diff --git a/tests/ui_tools/test_buttons.py b/tests/ui_tools/test_buttons.py
index 72ac678273..e3e5463b9c 100644
--- a/tests/ui_tools/test_buttons.py
+++ b/tests/ui_tools/test_buttons.py
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ def test_keypress_emoji_button(
 
 class TestTopicButton:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "count, stream_id, title, stream_name",
+        "count, stream_id, title, stream_name, is_resolved",
         [
-            (2, 86, "topic1", "Django"),
-            (1, 14, "topic2", "GSoC"),
-            (1000, 205, "topic3", "PTEST"),
+            (2, 86, "topic1", "Django", False),
+            (1, 14, "✔ topic2", "GSoC", True),
+            (1000, 205, "topic3", "PTEST", False),
         ],
     )
     def test_init_calls_top_button(
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ def test_init_calls_top_button(
         title: str,
         stream_id: int,
         stream_name: str,
+        is_resolved: bool,
     ) -> None:
         controller = mocker.Mock()
         controller.model.stream_dict = {
@@ -367,8 +368,8 @@ def test_init_calls_top_button(
         )
 
         top_button.assert_called_once_with(
-            caption=title,
-            prefix_character="",
+            caption=title if not is_resolved else title[2:],
+            prefix_character=" " if not is_resolved else title[:1],
             show_function=mocker.ANY,  # partial
             count_style="unread_count",
             **params,
diff --git a/zulipterminal/api_types.py b/zulipterminal/api_types.py
index 817d87f5b8..99c951f0cc 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/api_types.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/api_types.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing_extensions import Literal, TypedDict
 
 
+RESOLVED_PREFIX = "✔"
 EditPropagateMode = Literal["change_one", "change_all", "change_later"]
 EmojiType = Literal["realm_emoji", "unicode_emoji", "zulip_extra_emoji"]
 # Limited flags which could be present in update_message_flag events.
diff --git a/zulipterminal/config/ui_sizes.py b/zulipterminal/config/ui_sizes.py
index 010ac0a64a..941dd451ef 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/config/ui_sizes.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/config/ui_sizes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 TAB_WIDTH = 3
-LEFT_WIDTH = 27
+LEFT_WIDTH = 29
 RIGHT_WIDTH = 23
diff --git a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
index db9194ba3a..cf8bc37296 100644
--- a/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
+++ b/zulipterminal/ui_tools/buttons.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import urwid
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
-from zulipterminal.api_types import EditPropagateMode
+from zulipterminal.api_types import RESOLVED_PREFIX, EditPropagateMode
 from zulipterminal.config.keys import is_command_key, primary_key_for_command
 from zulipterminal.config.regexes import REGEX_INTERNAL_LINK_STREAM_ID
 from zulipterminal.config.symbols import (
@@ -297,11 +297,19 @@ def __init__(
             stream_name=self.stream_name,
             topic_name=self.topic_name,
         )
+
+        # The space acts as a TopButton prefix and gives an effective 3 spaces for unresolved topics.
+        topic_prefix = " "
+        topic_name = self.topic_name
+        if self.topic_name.startswith(RESOLVED_PREFIX + " "):
+            topic_prefix = self.topic_name[:1]
+            topic_name = self.topic_name[2:]
+
         super().__init__(
             controller=controller,
-            caption=self.topic_name,
+            caption=topic_name,
             show_function=narrow_function,
-            prefix_character="",
+            prefix_character=topic_prefix,
             count=count,
             count_style="unread_count",
         )