diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
index fb5d971890..1fcc40f30a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
     private Spinner spFolder;
     private CheckBox cbUnseen;
     private CheckBox cbFlagged;
+    private CheckBox cbHighlight;
     private CheckBox cbSemiTransparent;
     private ViewButtonColor btnColor;
     private Spinner spFontSize;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         long folder = prefs.getLong("widget." + appWidgetId + ".folder", -1L);
         boolean unseen = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".unseen", false);
         boolean flagged = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".flagged", false);
+        boolean highlight = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".highlight", false);
         boolean semi = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".semi", true);
         int background = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".background", Color.TRANSPARENT);
         int font = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".font", 0);
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         spFolder = findViewById(R.id.spFolder);
         cbUnseen = findViewById(R.id.cbUnseen);
         cbFlagged = findViewById(R.id.cbFlagged);
+        cbHighlight = findViewById(R.id.cbHighlight);
         cbSemiTransparent = findViewById(R.id.cbSemiTransparent);
         btnColor = findViewById(R.id.btnColor);
         spFontSize = findViewById(R.id.spFontSize);
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
                 editor.putString("widget." + appWidgetId + ".type", folder == null ? null : folder.type);
                 editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".unseen", cbUnseen.isChecked());
                 editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".flagged", cbFlagged.isChecked());
+                editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".highlight", cbHighlight.isChecked());
                 editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".semi", cbSemiTransparent.isChecked());
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".background", btnColor.getColor());
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".font", tinyOut(font));
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         // Initialize
         cbUnseen.setChecked(unseen);
         cbFlagged.setChecked(flagged);
+        cbHighlight.setChecked(highlight);
         cbSemiTransparent.setChecked(semi);
         btnColor.setColor(background);
         spFontSize.setSelection(tinyIn(font));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index a0e23592ad..ecdc6cd758 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
                             public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int selectedColor, Integer[] allColors) {
                                 prefs.edit().putInt("highlight_color", selectedColor).apply();
                                 btnHighlightColor.setColor(selectedColor);
+                                WidgetUnified.updateData(context);
                             }
                         })
                         .setNegativeButton(R.string.title_reset, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
                             public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                                 prefs.edit().remove("highlight_color").apply();
                                 btnHighlightColor.setColor(Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorAccent));
+                                WidgetUnified.updateData(context);
                             }
                         });
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
index 8eb7ee7919..545b7bc6b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.Spanned;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.text.style.UnderlineSpan;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
     private long account;
     private boolean unseen;
     private boolean flagged;
+    private boolean highlight;
     private boolean semi;
     private int background;
     private int font;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
     private boolean distinguish_contacts;
     private int colorStripeWidth;
     private int colorWidgetForeground;
+    private int colorUnreadHighlight;
     private int colorWidgetRead;
     private int colorSeparator;
     private boolean pro;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
         folder = prefs.getLong("widget." + appWidgetId + ".folder", -1L);
         unseen = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".unseen", false);
         flagged = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".flagged", false);
+        highlight = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".highlight", false);
         semi = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".semi", true);
         background = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".background", Color.TRANSPARENT);
         font = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".font", 0);
@@ -109,6 +113,8 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
         this.colorStripeWidth = Helper.dp2pixels(context, color_stripe_wide ? 12 : 6);
 
         colorWidgetForeground = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorWidgetForeground);
+        colorUnreadHighlight = prefs.getInt("highlight_color", Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorUnreadHighlight));
+        colorUnreadHighlight = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(colorUnreadHighlight, 255);
         colorWidgetRead = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorWidgetRead);
         colorSeparator = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.lightColorSeparator);
 
@@ -227,7 +233,9 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
             views.setTextViewText(idSubject, ssSubject);
             views.setTextViewText(idAccount, ssAccount);
 
-            int textColor = (message.ui_seen ? colorWidgetRead : colorWidgetForeground);
+            int textColor = (message.ui_seen
+                    ? colorWidgetRead
+                    : (highlight ? colorUnreadHighlight : colorWidgetForeground));
 
             views.setTextColor(idFrom, textColor);
             views.setTextColor(idTime, textColor);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
index e94e49be51..f9f3011600 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbUnseen" />
 
+        <CheckBox
+            android:id="@+id/cbHighlight"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:checked="true"
+            android:text="@string/title_advanced_highlight_unread"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbFlagged" />
+
         <CheckBox
             android:id="@+id/cbSemiTransparent"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@
             android:checked="true"
             android:text="@string/title_widget_semi_transparent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbFlagged" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbHighlight" />
 
         <eu.faircode.email.ViewButtonColor
             android:id="@+id/btnColor"