From 9d3bfd38b0876cd1bdf5bb90d6639f200ceb12e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Pfleger <pfleger.will@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:40:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop): restore solid dot for top-level channel unreads
 (#1253)

Signed-off-by: Will Pfleger <pfleger.will@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: npub1mn7jgtj4w2pd0g0zeuhxsa6jy6p0rewxz4kujt98my82ahfmp72sxjexk7 <dcfd242e557282d7a1e2cf2e6877522682f1e5c6156dc92ca7d90eaedd3b0f95@sprout-oss.stage.blox.sqprod.co>
---
 .../features/sidebar/ui/SidebarSection.tsx    | 36 ++++++++++++++-----
 desktop/tests/e2e/badge.spec.ts               |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarSection.tsx b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarSection.tsx
index 611eb5f42..1ceba1720 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarSection.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarSection.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,23 @@ function UnreadCountBadge({
   );
 }
 
+function UnreadDotBadge({
+  channelName,
+  className,
+}: {
+  channelName: string;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={cn("h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary", className)}
+      data-testid={`channel-unread-dot-${channelName}`}
+    >
+      <span className="sr-only">unread</span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 export type SidebarDmParticipant = {
   avatarUrl: string | null;
   label: string;
@@ -233,15 +250,16 @@ export function ChannelMenuButton({
           )}
         />
       ) : null}
-      {hasUnread &&
-      unreadCount > 0 &&
-      !isActive &&
-      channel.channelType !== "dm" ? (
-        <UnreadCountBadge
-          channelName={channel.name}
-          className="ml-auto"
-          count={Math.max(unreadCount, 1)}
-        />
+      {hasUnread && !isActive && channel.channelType !== "dm" ? (
+        unreadCount > 0 ? (
+          <UnreadCountBadge
+            channelName={channel.name}
+            className="ml-auto"
+            count={unreadCount}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <UnreadDotBadge channelName={channel.name} className="ml-auto" />
+        )
       ) : null}
     </SidebarMenuButton>
   );
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/badge.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/badge.spec.ts
index eb04ef946..0dfdfb549 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/badge.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/badge.spec.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ test("regular message bolds inactive channel without numeric badge", async ({
     "600",
   );
   await expect(page.getByTestId("channel-unread-random")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("channel-unread-dot-random")).toBeVisible();
   await waitForBadgeState(page, withDotOnlyBadge(baselineBadge));
 });
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ test("numeric badge increments for @mention in inactive channel", async ({
   );
 
   await expect(page.getByTestId("channel-unread-random")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("channel-unread-dot-random")).toHaveCount(0);
   await waitForBadgeState(page, withAdditionalBadgeCount(baselineBadge, 1));
 });