diff --git a/src/backend/html_markdown.py b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
index cbcbea2e..37978ac4 100644
--- a/src/backend/html_markdown.py
+++ b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import DefaultDict, Dict
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 import html_sanitizer.sanitizer as sanitizer
+import lxml.html  # nosec
 import mistune
 from html_sanitizer.sanitizer import Sanitizer
 from lxml.html import HtmlElement, etree  # nosec
@@ -173,6 +174,19 @@ class HTMLProcessor:
         ]
 
 
+    def user_id_link_in_html(self, html: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
+        if not html.strip():
+            return False
+
+        regex = re.compile(rf"https?://matrix.to/#/{user_id}", re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        for _, _, href, _ in lxml.html.iterlinks(html):
+            if regex.match(unquote(href.strip())):
+                return True
+
+        return False
+
+
     def from_markdown(
         self,
         text:     str,
diff --git a/src/backend/matrix_client.py b/src/backend/matrix_client.py
index 09dcd024..b360003a 100644
--- a/src/backend/matrix_client.py
+++ b/src/backend/matrix_client.py
@@ -1073,9 +1073,11 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
             registered      = self.models[self.user_id, "rooms"][room.room_id]
             last_event_date = registered.last_event_date
             typing_members  = registered.typing_members
+            mentions        = registered.mentions
         except KeyError:
             last_event_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
             typing_members  = []
+            mentions        = 0
 
         self.models[self.user_id, "rooms"][room.room_id] = Room(
             id             = room.room_id,
@@ -1108,6 +1110,7 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
             can_set_guest_access = can_send_state("m.room.guest_access"),
 
             last_event_date = last_event_date,
+            mentions        = mentions,
 
         )
 
diff --git a/src/backend/models/items.py b/src/backend/models/items.py
index b5ecb34a..7732b267 100644
--- a/src/backend/models/items.py
+++ b/src/backend/models/items.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class Room(ModelItem):
 
     last_event_date: datetime = ZeroDate
 
+    mentions: int = 0
+
     def __lt__(self, other: "Room") -> bool:
         """Sort by join state, then descending last event date, then name.
 
diff --git a/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py b/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
index ade38076..c9c7007f 100644
--- a/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
+++ b/src/backend/nio_callbacks.py
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class NioCallbacks:
 
             room_id = room.room_id,
         )
+
+        if HTML_PROCESSOR.user_id_link_in_html(co, self.client.user_id):
+            rooms = self.client.models[self.client.user_id, "rooms"]
+            rooms[room.room_id].mentions += 1
+
         await self.client.register_nio_event(room, ev, content=co)
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HTile.qml b/src/gui/Base/HTile.qml
index df2ad60f..bb6bcccd 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HTile.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HTile.qml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.12
 HButton {
     id: tile
 
+
     signal leftClicked()
     signal rightClicked()
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ HButton {
 
     property Component image
 
+
     contentItem: HRowLayout {
         id: contentItem
         spacing: tile.spacing
@@ -50,34 +52,37 @@ HButton {
                     Layout.fillHeight: true
                 }
 
+                HLabel {
+                    id: rightInfo
+                    font.pixelSize: theme.fontSize.small
+                    verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+                    color: theme.colors.halfDimText
+                    visible: Layout.maximumWidth > 0
+
+                    Layout.fillHeight: true
+                    Layout.maximumWidth:
+                        text && tile.width >= 200 * theme.uiScale ?
+                        implicitWidth : 0
+
+                    Behavior on Layout.maximumWidth { HNumberAnimation {} }
+                }
+
                 HRowLayout {
                     id: additionalInfo
                     visible: visibleChildren.length > 0
                 }
 
-                HLabel {
-                    id: rightInfo
-                    font.pixelSize: theme.fontSize.small
-                    color: theme.colors.halfDimText
-
-                    visible: Layout.maximumWidth > 0
-                    Layout.fillHeight: true
-                    Layout.maximumWidth:
-                        text && tile.width >= 160 * theme.uiScale ?
-                        implicitWidth : 0
-
-                    Behavior on Layout.maximumWidth { HNumberAnimation {} }
-                }
             }
 
             HRichLabel {
                 id: subtitle
                 textFormat: Text.StyledText
                 font.pixelSize: theme.fontSize.small
+                verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
                 elide: Text.ElideRight
                 color: theme.colors.dimText
-
                 visible: Layout.maximumHeight > 0
+
                 Layout.maximumHeight: ! compact && text ? implicitHeight : 0
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 Layout.fillHeight: true
diff --git a/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml b/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
index 4dc5d8d4..72e98d9c 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
+++ b/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
@@ -33,14 +33,36 @@ HTileDelegate {
     title.color: theme.mainPane.listView.room.name
     title.text: model.display_name || qsTr("Empty room")
 
-    additionalInfo.children: HIcon {
-        svgName: "invite-received"
-        colorize: theme.colors.alertBackground
+    additionalInfo.children: [
+        HLabel {
+            text: model.mentions
+            font.pixelSize: theme.fontSize.small
+            verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+            leftPadding: theme.spacing / 4
+            rightPadding: leftPadding
 
-        Layout.maximumWidth: invited ? implicitWidth : 0
+            scale: model.mentions === 0 ? 0 : 1
+            visible: scale > 0
 
-        Behavior on Layout.maximumWidth { HNumberAnimation {} }
-    }
+            background: Rectangle {
+                color: theme.colors.alertBackground
+                radius: theme.radius / 4
+            }
+
+            Behavior on scale { HNumberAnimation {} }
+        },
+
+        HIcon {
+            svgName: "invite-received"
+            colorize: theme.colors.alertBackground
+            small: room.compact
+            visible: invited
+
+            Layout.maximumWidth: invited ? implicitWidth : 0
+
+            Behavior on Layout.maximumWidth { HNumberAnimation {} }
+        }
+    ]
 
     subtitle.color: theme.mainPane.listView.room.subtitle
     subtitle.textFormat: Text.StyledText