diff --git a/lib/model/unreads.dart b/lib/model/unreads.dart
index cb3476145f..ddd80af185 100644
--- a/lib/model/unreads.dart
+++ b/lib/model/unreads.dart
@@ -193,6 +193,25 @@ class Unreads extends ChangeNotifier {
     return c;
   }
 
+  /// The "broadest" unread count for this channel,
+  /// without doing any checking on visibility policy.
+  ///
+  /// This includes all topics that have regardless visibility policy,
+  /// even if the channel is muted.
+  ///
+  /// This is needed for one specific case, which is when the channel has
+  /// only muted unreads including a mention or more, in that case we show
+  /// total unread count including muted unreads.
+  int countAll(int streamId) {
+    final topics = streams[streamId];
+    if (topics == null) return 0;
+    int c = 0;
+    for (final entry in topics.entries) {
+      c = c + entry.value.length;
+    }
+    return c;
+  }
+
   int countInTopicNarrow(int streamId, String topic) {
     final topics = streams[streamId];
     return topics?[topic]?.length ?? 0;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart b/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
index b8ffaf6c86..d7d5cdb985 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
@@ -198,8 +198,11 @@ class _SubscriptionList extends StatelessWidget {
         final hasOnlyMutedMentions = !subscription.isMuted
           && channelsWithMentions.contains(subscription.streamId)
           && !channelsWithUnmutedMentions.contains(subscription.streamId);
+        final mutedUnreadCount = hasOnlyMutedMentions && unreadCount == 0 ?
+          unreadsModel!.countAll(subscription.streamId) : 0;
         return SubscriptionItem(subscription: subscription,
           unreadCount: unreadCount,
+          mutedUnreadCount: mutedUnreadCount,
           showMutedUnreadBadge: showMutedUnreadBadge,
           hasMentions: hasMentions,
           hasOnlyMutedMentions: hasOnlyMutedMentions);
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ class SubscriptionItem extends StatelessWidget {
     super.key,
     required this.subscription,
     required this.unreadCount,
+    required this.mutedUnreadCount,
     required this.showMutedUnreadBadge,
     required this.hasMentions,
     required this.hasOnlyMutedMentions,
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ class SubscriptionItem extends StatelessWidget {
 
   final Subscription subscription;
   final int unreadCount;
+  final int mutedUnreadCount;
   final bool showMutedUnreadBadge;
   final bool hasMentions;
   final bool hasOnlyMutedMentions;
@@ -230,7 +235,8 @@ class SubscriptionItem extends StatelessWidget {
 
     final swatch = colorSwatchFor(context, subscription);
     final hasUnreads = (unreadCount > 0);
-    final opacity = subscription.isMuted ? 0.55 : 1.0;
+    const mutedOpacity = 0.55;
+    final opacity = subscription.isMuted ? mutedOpacity : 1.0;
     return Material(
       // TODO(design) check if this is the right variable
       color: designVariables.background,
@@ -277,6 +283,15 @@ class SubscriptionItem extends StatelessWidget {
                 count: unreadCount,
                 backgroundColor: swatch,
                 bold: true)),
+          ] else if (hasOnlyMutedMentions && !subscription.isMuted) ...[
+            const SizedBox(width: 12),
+            const AtMentionMarker(muted: true),
+            Opacity(
+              opacity: mutedOpacity,
+              child: UnreadCountBadge(
+                count: mutedUnreadCount,
+                backgroundColor: swatch,
+                bold: true)),
           ] else if (showMutedUnreadBadge) ...[
             const SizedBox(width: 12),
             if (hasMentions) const AtMentionMarker(muted: true),
diff --git a/test/widgets/subscription_list_test.dart b/test/widgets/subscription_list_test.dart
index 25b4362b25..dad94aac56 100644
--- a/test/widgets/subscription_list_test.dart
+++ b/test/widgets/subscription_list_test.dart
@@ -188,6 +188,29 @@ void main() {
     check(find.byType(MutedUnreadBadge).evaluate().length).equals(0);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('unread badge shows as faded when non-muted subscription has only muted mentions', (tester) async {
+    final stream = eg.stream();
+
+    await setupStreamListPage(tester,
+      subscriptions: [
+        eg.subscription(stream),
+      ],
+      userTopics: [
+        eg.userTopicItem(stream, 'a', UserTopicVisibilityPolicy.muted),
+      ],
+      unreadMsgs: eg.unreadMsgs(
+        mentions: [1, 2],
+        channels: [
+          UnreadChannelSnapshot(streamId: stream.streamId, topic: 'a', unreadMessageIds: [1, 2]),
+        ]),
+    );
+
+    check(find.byType(AtMentionMarker).evaluate()).single;
+    check(tester.widget<Text>(find.descendant(
+      of: find.byType(UnreadCountBadge), matching: find.byType(Text))))
+      .data.equals('2');
+  });
+
   testWidgets('muted unread badge shows when unreads are visible in channel but not inbox', (tester) async {
     final stream = eg.stream();
     final unreadMsgs = eg.unreadMsgs(channels: [