diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/WebSocket.js b/src/main/webapp/app/WebSocket.js
index 627ddc3c3364e5c26fbadd43b0733d26b88fded7..fb1cf49f13df48bb87db42274632d7afeac2b909 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/WebSocket.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/WebSocket.js
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ Ext.define('ARSnova.WebSocket', {
 		this.socket.emit("readInterposedQuestion", question.getData());
 	},
 
+	readFreetextAnswer: function (answer) {
+		console.debug("Socket.IO.emit: readFreetextAnswer", answer._id);
+		this.socket.emit("readFreetextAnswer", answer._id);
+	},
+
 	setLearningProgressOptions: function (data) {
 		console.debug("Socket.IO.emit: setLearningProgressOptions", data);
 		this.socket.emit("setLearningProgressOptions", data);
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/controller/Questions.js b/src/main/webapp/app/controller/Questions.js
index b98d7ece8ad6e3bd95dec06b120d5f1120759d93..b38faa03d7f4ff1ece97c848371e09a09b01ddf9 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/controller/Questions.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/controller/Questions.js
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ Ext.define("ARSnova.controller.Questions", {
 			answer: options.answer
 		});
 
+		if (ARSnova.app.isSessionOwner && options.answer.read === false) {
+			options.answer.read = true;
+			ARSnova.app.socket.readFreetextAnswer(options.answer);
+		}
+
 		mainTabPanel.animateActiveItem(freetextDetailAnswerPanel, {
 			type: 'slide',
 			direction: 'left',
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/view/FreetextAnswerPanel.js b/src/main/webapp/app/view/FreetextAnswerPanel.js
index 0fdd1e0fb5a752ef34bdffdb75b37e26d23b220c..db8cac57bd5565e2ea948502b1407077862630c0 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/view/FreetextAnswerPanel.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/view/FreetextAnswerPanel.js
@@ -155,11 +155,23 @@ Ext.define('ARSnova.view.FreetextAnswerPanel', {
 			},
 
 			itemCls: 'forwardListButton',
-			itemTpl: [
+			// Display unread answers for teachers only
+			itemTpl: Ext.create('Ext.XTemplate',
 				'<div class="search-item noOverflow">',
-				'<span style="color:gray">{formattedTime}</span><span style="padding-left:30px">{answerSubject:htmlEncode}</span>',
-				'</div>'
-			],
+				'<span style="color:gray">{formattedTime}</span>',
+				'<tpl if="read === true || this.isStudent()">',
+					'<span style="padding-left:30px">{answerSubject:htmlEncode}</span>',
+				'</tpl>',
+				'<tpl if="read === false && !this.isStudent()">',
+					'<span class="thm-red" style="padding-left:30px">{answerSubject:htmlEncode}</span>',
+				'</tpl>',
+				'</div>',
+				{
+					isStudent: function () {
+						return ARSnova.app.isSessionOwner !== true;
+					}
+				}
+			),
 			grouped: true,
 
 			deferEmptyText: false,
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/view/speaker/QuestionDetailsPanel.js b/src/main/webapp/app/view/speaker/QuestionDetailsPanel.js
index 14ef9fca7da890315cee24feb1f6fd8b63ea6bef..864fdc3bf6fea542681d3bfd33cef691f120e71d 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/view/speaker/QuestionDetailsPanel.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/view/speaker/QuestionDetailsPanel.js
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Ext.define('FreetextAnswer', {
 			'sessionId',
 			'type',
 			'_rev',
-			'answerThumbnailImage'
+			'answerThumbnailImage',
+			'read'
 		]
 	}
 });