diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
index a64a9660..d3ea1975 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
@@ -174,19 +174,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_unreadMessagesBar {
-    margin-top: 13px;
-    color: #fff;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    background-color: #ff0064;
-    border-radius: 30px;
-    height: 30px;
-    line-height: 30px;
+    color: #ff0064;
     cursor: pointer;
+    margin-top: 5px;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_unreadMessagesBar img {
-    padding-left: 22px;
+    padding-left: 10px;
     padding-right: 22px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_typingBar {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/newmessages.png b/src/skins/vector/img/newmessages.png
index e6dbeb17..a22156ab 100644
Binary files a/src/skins/vector/img/newmessages.png and b/src/skins/vector/img/newmessages.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
index 322a3016..706b9f58 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 if (unreadMsgs) {
                     statusBar = (
                         <div className="mx_RoomView_unreadMessagesBar" onClick={ this.scrollToBottom }>
-                            <img src="img/newmessages.png" width="10" height="12" alt=""/>
+                            <img src="img/newmessages.png" width="24" height="24" alt=""/>
                             {unreadMsgs}
                         </div>
                     );