
         modifier = Modifier.clickable(onClick = onClick),
         leadingContent = {
-            Avatar(picture = roomState.picture, description = roomState.picture)
+            BadgedBox(
+                badge = {
+                    if (room.unreadCount > 0) {
+                        Badge {
+                            Text(room.unreadCount.toString())
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            ) {
+                Avatar(picture = roomState.picture, description = roomState.picture)
+            }
         },
         headlineContent = {
             Row(
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
             ) {
                 Text(
                     text = roomState.name,
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMediumEmphasized,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMediumEmphasized.copy(
+                        fontWeight = if (room.unreadCount > 0) FontWeight.SemiBold else FontWeight.Normal
+                    ),
                     modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)
                 )
                 Text(
                     text = room.createdAt.ago(),
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outline
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outline,
+                    textAlign = TextAlign.End,
                 )
             }
         },
@@ -735,7 +767,10 @@ fun ChatRoom(room: Room, onClick: () -> Unit) {
             if (!room.lastMessage.isNullOrBlank()) {
                 Text(
                     text = room.lastMessage ?: "",
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(
+                        fontWeight = if (room.unreadCount > 0) FontWeight.SemiBold else FontWeight.Normal,
+                        color = if (room.unreadCount > 0) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outline
+                    ),
                     overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                     maxLines = 1,
                 )

shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/Room.kt

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ data class Room(
     val subject: String?,
     val members: Set<PublicKey>,
     val kind: RoomKind = RoomKind.default(),
-    val lastMessage: String? = null
+    val lastMessage: String? = null,
+    val unreadCount: Int = 0
 ) : Comparable<Room> {
     override fun compareTo(other: Room): Int {
         return this.createdAt.asSecs().compareTo(other.createdAt.asSecs())

shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/repository/ChatRepository.kt

@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ class ChatRepository(
         return _state.value.rooms[id]
     }
 
+    fun markAsRead(roomId: Long) {
+        _state.update { currentState ->
+            val rooms = currentState.rooms.toMutableMap()
+            val room = rooms[roomId]
+            if (room != null && room.unreadCount > 0) {
+                rooms[roomId] = room.copy(unreadCount = 0)
+                currentState.copy(rooms = rooms)
+            } else {
+                currentState
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun refreshChatRooms() {
         scope.launch(defaultDispatcher) {
             try {
@@ -140,10 +153,14 @@ class ChatRepository(
                         val existing = newMap[dbRoom.id]
                         // Only update if the database version is newer or equal
                         if (existing == null || dbRoom.createdAt.asSecs() >= existing.createdAt.asSecs()) {
-                            // Preserve Ongoing kind if already marked as such in memory
+                            // Preserve Ongoing kind and unreadCount status if already marked as such in memory
                             val mergedKind =
                                 if (existing?.kind == RoomKind.Ongoing) RoomKind.Ongoing else dbRoom.kind
-                            newMap[dbRoom.id] = dbRoom.copy(kind = mergedKind)
+                            val mergedUnreadCount = existing?.unreadCount ?: 0
+                            newMap[dbRoom.id] = dbRoom.copy(
+                                kind = mergedKind,
+                                unreadCount = mergedUnreadCount
+                            )
                         }
                     }
                     currentState.copy(rooms = newMap)
@@ -237,14 +254,18 @@ class ChatRepository(
 
             if (existingRoom == null) {
                 // New room discovery
-                val newRoom = Room.new(event, currentUser, roomId).copy(kind = newKind)
+                val newRoom = Room.new(event, currentUser, roomId).copy(
+                    kind = newKind,
+                    unreadCount = if (isFromMe) 0 else 1
+                )
                 rooms[newRoom.id] = newRoom
             } else if (event.createdAt().asSecs() >= existingRoom.createdAt.asSecs()) {
                 // Only update preview if message is newer (handles sync/late arrivals)
                 rooms[roomId] = existingRoom.copy(
                     lastMessage = event.content(),
                     createdAt = event.createdAt(),
-                    kind = newKind
+                    kind = newKind,
+                    unreadCount = if (isFromMe) existingRoom.unreadCount else existingRoom.unreadCount + 1
                 )
             } else if (isFromMe && existingRoom.kind != RoomKind.Ongoing) {
                 // Even if it's an older message, if it's from me, the room is ongoing

shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/viewmodel/ChatScreenViewModel.kt

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class ChatScreenViewModel(
             messages.clear()
             messages.addAll(initialMessages.distinctBy { it.id() })
             loading = false
+            // Mark the room as read once messages are loaded
+            chatRepository.markAsRead(id)
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ class ChatScreenViewModel(
                 if (event.roomId() == id) {
                     if (messages.none { it.id() == event.id() }) {
                         messages.add(0, event)
+                        chatRepository.markAsRead(id)
                     }
                 } else {
                     newOtherMessages++