diff --git a/program/steps/mail/func.inc b/program/steps/mail/func.inc
index 3c1c2bb65..43651ecaa 100644
--- a/program/steps/mail/func.inc
+++ b/program/steps/mail/func.inc
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ function rcmail_message_list($attrib)
     array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'subject');
   if (!in_array('threads', $a_show_cols))
     array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'threads');
+  if (!in_array('focus', $a_show_cols))
+    array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'focus');
 
   $_SESSION['skin_path'] = $CONFIG['skin_path'];
 
@@ -309,6 +311,8 @@ function rcmail_js_message_list($a_headers, $insert_top=FALSE, $a_show_cols=null
     array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'subject');
   if (!in_array('threads', $a_show_cols))
     array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'threads');
+  if (!in_array('focus', $a_show_cols))
+    array_unshift($a_show_cols, 'focus');	
 
   $_SESSION['list_attrib']['columns'] = $a_show_cols;
 
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ function rcmail_js_message_list($a_headers, $insert_top=FALSE, $a_show_cols=null
     return;
 
   // remove 'threads', 'attachment', 'flag', 'status' columns, we don't need them here
-  foreach (array('threads', 'attachment', 'flag', 'status', 'priority') as $col) {
+  foreach (array('threads', 'attachment', 'flag', 'status', 'priority', 'focus') as $col) {
     if (($key = array_search($col, $a_show_cols)) !== FALSE)
       unset($a_show_cols[$key]);
   }
@@ -464,6 +468,7 @@ function rcmail_message_list_head($attrib, $a_show_cols)
       case 'attachment':
       case 'priority':
       case 'status':
+	  case 'focus':
         $col_name = '<span class="' . $col .'">&nbsp;</span>';
         break;
       case 'threads':
diff --git a/skins/larry/styles.css b/skins/larry/styles.css
index 0d7a50069..261618f7f 100644
--- a/skins/larry/styles.css
+++ b/skins/larry/styles.css
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ table.records-table {
 	border-left: 0;
 }
 
-.records-table tr.selected td {
+.records-table tr.selected td, .records-table tr.focused > td.focus {
 	color: #fff !important;
 	background: #019bc6;
 	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #019bc6 0%, #017cb4 100%);
@@ -1326,7 +1326,25 @@ table.records-table {
 	color: #ccc !important;
 }
 
+.records-table td.focus {
+	/*background: none repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);*/
+	width: 2px;
+}
+ .records-table tr.focused > td.focus {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #017cb4;
+    border-top: 1px double #019bc6;
+ }
 
+.records-table tr.selected.focused > td.focus {
+	background: none repeat scroll 0 0 white;
+	border-top: none;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+/*
+.records-table tr.focused > td.focus {
+	background: #019bc6 !important;
+}
+*/
 /*** iFrames ***/
 
 #aboutframe {