diff --git a/core/modules/forum/forum.module b/core/modules/forum/forum.module
index be77a49..5f6a45a 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/core/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ function template_preprocess_forum_list(&$variables) {
     if ($user->uid) {
       $variables['forums'][$id]->new_topics = _forum_topics_unread($forum->tid, $user->uid);
       if ($variables['forums'][$id]->new_topics) {
-        $variables['forums'][$id]->new_text = format_plural($variables['forums'][$id]->new_topics, '1 new', '@count new');
+        $variables['forums'][$id]->new_text = format_plural($variables['forums'][$id]->new_topics, '1 new post<span class="element-invisible"> in forum %title</span>', array('%title' => $variables['forums'][$id]->name), '@count new posts<span class="element-invisible"> in forum %title</span>', array('%title' => $variables['forums'][$id]->name));
         $variables['forums'][$id]->new_url = url("forum/$forum->tid", array('fragment' => 'new'));
         $variables['forums'][$id]->icon_class = 'new';
         $variables['forums'][$id]->icon_title = t('New posts');
@@ -1136,6 +1136,8 @@ function template_preprocess_forum_topic_list(&$variables) {
       }
       else {
         $variables['topics'][$id]->moved = FALSE;
+        // This is necessary to display a plain-text version of the title in the $topic->new_text variable
+        $original_title = $topic->title;
         $variables['topics'][$id]->title = l($topic->title, "node/$topic->nid");
         $variables['topics'][$id]->message = '';
       }
@@ -1145,7 +1147,7 @@ function template_preprocess_forum_topic_list(&$variables) {
       $variables['topics'][$id]->new_text = '';
       $variables['topics'][$id]->new_url = '';
       if ($topic->new_replies) {
-        $variables['topics'][$id]->new_text = format_plural($topic->new_replies, '1 new', '@count new');
+        $variables['topics'][$id]->new_text = format_plural($topic->new_replies, '1 new post<span class="element-invisible"> in topic %title</span>', array('%title' => $original_title), '@count new posts<span class="element-invisible"> in topic %title</span>', array('%title' => $original_title));
         $variables['topics'][$id]->new_url = url("node/$topic->nid", array('query' => comment_new_page_count($topic->comment_count, $topic->new_replies, $topic), 'fragment' => 'new'));
       }