diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 4e628a420..fe0234d84 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       collapsed: isCollapsed,
       'has-background': isCollapsed && background,
       'status__wrapper-reply': !!status.get('in_reply_to_id'),
-      read: unread === false,
+      unread,
       muted,
     }, 'focusable');
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
index a65581136..f3403a243 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
     outline: 0;
     background: lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
 
-    &.status.status-direct:not(.read) {
+    &.status.status-direct {
       background: lighten($ui-base-color, 12%);
 
       &.muted {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     margin-top: 8px;
   }
 
-  &.status-direct:not(.read) {
+  &.status-direct {
     background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
     border-bottom-color: lighten($ui-base-color, 12%);
   }
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
     &:focus > .status__content:after {
       background: linear-gradient(rgba(lighten($ui-base-color, 4%), 0), rgba(lighten($ui-base-color, 4%), 1));
     }
-    &.status-direct:not(.read)> .status__content:after {
+    &.status-direct > .status__content:after {
       background: linear-gradient(rgba(lighten($ui-base-color, 8%), 0), rgba(lighten($ui-base-color, 8%), 1));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
index c83c82766..e5a5cc246 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/mastodon-light/diff.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.status.status-direct:not(.read) {
+.status.status-direct {
   background: darken($ui-base-color, 8%);
   border-bottom-color: darken($ui-base-color, 12%);
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-.focusable:focus.status.status-direct:not(.read) {
+.focusable:focus.status.status-direct {
   background: darken($ui-base-color, 4%);
 
   &.collapsed> .status__content:after {