diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
index ade393b758c..7c356c7c820 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ var controllerOpts = {
   showTable: Em.computed.or('hasTopics', 'topicTrackingState.hasIncoming'),
   allLoaded: Em.computed.empty('more_topics_url'),
   latest: Discourse.computed.endWith('filter', 'latest'),
+  new: Discourse.computed.endWith('filter', 'new'),
   top: Em.computed.notEmpty('period'),
   yearly: Em.computed.equal('period', 'yearly'),
   monthly: Em.computed.equal('period', 'monthly'),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic-list-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic-list-item.js.es6
index 9d4364842f2..47c9d999f28 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic-list-item.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic-list-item.js.es6
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default Ember.ObjectController.extend({
 
   canStar: Em.computed.alias('controllers.discovery/topics.currentUser.id'),
   bulkSelectEnabled: Em.computed.alias('controllers.discovery/topics.bulkSelectEnabled'),
+  showTopicPostBadges: Em.computed.not('controllers.discovery/topics.new'),
 
   checked: function(key, value) {
     var selected = this.get('controllers.discovery/topics.selected'),
@@ -44,4 +45,3 @@ export default Ember.ObjectController.extend({
     }
   }
 });
-
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
index 72cc3d37855..58e4e7602f4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 <td class='main-link clearfix' {{bind-attr colspan="titleColSpan"}}>
   {{topic-status topic=this.model}}
   {{topic-link this}}
-  {{topic-post-badges unread=unread newPosts=displayNewPosts unseen=unseen url=lastUnreadUrl}}
+  {{#if showTopicPostBadges}}
+    {{topic-post-badges unread=unread newPosts=displayNewPosts unseen=unseen url=lastUnreadUrl}}
+  {{/if}}
 
   {{#if hasExcerpt}}
     <div class="topic-excerpt">