diff --git a/event_loop.cpp b/event_loop.cpp
index 0e885b1..598f086 100644
--- a/event_loop.cpp
+++ b/event_loop.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static inline void settings_window(Config& config, float* config_write_timer, bo
     ImGui::End();
 }
 
-static inline void logs_window(bool* show_logs_window) {
+static inline void logs_window(bool* latest_log_entries_read, bool* show_logs_window) {
     if (!ImGui::Begin("LogMeow Logs", show_logs_window)) {
         ImGui::End();
         return;
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static inline void logs_window(bool* show_logs_window) {
     if (ImGui::BeginChild("ScrollingRegion", ImVec2(0, 0), false, ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar)) {
         ImGui::TextUnformatted(log_entries.data(), &log_entries[log_entries.size()]);
         if (ImGui::GetScrollY() >= ImGui::GetScrollMaxY()) {
+            *latest_log_entries_read = true;
             ImGui::SetScrollHereY(1.0f);
         }
     }
@@ -53,18 +54,29 @@ static inline void logs_window(bool* show_logs_window) {
     ImGui::End();
 }
 
-static inline void main_window(bool* show_settings_window, bool* show_logs_window, bool* run_event_loop) {
+static inline void main_window(bool latest_log_entries_read, bool* show_settings_window, bool* show_logs_window, bool* run_event_loop) {
     if (!ImGui::Begin("LogMeow", run_event_loop)) {
         ImGui::End();
         return;
     }
+
     if (ImGui::Button("Settings")) {
         *show_settings_window = true;
     }
+
     ImGui::SameLine();
+    if (!latest_log_entries_read) {
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Button, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.7f, 0.7f));
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.8f, 0.8f));
+    }
     if (ImGui::Button("Logs")) {
         *show_logs_window = true;
     }
+    if (!latest_log_entries_read) {
+        ImGui::PopStyleColor(3);
+    }
+
     ImGui::End();
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +122,7 @@ static inline void debug_window() {
 void event_loop(Config& config, float* config_write_timer, bool* run_event_loop) {
     static bool show_settings_window = false;
     static bool show_logs_window = false;
+    static size_t log_entries_read = 0;
 
     debug_window();
 
@@ -124,8 +137,13 @@ void event_loop(Config& config, float* config_write_timer, bool* run_event_loop)
     }
 
     if (show_logs_window) {
-        logs_window(&show_logs_window);
+        bool latest_log_entries_read = false;
+        logs_window(&latest_log_entries_read, &show_logs_window);
+        if (latest_log_entries_read) {
+            log_entries_read = log_entries.size();
+        }
     }
 
-    main_window(&show_settings_window, &show_logs_window, run_event_loop);
+    // log_entries must not be mutated until the show logs button
+    main_window(log_entries_read == log_entries.size(), &show_settings_window, &show_logs_window, run_event_loop);
 }