diff --git a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
index 877d52a937..af47f032ed 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
+++ b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import SideDrawer from '../side_drawer/side_drawer.vue'
 import Notifications from '../notifications/notifications.vue'
 import { unseenNotificationsFromStore } from '../../services/notification_utils/notification_utils'
 import GestureService from '../../services/gesture_service/gesture_service'
+import NavigationPins from 'src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.vue'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ library.add(
 const MobileNav = {
   components: {
     SideDrawer,
-    Notifications
+    Notifications,
+    NavigationPins
   },
   data: () => ({
     notificationsCloseGesture: undefined,
@@ -47,7 +49,10 @@ const MobileNav = {
     isChat () {
       return this.$route.name === 'chat'
     },
-    ...mapGetters(['unreadChatCount'])
+    ...mapGetters(['unreadChatCount']),
+    chatsPinned () {
+      return new Set(this.$store.state.serverSideStorage.prefsStorage.collections.pinnedNavItems).has('chats')
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     toggleMobileSidebar () {
diff --git a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
index 949cf17ef3..82e726a484 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
+++ b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
@@ -17,20 +17,12 @@
             icon="bars"
           />
           <div
-            v-if="unreadChatCount"
+            v-if="unreadChatCount && !chatsPinned"
             class="alert-dot"
           />
         </button>
-        <router-link
-          v-if="!hideSitename"
-          class="site-name"
-          :to="{ name: 'root' }"
-          active-class="home"
-        >
-          {{ sitename }}
-        </router-link>
-      </div>
-      <div class="item right">
+        <NavigationPins class="pins"/>
+      </div> <div class="item right">
         <button
           v-if="currentUser"
           class="button-unstyled mobile-nav-button"
@@ -178,13 +170,21 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .pins {
+    flex: 1;
+
+    .pinned-item {
+      flex-grow: 1;
+      text-align: center;
+    }
+  }
+
   .mobile-notifications {
     margin-top: 50px;
     width: 100vw;
     height: calc(100vh - var(--navbar-height));
     overflow-x: hidden;
     overflow-y: scroll;
-
     color: $fallback--text;
     color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
     background-color: $fallback--bg;
@@ -194,14 +194,17 @@
       padding: 0;
       border-radius: 0;
       box-shadow: none;
+
       .panel {
         border-radius: 0;
         margin: 0;
         box-shadow: none;
       }
-      .panel:after {
+
+      .panel::after {
         border-radius: 0;
       }
+
       .panel .panel-heading {
         border-radius: 0;
         box-shadow: none;
diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
index cdfe996ee5..7daa5e6a73 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { mapState, mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { TIMELINES, ROOT_ITEMS } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
 import { filterNavigation } from 'src/components/navigation/filter.js'
 import NavigationEntry from 'src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.vue'
+import NavigationPins from 'src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.vue'
 
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ const NavPanel = {
   },
   components: {
     ListsMenuContent,
-    NavigationEntry
+    NavigationEntry,
+    NavigationPins
   },
   data () {
     return {
@@ -90,26 +92,7 @@ const NavPanel = {
           .entries({ ...ROOT_ITEMS })
           .map(([k, v]) => ({ ...v, name: k })),
         {
-          isFederating: this.federating,
-          isPrivate: this.private,
-          currentUser: this.currentUser
-        }
-      )
-    },
-    pinnedList () {
-      return filterNavigation(
-        [
-          ...Object
-            .entries({ ...TIMELINES })
-            .filter(([k]) => this.pinnedItems.has(k))
-            .map(([k, v]) => ({ ...v, name: k })),
-          ...this.lists.filter((k) => this.pinnedItems.has(k.name)),
-          ...Object
-            .entries({ ...ROOT_ITEMS })
-            .filter(([k]) => this.pinnedItems.has(k))
-            .map(([k, v]) => ({ ...v, name: k }))
-        ],
-        {
+          hasChats: this.pleromaChatMessagesAvailable,
           isFederating: this.federating,
           isPrivate: this.private,
           currentUser: this.currentUser
diff --git a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
index 767ba6ec98..6e89094ad5 100644
--- a/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue
@@ -2,24 +2,7 @@
   <div class="NavPanel">
     <div class="panel panel-default">
       <div class="panel-heading">
-        <span>
-          <span v-for="item in pinnedList" :key="item.name" class="pinned-item">
-            <router-link
-              :to="item.routeObject || { name: (currentUser || item.anon) ? item.route : item.anonRoute, params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }"
-            >
-              <FAIcon
-                v-if="item.icon"
-                fixed-width
-                class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-                :icon="item.icon"
-              />
-              <span
-                v-if="item.iconLetter"
