diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
index 45e45f3b4a5..76afb4705ae 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
             {{topicStatus topic=topic}}
             <a class='title' href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}">{{{unbound topic.fancy_title}}}</a>
             {{#if unread}}
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unbound topic.unread}} {{i18n filters.unread.title.zero}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unbound topic.unread}}</a>
             {{/if}}
             {{#if topic.new_posts}}
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="new_posts"}}'>{{unbound topic.new_posts}} {{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="new_posts"}}'>{{unbound topic.new_posts}}</a>
             {{/if}}
             {{#if topic.unseen}}
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.lower_title}}</a>
             {{/if}}
           </td>
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
index 9bb46d4f14d..476d3ac66c1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
                 {{#if controller.ordering}}<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>{{/if}}
                 {{categoryLink this allowUncategorized=true}}
                 {{#if unreadTopics}}
-                  <a href={{unbound unreadUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_topics count="unreadTopics"}}'>{{unbound unreadTopics}} {{i18n filters.unread.title.zero}}</a>
+                  <a href={{unbound unreadUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_topics count="unreadTopics"}}'>{{unbound unreadTopics}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
                 {{#if newTopics}}
-                  <a href={{unbound newUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_topics count="newTopics"}}'>{{unbound newTopics}} {{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+                  <a href={{unbound newUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_topics count="newTopics"}}'>{{i18n filters.new.lower_title_with_count count="newTopics"}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
               </div>
               <div class='featured-users'>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                     <a href={{unbound unreadUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_topics count="unreadTopics"}}'>{{unbound unreadTopics}}</a>
                   {{/if}}
                   {{#if newTopics}}
-                    <a href={{unbound newUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_topics count="newTopics"}}'>{{unbound newTopics}} {{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+                    <a href={{unbound newUrl}} class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_topics count="newTopics"}}'>{{unbound newTopics}}</a>
                   {{/if}}
                 {{/each}}
               </div>
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
                 {{topicStatus topic=this}}
                 <a class='title' href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}">{{{unbound fancy_title}}}</a>
                 {{#if unread}}
-                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unread}} {{i18n filters.unread.title.zero}}</a>
+                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unread}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
                 {{#if new_posts}}
-                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="new_posts"}}'>{{new_posts}} {{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="new_posts"}}'>{{new_posts}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
                 {{#if unseen}}
-                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+                  <a href="{{unbound lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.lower_title}}</a>
                 {{/if}}
 
                 {{#if controller.latestTopicOnly}}
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 79142de8ae3..168edfc8a11 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
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
   {{topicStatus topic=this}}
   {{{topicLink this}}}
   {{#if unread}}
-    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unread}} {{i18n filters.unread.title.zero}}</a>
+    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts count="unread"}}'>{{unread}}</a>
   {{/if}}
   {{#if displayNewPosts}}
-    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="displayNewPosts"}}'>{{displayNewPosts}} {{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts count="displayNewPosts"}}'>{{displayNewPosts}}</a>
   {{/if}}
   {{#if unseen}}
-    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.title.zero}}</a>
+    <a href="{{lastUnreadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new}}'>{{i18n filters.new.lower_title}}</a>
   {{/if}}
 
   {{#if hasExcerpt}}
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 3dc89a9252f..b6697604656 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1177,6 +1177,11 @@ en:
           other: "Unread ({{count}})"
         help: "topics you are watching or tracking with unread posts"
       new:
+        lower_title_with_count:
+          zero: ""
+          one: "1 new"
+          other: "{{count}} new"
+        lower_title: "new"
         title:
           zero: "New"
           one: "New (1)"