diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherRow.js b/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherRow.js
index 76dcf4bbbb4a..82afb56590fa 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherRow.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherRow.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const ChatSwitcherRow = ({
     const textStyle = optionIsFocused
         ? styles.sidebarLinkActiveText
         : styles.sidebarLinkText;
+    const textUnreadStyle = option.isUnread
+        ? [textStyle, styles.sidebarLinkTextUnread] : [textStyle];
     return (
         <View
             style={[
@@ -70,15 +72,15 @@ const ChatSwitcherRow = ({
                     }
                     <View style={[styles.flex1]}>
                         {option.text === option.alternateText ? (
-                            <Text style={[textStyle]} numberOfLines={1}>
+                            <Text style={textUnreadStyle} numberOfLines={1}>
                                 {option.alternateText}
                             </Text>
                         ) : (
                             <>
-                                <Text style={[textStyle]} numberOfLines={1}>
+                                <Text style={textUnreadStyle} numberOfLines={1}>
                                     {option.text}
                                 </Text>
-                                <Text style={[textStyle, styles.textMicro]} numberOfLines={1}>
+                                <Text style={[...textUnreadStyle, styles.textMicro]} numberOfLines={1}>
                                     {option.alternateText}
                                 </Text>
                             </>
diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js b/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
index 9b3be84e24a6..abd3999fd70d 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/ChatSwitcherView.js
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ class ChatSwitcherView extends React.Component {
                 reportID: report.reportID,
                 type: OPTION_TYPE.REPORT,
                 participants: report.participants,
+                isUnread: report.unreadActionCount > 0
             }))
             .value();