-                class="iconLetter fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-              >{{ item.iconLetter }}</span>
-            </router-link>
-          </span>
-        </span>
+        <NavigationPins />
         <div class="spacer"/>
         <button
           class="button-unstyled"
@@ -203,14 +186,5 @@
     margin-right: 0.8em;
   }
 
-  .pinned-item {
-    .router-link-active {
-      & .svg-inline--fa,
-      & .iconLetter {
-        color: $fallback--text;
-        color: var(--selectedMenuText, $fallback--text);
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/filter.js b/src/components/navigation/filter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b41892a444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/filter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const filterNavigation = (list = [], { hasChats, isFederating, isPrivate, currentUser }) => {
+  return list.filter(({ criteria, anon, anonRoute }) => {
+    const set = new Set(criteria || [])
+    if (!isFederating && set.has('federating')) return false
+    if (isPrivate && set.has('!private')) return false
+    if (!currentUser && !(anon || anonRoute)) return false
+    if ((!currentUser || !currentUser.locked) && set.has('lockedUser')) return false
+    if (!hasChats && set.has('chats')) return false
+    return true
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37d37fed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+export const TIMELINES = {
+  home: {
+    route: 'friends',
+    anonRoute: 'public-timeline',
+    icon: 'home',
+    label: 'nav.home_timeline',
+    criteria: ['!private']
+  },
+  public: {
+    route: 'public-timeline',
+    anon: true,
+    icon: 'users',
+    label: 'nav.public_tl',
+    criteria: ['!private']
+  },
+  twkn: {
+    route: 'public-external-timeline',
+    anon: true,
+    icon: 'globe',
+    label: 'nav.twkn',
+    criteria: ['!private', 'federating']
+  },
+  bookmarks: {
+    route: 'bookmarks',
+    icon: 'bookmark',
+    label: 'nav.bookmarks'
+  },
+  dms: {
+    route: 'dms',
+    icon: 'envelope',
+    label: 'nav.dms'
+  }
+}
+
+export const ROOT_ITEMS = {
+  interactions: {
+    route: 'interactions',
+    icon: 'bell',
+    label: 'nav.interactions'
+  },
+  chats: {
+    route: 'chats',
+    icon: 'comments',
+    label: 'nav.chats',
+    badgeGetter: 'unreadChatCount',
+    criteria: ['chats']
+  },
+  friendRequests: {
+    route: 'friend-requests',
+    icon: 'user-plus',
+    label: 'nav.friend_requests',
+    criteria: ['lockedUser'],
+    badgeGetter: 'followRequestCount'
+  },
+  about: {
+    route: 'about',
+    anon: true,
+    icon: 'info-circle',
+    label: 'nav.about'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09c216ed50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import { faThumbtack } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(faThumbtack)
+
+const NavigationEntry = {
+  props: ['item', 'showPin'],
+  methods: {
+    isPinned (value) {
+      return this.pinnedItems.has(value)
+    },
+    togglePin (value) {
+      if (this.isPinned(value)) {
+        this.$store.commit('removeCollectionPreference', { path: 'collections.pinnedNavItems', value })
+      } else {
+        this.$store.commit('addCollectionPreference', { path: 'collections.pinnedNavItems', value })
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    getters () {
+      return this.$store.getters
+    },
+    ...mapState({
+      currentUser: state => state.users.currentUser,
+      pinnedItems: state => new Set(state.serverSideStorage.prefsStorage.collections.pinnedNavItems)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export default NavigationEntry
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.vue b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d761395e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_entry.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<template>
+<li class="NavigationEntry">
+  <router-link
+    class="menu-item"
+    :to="item.routeObject || { name: (currentUser || item.anon) ? item.route : item.anonRoute, params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }"
+    >
+    <FAIcon
+      v-if="item.icon"
+      fixed-width
+      class="fa-scale-110"
+      :icon="item.icon"
+      />
+    <span
+      class="icon iconLetter fa-scale-110"
+      v-if="item.iconLetter"
+      >{{ item.iconLetter }}
+    </span>{{ item.labelRaw || $t(item.label) }}
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="button-unstyled"
+      @click.stop.prevent="togglePin(item.name)"
+      >
+      <FAIcon
+        v-if="showPin"
+        fixed-width
+        class="fa-scale-110"
+        :class="{ 'veryfaint': !isPinned(item.name) }"
+        :transform="!isPinned(item.name) ? 'rotate-45' : ''"
+        icon="thumbtack"
+        />
+      <div
+        v-if="item.badgeGetter && getters[item.badgeGetter]"
+        class="badge badge-notification"
+        >
+        {{ getters[item.badgeGetter] }}
+      </div>
+    </button>
+  </router-link>
+</li>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./navigation_entry.js"></script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+
+.NavigationEntry {
+  .fa-scale-110 {
+    margin-right: 0.8em;
+  }
+
+  .badge {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0.6rem;
+    top: 1.25em;
+  }
+
+  .menu-item {
+    display: block;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    height: 3.5em;
+    line-height: 3.5em;
+    padding: 0 1em;
+    width: 100%;
