diff --git a/clientgui/skins/WorldCommunityGrid/skin.xml b/clientgui/skins/WorldCommunityGrid/skin.xml
index b9d9578cbf..1b92b69968 100644
--- a/clientgui/skins/WorldCommunityGrid/skin.xml
+++ b/clientgui/skins/WorldCommunityGrid/skin.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 				<messages>
 					<imgsrc>graphic/btnMessages.png</imgsrc>
 				</messages>
+				<alert_messages>
+					<imgsrc>graphic/btnMessagesRed.png</imgsrc>
+				</alert_messages>
 				<save>
 					<imgsrc>graphic/btnSave.png</imgsrc>
 					<imgsrcclick>graphic/btnSaveClick.png</imgsrcclick>
diff --git a/clientgui/skins/default/skin.xml b/clientgui/skins/default/skin.xml
index d330232185..6b171f5b27 100644
--- a/clientgui/skins/default/skin.xml
+++ b/clientgui/skins/default/skin.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 				<messages>
 					<imgsrc>graphic/btnMessages.png</imgsrc>
 				</messages>
+				<alert_messages>
+					<imgsrc>graphic/btnMessagesRed.png</imgsrc>
+				</alert_messages>
 				<save>
 					<imgsrc>graphic/btnSave.png</imgsrc>
 					<imgsrcclick>graphic/btnSaveClick.png</imgsrcclick>