diff --git a/server/src/graphql.rs b/server/src/graphql.rs
index 18df894..744a4e4 100644
--- a/server/src/graphql.rs
+++ b/server/src/graphql.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub enum Thread {
 #[derive(Debug, SimpleObject)]
 pub struct NewsPost {
     pub thread_id: String,
+    pub is_read: bool,
     pub slug: String,
     pub site: String,
     pub title: String,
diff --git a/server/src/newsreader.rs b/server/src/newsreader.rs
index 98cc60d..bdec610 100644
--- a/server/src/newsreader.rs
+++ b/server/src/newsreader.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ pub async fn thread(pool: &PgPool, thread_id: String) -> Result<Thread, ServerEr
         }
     }
     let title = clean_title(&r.title.unwrap_or("NO TITLE".to_string())).await?;
+    let is_read = r.is_read.unwrap_or(false);
     let timestamp = r
         .date
         .expect("post missing date")
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ pub async fn thread(pool: &PgPool, thread_id: String) -> Result<Thread, ServerEr
         .unix_timestamp();
     Ok(Thread::News(NewsPost {
         thread_id,
+        is_read,
         slug,
         site,
         title,
diff --git a/web/graphql/schema.json b/web/graphql/schema.json
index 8f9e0b3..d0305ca 100644
--- a/web/graphql/schema.json
+++ b/web/graphql/schema.json
@@ -878,6 +878,22 @@
                 }
               }
             },
+            {
+              "args": [],
+              "deprecationReason": null,
+              "description": null,
+              "isDeprecated": false,
+              "name": "isRead",
+              "type": {
+                "kind": "NON_NULL",
+                "name": null,
+                "ofType": {
+                  "kind": "SCALAR",
+                  "name": "Boolean",
+                  "ofType": null
+                }
+              }
+            },
             {
               "args": [],
               "deprecationReason": null,
diff --git a/web/graphql/show_thread.graphql b/web/graphql/show_thread.graphql
index 81c535e..46cfadf 100644
--- a/web/graphql/show_thread.graphql
+++ b/web/graphql/show_thread.graphql
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ query ShowThreadQuery($threadId: String!) {
   thread(threadId: $threadId) {
     __typename ... on NewsPost{
       threadId
+      isRead
       slug
       site
       title
diff --git a/web/src/view/mod.rs b/web/src/view/mod.rs
index feb491b..bae68af 100644
--- a/web/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/web/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -1131,9 +1131,7 @@ fn render_news_post_header(post: &ShowThreadQueryThreadOnNewsPost) -> Node<Msg>
     let avatar: Option<String> = None;
     //let avatar: Option<String> = Some(String::from("https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/64x64.png"));
     let id = post.thread_id.clone();
-    // TODO: plumb this through
-    //let is_unread = has_unread(&msg.tags);
-    let is_unread = true;
+    let is_unread = !post.is_read;
     let img = render_avatar(avatar, &from);
     article![
         C!["media"],