+    color: $fallback--link;
+    color: var(--link, $fallback--link);
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+      background-color: var(--selectedMenu, $fallback--lightBg);
+      color: $fallback--link;
+      color: var(--selectedMenuText, $fallback--link);
+      --faint: var(--selectedMenuFaintText, $fallback--faint);
+      --faintLink: var(--selectedMenuFaintLink, $fallback--faint);
+      --lightText: var(--selectedMenuLightText, $fallback--lightText);
+      --icon: var(--selectedMenuIcon, $fallback--icon);
+    }
+
+    &.router-link-active {
+      font-weight: bolder;
+      background-color: $fallback--lightBg;
+      background-color: var(--selectedMenu, $fallback--lightBg);
+      color: $fallback--text;
+      color: var(--selectedMenuText, $fallback--text);
+      --faint: var(--selectedMenuFaintText, $fallback--faint);
+      --faintLink: var(--selectedMenuFaintLink, $fallback--faint);
+      --lightText: var(--selectedMenuLightText, $fallback--lightText);
+      --icon: var(--selectedMenuIcon, $fallback--icon);
+
+      &:hover {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c71f6d2489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { getListEntries } from '../lists_menu/lists_menu_content.vue'
+import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { TIMELINES, ROOT_ITEMS } from 'src/components/navigation/navigation.js'
+import { filterNavigation } from 'src/components/navigation/filter.js'
+
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import {
+  faUsers,
+  faGlobe,
+  faBookmark,
+  faEnvelope,
+  faComments,
+  faBell,
+  faInfoCircle,
+  faStream,
+  faList
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faUsers,
+  faGlobe,
+  faBookmark,
+  faEnvelope,
+  faComments,
+  faBell,
+  faInfoCircle,
+  faStream,
+  faList
+)
+const NavPanel = {
+  computed: {
+    getters () {
+      return this.$store.getters
+    },
+    ...mapState({
+      lists: getListEntries,
+      currentUser: state => state.users.currentUser,
+      followRequestCount: state => state.api.followRequests.length,
+      privateMode: state => state.instance.private,
+      federating: state => state.instance.federating,
+      pleromaChatMessagesAvailable: state => state.instance.pleromaChatMessagesAvailable,
+      pinnedItems: state => new Set(state.serverSideStorage.prefsStorage.collections.pinnedNavItems)
+    }),
+    pinnedList () {
+      return filterNavigation(
+        [
+          ...Object
+            .entries({ ...TIMELINES })
+            .filter(([k]) => this.pinnedItems.has(k))
+            .map(([k, v]) => ({ ...v, name: k })),
+          ...this.lists.filter((k) => this.pinnedItems.has(k.name)),
+          ...Object
+            .entries({ ...ROOT_ITEMS })
+            .filter(([k]) => this.pinnedItems.has(k))
+            .map(([k, v]) => ({ ...v, name: k }))
+        ],
+        {
+          hasChats: this.pleromaChatMessagesAvailable,
+          isFederating: this.federating,
+          isPrivate: this.private,
+          currentUser: this.currentUser
+        }
+      )
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default NavPanel
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.vue b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..754aad7ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/navigation/navigation_pins.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<template>
+  <span class="NavigationPins">
+    <router-link
+      v-for="item in pinnedList" :key="item.name" class="pinned-item"
+      :to="item.routeObject || { name: (currentUser || item.anon) ? item.route : item.anonRoute, params: { username: currentUser.screen_name } }"
+      >
+      <FAIcon
+        v-if="item.icon"
+        fixed-width
+        :icon="item.icon"
+            />
+      <span
+        v-if="item.iconLetter"
+        class="iconLetter fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+        >{{ item.iconLetter }}</span>
+      <div
+        v-if="item.badgeGetter && getters[item.badgeGetter]"
+        class="alert-dot"
+        />
+    </router-link>
+  </span>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./navigation_pins.js"></script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
+.NavigationPins {
+  display: flex;
+  overflow: hidden;
+
+  .alert-dot {
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    height: 0.5em;
+    width: 0.5em;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: calc(50% - 0.25em);
+    top: calc(50% - 0.25em);
+    margin-left: 6px;
+    margin-top: -6px;
+    background-color: $fallback--cRed;
+    background-color: var(--badgeNotification, $fallback--cRed);
+  }
+
+  .pinned-item {
+    position: relative;
+    flex: 0 0 3em;
+    min-width: 2em;
+
+    & .svg-inline--fa,
+    & .iconLetter {
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+
+    &.router-link-active {
+      & .svg-inline--fa,
+      & .iconLetter {
+        color: $fallback--text;
+        color: var(--selectedMenuText, $fallback--text);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/modules/api.js b/src/modules/api.js
index 80a978f921..f783fa4fdf 100644
--- a/src/modules/api.js
+++ b/src/modules/api.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const api = {
     mastoUserSocketStatus: null,
     followRequests: []
   },
+  getters: {
+    followRequestCount: state => state.api.followRequests.length
+  },
   mutations: {
     setBackendInteractor (state, backendInteractor) {
       state.backendInteractor = backendInteractor