diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index b3d916cdcb2..3ced7484a8a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
   color: $secondary;
   }
 
-  // New posts
 
-  &.new-posts, &.unread-posts {
+  &.new-posts {
+    background-color: transparent;
+    color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
+    font-weight: normal;
+  }
+
+  &.unread-posts {
     background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
     color: $secondary;
     font-weight: normal;