diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/dmails.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/dmails.css.scss
index 3c36e0a46..8010b4be8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/dmails.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/dmails.css.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ div#c-dmails {
     max-width: 50em;
   }
   
+  tr.read-false {
+    font-weight: bold;
+  }
+  
   div#preview {
     margin: 1em 0;
     border: 1px solid #CCC;
diff --git a/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
index 6021cdd11..07191436c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class DmailsController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @dmail = Dmail.find(params[:id])
     check_privilege(@dmail)
+    @dmail.mark_as_read!
     respond_with(@dmail)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/dmail.rb b/app/models/dmail.rb
index edd9e9c0f..09bbce22e 100644
--- a/app/models/dmail.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmail.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class Dmail < ActiveRecord::Base
         Dmail.transaction do
           copy = Dmail.new(params)
           copy.owner_id = copy.to_id
-          copy.save!
+          unless copy.to_id == CurrentUser.id
+            copy.save!
+          end
 
           copy = Dmail.new(params)
           copy.owner_id = CurrentUser.id
diff --git a/app/views/dmails/_form.html.erb b/app/views/dmails/_form.html.erb
index 7edd51cec..8cf67afec 100644
--- a/app/views/dmails/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmails/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%= simple_form_for(dmail) do |f| %>
   <%= f.input :to_name, :label => "To" %>
-  <%= f.input :title %>
+  <%= f.input :title, :as => :string %>
   <%= dtext_field "dmail", "body" %>
   <%= f.button :submit, "Send" %>
   <%= dtext_preview_button "dmail", "body" %>
diff --git a/app/views/dmails/index.html.erb b/app/views/dmails/index.html.erb
index 146bec896..a53b5b03c 100644
--- a/app/views/dmails/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmails/index.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         <% @dmails.each do |dmail| %>
-          <tr>
+          <tr class="read-<%= dmail.is_read? %>">
             <td><%= compact_time(dmail.created_at) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to dmail.from_name, user_path(dmail.from) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to dmail.to_name, user_path(dmail.to) %></td>