diff --git a/felamimail/js/jscode/viewMainScreen.js b/felamimail/js/jscode/viewMainScreen.js
index d87ba0c6d1..f78863f778 100644
--- a/felamimail/js/jscode/viewMainScreen.js
+++ b/felamimail/js/jscode/viewMainScreen.js
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ function mail_disabledByClass(_action, _senders, _target)
 	return !$j(_target.iface.getDOMNode()).hasClass(_action.data.disableClass);
 }
 
-function mail_parentRefreshListRowStyle(oldID, newID)
+function mail_parentRefreshListRowStyle(oldID, newID, setNewAsSeen)
 {
 	// the old implementation is not working anymore, so we use the gridObject for this
+	if (typeof setNewAsSeen == 'undefined') setNewAsSeen = false;
 	var allElements = mailGrid.dataRoot.actionObject.flatList();
 	for (var i=0; i<allElements.length; i++) 
 	{
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ function mail_parentRefreshListRowStyle(oldID, newID)
 			{
 				allElements[i].setSelected(false);
 				allElements[i].setFocused(true);
+				if (setNewAsSeen) fm_msg_removeClass(newID, 'unseen');
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/felamimail/js/jscode/view_message.js b/felamimail/js/jscode/view_message.js
index c327009a61..8d6481a2aa 100644
--- a/felamimail/js/jscode/view_message.js
+++ b/felamimail/js/jscode/view_message.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function goToMessage(url) {
 	//alert(getUrlPart(window.location.href,'uid'));
 	var oldUid = getUrlPart(window.location.href,'uid');
 	var newUid = getUrlPart(url,'uid');
-	window.opener.mail_parentRefreshListRowStyle(oldUid, newUid);
+	window.opener.mail_parentRefreshListRowStyle(oldUid, newUid, true);
 	window.location.href = url;
 	//opener.refresh();
 }