diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 3b65066b..a3847c4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version 0.9.0 (????-??-??)
 
 Bug fixes:
 - Use icons specified in Atom feeds when available
+- Do not return null as subscription unread count
 
 Changes:
 - Explicitly forbid U+003A COLON in usernames, for compatibility with HTTP
diff --git a/lib/Database.php b/lib/Database.php
index 08e3f050..9ad0eb2c 100644
--- a/lib/Database.php
+++ b/lib/Database.php
@@ -748,13 +748,20 @@ class Database {
                 i.url as favicon,
                 t.top as top_folder,
                 coalesce(s.title, f.title) as title,
-                (articles - marked) as unread
+                coalesce((articles - hidden - marked + hidden_marked), articles) as unread
             FROM arsse_subscriptions as s
                 left join topmost as t on t.f_id = s.folder
                 join arsse_feeds as f on f.id = s.feed
                 left join arsse_icons as i on i.id = f.icon
                 left join (select feed, count(*) as articles from arsse_articles group by feed) as article_stats on article_stats.feed = s.feed
-                left join (select subscription, sum(\"read\") as marked from arsse_marks group by subscription) as mark_stats on mark_stats.subscription = s.id"
+                left join (
+                    select 
+                        subscription, 
+                        sum(cast((\"read\" = 1 and hidden = 0) as integer)) as marked,
+                        sum(cast((\"read\" = 0 and hidden = 1) as integer)) as hidden,
+                        sum(cast((\"read\" = 1 and hidden = 1) as integer)) as hidden_marked
+                    from arsse_marks group by subscription
+                ) as mark_stats on mark_stats.subscription = s.id"
         );
         $q->setWhere("s.owner = ?", ["str"], [$user]);
         $nocase = $this->db->sqlToken("nocase");
diff --git a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesSubscription.php b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
index 749c8752..0e14a7bf 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Database/SeriesSubscription.php
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ trait SeriesSubscription {
                     'num'      => 'int',
                 ],
                 'rows' => [
-                    ["jane.doe@example.com", "",1],
-                    ["john.doe@example.com", "",2],
+                    ["jane.doe@example.com", "", 1],
+                    ["john.doe@example.com", "", 2],
+                    ["jill.doe@example.com", "", 3]
                 ],
             ],
             'arsse_folders' => [
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ trait SeriesSubscription {
                     [1,"john.doe@example.com",2,null,null,1,2],
                     [2,"jane.doe@example.com",2,null,null,0,0],
                     [3,"john.doe@example.com",3,"Ook",2,0,1],
+                    [4,"jill.doe@example.com",2,null,null,0,0],
                 ],
             ],
             'arsse_tags' => [
@@ -291,6 +293,19 @@ trait SeriesSubscription {
         $this->assertResult($exp, Arsse::$db->subscriptionList($this->user));
         $this->assertArraySubset($exp[0], Arsse::$db->subscriptionPropertiesGet($this->user, 1));
         $this->assertArraySubset($exp[1], Arsse::$db->subscriptionPropertiesGet($this->user, 3));
+        // test that an absence of marks does not corrupt unread count
+        $exp = [
+            [
+                'url'        => "http://example.com/feed2",
+                'title'      => "eek",
+                'folder'     => null,
+                'top_folder' => null,
+                'unread'     => 5,
+                'pinned'     => 0,
+                'order_type' => 0,
+            ],
+        ];
+        $this->assertResult($exp, Arsse::$db->subscriptionList("jill.doe@example.com"));
     }
 
     public function testListSubscriptionsInAFolder(): void {