diff --git a/cps/templates/author.html b/cps/templates/author.html
index 0015d6e21..fadc9a040 100644
--- a/cps/templates/author.html
+++ b/cps/templates/author.html
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
     <div id="books" class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
         <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}">
-          <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" />
+            <span class="img">
+              <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" />
+              {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
+            </span>
         </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
diff --git a/cps/templates/discover.html b/cps/templates/discover.html
index 9abe36664..ed95bc034 100644
--- a/cps/templates/discover.html
+++ b/cps/templates/discover.html
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
       <div class="cover">
         {% if entry.has_cover is defined %}
           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-            <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+            <span class="img">
+              <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+              {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
+            </span>
           </a>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
diff --git a/cps/templates/index.html b/cps/templates/index.html
index 319fd60f7..4f341e1ee 100644
--- a/cps/templates/index.html
+++ b/cps/templates/index.html
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book" id="books_rand">
       <div class="cover">
           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-              <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+              <span class="img">
+                <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+                {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
+              </span>
           </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@
           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
             <span class="img">
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}"/>
-              <span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>
+              {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
             </span>
           </a>
       </div>
diff --git a/cps/templates/search.html b/cps/templates/search.html
index cba430a43..e619e8562 100644
--- a/cps/templates/search.html
+++ b/cps/templates/search.html
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
       <div class="cover">
         {% if entry.has_cover is defined %}
            <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-            <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+            <span class="img">
+                <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+                {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
+            </span>
           </a>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
diff --git a/cps/templates/shelf.html b/cps/templates/shelf.html
index a2655f96f..db1c3bcf5 100644
--- a/cps/templates/shelf.html
+++ b/cps/templates/shelf.html
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
             <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
-              <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+              <span class="img">
+                <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
+                {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
+              </span>
             </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">