diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactControl.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ChatControl.java
similarity index 55%
rename from src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactControl.java
rename to src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ChatControl.java
index b13b51e..444d3e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactControl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ChatControl.java
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package envoy.client.ui.listcell;
 
+import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
-import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+import javafx.scene.layout.*;
 
 import envoy.data.Contact;
 import envoy.data.Group;
@@ -17,27 +18,38 @@ import envoy.data.User;
  * @author Leon Hofmeister
  * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
  */
-public class ContactControl extends VBox {
+public class ChatControl extends HBox {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param contact the contact that should be formatted
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public ContactControl(Contact contact, int unreadMessagesAmount) {
+	public ChatControl(Contact contact, int unreadMessagesAmount) {
 		// Container with contact name
+		final var	vBox		= new VBox();
 		final var nameLabel = new Label(contact.getName());
 		nameLabel.setWrapText(true);
-		getChildren().add(nameLabel);
+		vBox.getChildren().add(nameLabel);
 		if (contact instanceof User) {
 			// Online status
 			final var	user		= (User) contact;
 			final var	statusLabel	= new Label(user.getStatus().toString());
 			statusLabel.getStyleClass().add(user.getStatus().toString().toLowerCase());
-			getChildren().add(statusLabel);
+			vBox.getChildren().add(statusLabel);
 		} else // Member count
-			getChildren().add(new Label(((Group) contact).getContacts().size() + " members"));
-
+			vBox.getChildren().add(new Label(((Group) contact).getContacts().size() + " members"));
+				
+		getChildren().add(vBox);
+		Region spacing = new Region();
+		setHgrow(spacing, Priority.ALWAYS);
+		getChildren().add(spacing);
 		final var unreadMessagesLabel = new Label("" + unreadMessagesAmount);
-		getChildren().add(unreadMessagesLabel);
+		unreadMessagesLabel.setMinSize(15, 15);
+		var vBox2 = new VBox();
+		vBox2.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT);
+		unreadMessagesLabel.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
+		unreadMessagesLabel.getStyleClass().add("unreadMessagesAmount");
+		vBox2.getChildren().add(unreadMessagesLabel);
+		getChildren().add(vBox2);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactListCellFactory.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactListCellFactory.java
index 117a8b4..9379bfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactListCellFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactListCellFactory.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import envoy.client.data.Chat;
 public class ContactListCellFactory extends ListCell<Chat> {
 
 	private final ListView<Chat> listView;
-	private Boolean					displayUnreadMessagesAmount	= false;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param listView the list view inside which this cell is contained
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@ public class ContactListCellFactory extends ListCell<Chat> {
 	 */
 	public ContactListCellFactory(ListView<Chat> listView) { this.listView = listView; }
 
-	public void displayUnreadMessagesAmount() { displayUnreadMessagesAmount = true; }
-
 	/**
 	 * Displays the name of a contact. If the contact is a user, their online status
 	 * is displayed as well.
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ public class ContactListCellFactory extends ListCell<Chat> {
 			setText(null);
 			setGraphic(null);
 		} else {
-			final var control = new ContactControl(chat.getRecipient(), chat.getUnreadAmount());
+			final var control = new ChatControl(chat.getRecipient(), chat.getUnreadAmount());
 			prefWidthProperty().bind(listView.widthProperty().subtract(40));
 			setGraphic(control);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/base.css b/src/main/resources/css/base.css
index 2830bc6..78fff9e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/base.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/base.css
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
 	-fx-text-alignment: left;
 }
 
+.unreadMessagesAmount {
+	-fx-alignment: center;
+	-fx-background-color: orange;
+	-fx-background-radius: 4.0em;
+	-fx-text-alignment: center;
+}
+
 #remainingCharsLabel {
 	-fx-text-fill: #00FF00;
 	-fx-background-color: transparent;