diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/static.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/static.js.es6
index c22ce3c26d8..16b4d731e88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/static.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/static.js.es6
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend({
 
   actions: {
     markFaqRead() {
-      if (this.currentUser) {
-        Discourse.ajax("/users/read-faq", { method: "POST" });
+      const currentUser = this.currentUser;
+      if (currentUser) {
+        Discourse.ajax("/users/read-faq", { method: "POST" }).then(() => {
+          currentUser.set('read_faq', true);
+        });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/hamburger-menu.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/hamburger-menu.hbs
index 76289134c0a..8daa315a024 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/hamburger-menu.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/hamburger-menu.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 {{#menu-panel visible=visible}}
+  {{#unless currentUser.read_faq}}
+    {{#menu-links}}
+      <li>
+        {{#d-link path=faqUrl class="faq-link"}}
+          {{i18n "faq"}}
+          <span class='new'>{{i18n "new_item"}}</span>
+        {{/d-link}}
+      </li>
+    {{/menu-links}}
+  {{/unless}}
+
   {{#if currentUser.staff}}
-    {{#menu-links class="columned"}}
+    {{#menu-links}}
       <li>{{d-link route="admin" class="admin-link" icon="wrench" label="admin_title"}}</li>
       <li>
         {{#d-link route="adminFlags" class="flagged-posts-link"}}
@@ -70,7 +81,9 @@
 
   {{#menu-links omitRule="true"}}
     <li>{{d-link route="about" class="about-link" label="about.simple_title"}}</li>
-    <li>{{d-link path=faqUrl class="faq-link" label="faq"}}</li>
+    {{#if currentUser.read_faq}}
+      <li>{{d-link path=faqUrl class="faq-link" label="faq"}}</li>
+    {{/if}}
 
     {{#if showKeyboardShortcuts}}
       <li>{{d-link action="keyboardShortcuts" class="keyboard-shortcuts-link" label="keyboard_shortcuts_help.title"}}</li>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/static.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/static.js.es6
index 12dbfdf6036..35ce3d6749e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/static.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/static.js.es6
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 import isElementInViewport from "discourse/lib/is-element-in-viewport";
 import ScrollTop from 'discourse/mixins/scroll-top';
-
-var readFaq = false;
+import { on } from 'ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators';
 
 export default Ember.View.extend(ScrollTop, {
 
-  _checkRead: function() {
-    const path = this.get('controller.model.path');
-    if (path === "faq" || path === "guidelines") {
-      const controller = this.get('controller');
-      $(window).on('load.faq resize.faq scroll.faq', function() {
-        if (!readFaq && isElementInViewport($(".contents p").last())) {
-          readFaq = true;
-          controller.send('markFaqRead');
-        }
-      });
+  @on('didInsertElement')
+  _checkRead() {
+    const currentUser = this.get('controller.currentUser');
+    if (currentUser) {
+      const path = this.get('controller.model.path');
+      if (path === "faq" || path === "guidelines") {
+        const controller = this.get('controller');
+        $(window).on('load.faq resize.faq scroll.faq', function() {
+          const faqUnread = !currentUser.get('read_faq');
+          if (faqUnread && isElementInViewport($(".contents p").last())) {
+            controller.send('markFaqRead');
+          }
+        });
+      }
     }
-  }.on('didInsertElement'),
+  },
 
-  _stopChecking: function(){
+  @on('willDestroyElement')
+  _stopChecking() {
     $(window).off('load.faq resize.faq scroll.faq');
-  }.on('willDestroyElement')
+  }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
index ce8219a4825..1e1c8cbb1ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/menu-panel.scss
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
         background-color: dark-light-diff($highlight, $secondary, 50%, -55%);
       }
     }
+
+    .new {
+      font-size: 0.8em;
+      margin-left: 0.5em;
+      color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 50%));
+    }
+
   }
 
   li.category-link {
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index bb550483d3c..d537c6b7a8f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def read_faq
-    if(user = current_user)
+    if user = current_user
       user.user_stat.read_faq = 1.second.ago
       user.user_stat.save
     end
diff --git a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
index cc689e42b16..71306753bd1 100644
--- a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
@@ -30,12 +30,17 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :dismissed_banner_key,
              :is_anonymous,
              :post_queue_new_count,
-             :show_queued_posts
+             :show_queued_posts,
+             :read_faq
 
   def include_site_flagged_posts_count?
     object.staff?
   end
 
+  def read_faq
+    object.user_stat.read_faq?
+  end
+
   def topic_count
     object.topics.count
   end
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index fd9845690b5..e92de892cfe 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ en:
         private_messages: "Search messages"
 
     hamburger_menu: "go to another topic list or category"
+    new_item: "New!"
     go_back: 'go back'
     not_logged_in_user: 'user page with summary of current activity and preferences'
     current_user: 'go to your user page'