diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
index 492cf2d054..9650ecce53 100644
--- a/FAQ.md
+++ b/FAQ.md
@@ -2891,6 +2891,10 @@ For some background, see for [this Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/w
 
 <br />
 
+*Background for unread messages*
+
+<br />
+
 <a name="faq126"></a>
 **(126) Can message previews be sent to my wearable?**
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index fb4234de80..6fa0885ff6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.graphics.drawable.AnimatedImageDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
     private int colorSeparator;
     private int colorError;
     private int colorControlNormal;
+    private Drawable drawableSeparator;
 
     private boolean hasWebView;
     private boolean pin;
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
     private boolean collapse_quotes;
     private boolean authentication;
     private boolean language_detection;
+    private boolean experiments;
     private List<String> languages;
     private static boolean debug;
 
@@ -1388,6 +1391,9 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         }
 
         private void bindSeen(TupleMessageEx message) {
+            if (experiments)
+                itemView.setBackground(message.unseen > 0 ? drawableSeparator : null);
+
             if (textSize != 0) {
                 float fz_sender = (font_size_sender == null ? textSize : font_size_sender) * (message.unseen > 0 ? 1.1f : 1f);
                 float fz_subject = (font_size_subject == null ? textSize : font_size_subject) * 0.9f;
@@ -5328,6 +5334,8 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         this.colorError = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorError);
         this.colorControlNormal = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorControlNormal);
 
+        this.drawableSeparator = new ColorDrawable(colorSeparator);
+
         this.hasWebView = Helper.hasWebView(context);
         this.pin = ShortcutManagerCompat.isRequestPinShortcutSupported(context);
         this.contacts = Helper.hasPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS);
@@ -5379,6 +5387,8 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         this.authentication = prefs.getBoolean("authentication", true);
         this.language_detection = prefs.getBoolean("language_detection", false);
 
+        this.experiments = prefs.getBoolean("experiments", false);
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
             languages = new ArrayList<>();
             LocaleList ll = context.getResources().getConfiguration().getLocales();