diff --git a/frappe/public/css/docs.css b/frappe/public/css/docs.css
index b44471a342..a0a2dca363 100644
--- a/frappe/public/css/docs.css
+++ b/frappe/public/css/docs.css
@@ -165,11 +165,13 @@ body {
   min-width: 24px;
   height: 24px;
   border-radius: 4px;
-  background-color: #ff5858;
   color: #fff;
   text-align: center;
   padding: 2px 5px;
 }
+.navbar-new-comments-true {
+  background-color: #ff5858;
+}
 #navbar-search {
   width: 300px;
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
index 145efb94cd..2be5aac6ab 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/awesome_bar.js
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ frappe.search = {
 				if(ui.item.onclick) {
 					ui.item.onclick(ui.item.match);
 				} else {
+					var previous_hash = window.location.hash;
 					frappe.set_route(ui.item.route);
+
+					// hashchange didn't fire!
+					if (window.location.hash == previous_hash) {
+						frappe.route();
+					}
 				}
 				$(this).val('');
 				return false;